50 ON THE PRACTICE OF ANGLING. 
der which they frequently lie) will alarm them, and spoil the 
Angler’s sport, &c. ; and also, when two or three anglers are 
fishing near each other ; therefore avoid agitating the water 
by trampling on the bank unnecessarily ; drop your baited 
book in the water gently, and you will kill more fish than 
three Anglers who act differently.” 
Blaine also says: “ Avoid every thing that may attract the 
attention of the fish : stand so far from the water’s edge as 
you can, and never let your shadow fall on the water. If 
possible, take the advantage of a bush, tree, &c., completely 
to conceal the person. When an Angler fishes near home, 
an artificial screen of rushes, twigs, &c., may be employed 
for that purpose. In dropping or dipping with the natural 
fly, the greatest caution is necessary to keep completely out 
of view of the fish ; not only the shadow of the person, but 
that of the rod also, should be kept from falling on the water.” 
The dress of the Angler is of great importance in trout 
angling. If it be true, as before stated, that this timid inha- 
bitant of the brook is disturbed by the least motion, certainly 
the best means should be taken to render any motion imper- 
ceptible. There are two colors of dress for angling, desirable 
on different occasions. If your sport'be in the summer, and lie 
mid the brilliant green foliage of the trees, bushes, and mead- 
ows, your dress should undoubtedly be green throughout. On 
the contrary, should you be pleased to enjoy yourself in au- 
tumn, when nature has changed the scene, and draped herself 
in sober brown, the most proper uniform is a drab from top to 
toe. A disciple of Walton, who angles on Long-Island, and 
takes more trout than any ten sportsmen who visit that delight- 
ful resort, is represented as standing as still as a ghost, his rod 
extended in his hand, without any apparent motion, eqtiipped 
in drab pantaloons, drab vest, drab coat, and drab hat; and 
so quiet is he in his movements, that he will take a mess of 
trout, when a person but a few yards distant would hardly bo 
