twifHng the-fur on the (ilk, make the body as (hick as a 
very large draw, till you come near the wings ; there let 
it ('well larger; and, bringing up the hackle thinly, turn 
it twice or thrice round at top, and divide the wings fo, 
that you have‘the whole of each feather for the feparate 
wings ; and finifh as you would other flies that have their 
wings divided. The hook fliould be No. 4 or 5. 
2. The mealy variegated cream. —This is the common 
goat moth. There are feathers on the grey owl, exactly 
refetnbling the wings of this moth ; of thefe make the 
wings; the body of foft fur of the fame colour, and a 
very pale yellow hackle. It is made on the fame-fized 
hook as the above ; and finiffled in the fame manner. 
3. The mealy brown. —This is the common great brown 
moth.—The wings are to be made of the foft feathers of 
the brown owl ; the body, the fine lightifh brown fur of 
a hare or rabbit, which is made long, about the fame 
thicknefs as the other two, with a light brown cock’s 
hackle twice round under the wings ; and is finilhed in 
the fame way as the preceding, which are conlidered by 
anglers as the bell. They are mod fuccefsful in warm 
gloomy nights, after hot-days. 
The young angler will find great patience and circum- 
fneUfion highly neceffary in his purfuit both of day and 
night fifhing. The night lines fliould be very little longer 
than the rod, as they will be the ealier managed. In fly- 
filhing by day, let out the line about half as long again 
as the rod ; and holding that properly in one hand, and 
the line near to the fly in the other, give your rod a mo¬ 
tion from right to left, and as you move the rod back¬ 
wards, in order to throw out the line, let go the line out 
of your hand at the fame time, and try feveral throws at 
this length ; then let out more line, and try that, (fill 
ufing more and more, till you can manage any length 
with dexterity and eale. Nine yards of line is quite fuf- 
ficient for the young angler to pradtife with ; and obferve, 
that in railing your line in order to throw it again, you 
fliould wave the rod a little round your head, and not 
bring it direbtly backwards; nor muff you return the line 
too foon, or until it has gone its length behind you, or 
you will probably whip off the fly. There is a 'great art 
in making your line fall lightly on the water, and in (flow¬ 
ing the flies’ or bait well to the fifh. When, therefore, 
you throw out your line, contrive to let it fall with the 
fly firft, and as lightly and naturally as poflible ; then 
raile your rod gently and by degrees, with a kind of gentle 
tremulous hand, which will bring the bait on a little to¬ 
wards you, (fill letting it go down with the dream ; but 
never draw the fly againfl it, for it is unnatural; and be¬ 
fore the line comes too near you, throw out again. When 
you fee a fifh rife, throw out about a yard above him, but 
not directly over his head ; and let your fly move gently 
towards him, which will (hew it him in the mod natural 
form, and will tempt him the more to take it. Experience 
and obfervation alone, however, can make an angler, or 
enable him to throw his fly behind bodies and trees, 
into holes, under banks, and other places, where the 
trout haunts, and where in general tlie bed fifh are to 
be caught. 
At the time of year when the fifh retire to the deeps, 
they will often take the bait very well in diil'water, where 
there is a proper bottom for them, provided the wind 
blows drong to-make a good curl, but particularly if it 
blows acrofs the water. Then you fliould fifh with the 
wind in your favour, that is, on your back ; not only for 
the advantage of throwing the line, but becaufe the fifh 
will be on that fide waiting for flies that are blown from 
the grafs and bank into the water. Throw.nearly to the 
bank, keeping as much as poflible out of light.—The 
grafshopper, and various fmall beetles, are good bait, 
when others are deficient. 
The following Table exhibits at one view a lid of the 
fiflies which inhabit the rivers.of England, Scotland, and 
Ireland, with their generic names, and the number of-the 
hook generally ufed in angling for them ; 
I. Fifh a of Pajfage. 
Salmon ------- 
Salmo. Hook No. 1» 
Salmon-trout - - - - - 
Salmo - - 
No. 2, 3, or 4v 
Bulger, or White Trout - 
Salmo - - 
No. 3' or 4. 
