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be of little use to him; and in this situation, with good tackle, 
you may soon exhaust him, and make him your own by a 
landing-net, the handle of which should be two yards long; 
or he may be landed by a hook or gaff, with a long handle, 
and this in some situations, amidst close thorny brambles, will 
be found more useful than the landing-net, which is liable to 
be caught in the bushes. When you use the worm, caddis, 
or any other grub, you will require a single shot, No. 6,* to 
sink your bait, for it cannot sink too slowly, or cause) too 
little disturbance in the water.” 
The North Countiy Angler says : “ There are some obser- 
vations I have made, which the Angler may find the benefit 
of ; one is, that although the shade of trees and bushes, is much 
longer and greater on the south or sun side of the river, than 
on the north ; yet I always find the most and largest trout on 
that side. I suppose the sun’s being more intense and warm 
on the north side, may occasion more Hies, erucas, and insects, 
to creep upon those bushes, and consequently the more fish 
will frequent them. 
“ When the trees or bushes are very close, I advise the 
bush Angler to take a hedge-bill or hatchet, and cut off two 
or three branches here and there, at proper places and dis- 
tances, and so make little convenient openings, at which ho 
may easily put in his rod and line ; but this is to be done 
some time before you come there to fish. 
“ If you come to a woody place, where you have no such 
conveniences, and where perhaps there is a long pool, and 
no angling with a fly, or throwing the rod, there you may be 
sure of many large fish. For that very reason, I have chosen 
such places, though very troublesome, when I have been 
* It has not been thought necessary to remark upon the sizes of hooks, 
shot, or sinkers, in speaking generally, ns they should vary materially in 
tho various waters where the diflerout sizes of fish arc found, and whore 
•treums run moro or less rapid. 