Mullet ------- 
Mugil - - 
No. 2 or 3. 
Smelt. 
• Salmo - - 
No. 1 1 2. 
Barbel ------- 
Cyprinus - 
No. 1 or 2. 
Flounder ------ 
PleuroneCtes 
No. 5 or 6. 
Eel. 
Mursena - 
No. 4. 
11 . Frejh-water Fifh, 
that clo not vifit the Sea. 
Trout.- - 
Salmo. Hook No. 3, 4, or 5. 
Grayling or Umber - - - 
Salmo - - 
No. 4 or 5. 
Pike or Jack ----- 
E fo x - - 
No. 1 or 2. 
Perch ------- 
Perea - - 
No. 4 or 5. 
Rud' or Pope - - - - - 
Perea - - 
No. 7 or 8. 
Gudgeon ------ 
Cyprinus - 
No. 12. 
Tench.. - - 
Cyprinus - 
No. 3 or 4. 
Carp.- - 
Cyprinus - 
No. 3. 
Chub or Chevin - - - - 
Cyprinus - 
No. 2 or 3. 
Rud - -- -- -- - 
Cyprinus - 
No. 6 or 7. 
Bream ------- 
Cyprinus - 
No. 4 or 5. 
Roach -.- 
Cvprinus - 
No. 10. 
Dace. 
Cyprinus - 
No. r2". 
Bleak. 
Cyprinus - 
No. 13. 
Minnow ...... 
Cyprinus - 
No. 13. 
Loach ------- 
Cobitis - - 
No. 13. 
Bullhead, or Miller’s Thumb Cottus - - 
No. 13. 
Stickleback - - - - - 
Gaderodeus 
No. 13. 
The number of the hook 
fliould be varied, according 
as the fifh (hall happen to run for fize in different rivers 
or ponds ; neither are they required fo large tor artificial 
fly-fi(fling, as where the hooks are to be baited with livin 
flies or worms, where two or more are fometimes put o 
together. The haunts and feeding-times of die fifh above 
enumerated, with the mod approved methods ot angling" 
for them, are fet forth under their lefpective heads, as 
follow : 
The Salmon, during its retreat from the fea, delights 
in fvvift dreams and large rivers; and generally prefers 
the rough and upper parts of rivers, and the tails ot mill¬ 
ponds, when on prey; especially in Inch waters as have 
gravelly or fandy bottoms, and fometimes in weedy but 
clear beds. When off their prey, they fwim in the deep 
and broad parts, and generally in tli'e middle ot the river, 
near the ground. Their feeding-times are from about fix 
till nine in the morning, and from three in the afternoon 
till fun-fet; generally when the wind blows hard againfl 
the dream. The bed months wherein to angle for ialmon 
are March, April, May, and June; though they will take 
a fly'very freely till the beginning of October; but they 
are then out of feafon and Unclean. They are to be fifhed 
for with a large artificial fly, minnow, or lob-worm; but 
the fly is generally the mod fuccefsful. 
The fifhing-rod fliould be from fixteen to twenty feet 
in length, according to the width of the river; it mud 
for this heavy fifh be drong and limber, furniflied with 
good wire rings from the top to within two feet of the 
end, near to which the reel mud be fixed, w ith a good 
drong running-line without knots, and the reel mud. be 
large enough to contain as much line as will crols the 
river; for the falmon will run very fvviftly when firft 
hooked, and will leap and plunge for fome time with 
great violence. When he gives in, take the advantage of 
winding up the line ; and when lie makes another motion 
to run, give him line again, and continue playing him 
till you have.gained all the line back again, except what 
is fufiicient to lead him to fome (hallow part, when, on his 
belly touching the bottom, he will turn on his fide ; you 
may then lay down tiie rod, and take hhn out by the 
gills; for they at length become fo tired that they will 
not dir afterwards. 
When trolling for falmon with minnow, See. the foot- 
length or links to which the hook is attached mud bo 
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