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         Venables, Robert, 1612?-1687.
      
       
         
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             The experienc'd angler, or, Angling improv'd being a general discourse of angling, imparting many of the aptest wayes and choicest experiments for the taking of most sorts of fish in pond or river.
             Venables, Robert, 1612?-1687.
          
           [17], 105, [6] p. : ill.
           
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               The
               Experienc'd
               Angler
               ,
               or
               Angling
               Improved
               .
            
          
        
         
           Sold
           by
           Rich
           :
           Marriott
           in
           St.
           Dunstans
           Churchyard
           Vaughan
           sculp
           ▪
        
      
       
         
         
           THE
           Experienc'd
           Angler
           :
           OR
           ANGLING
           IMPROV'D
           .
           BEING
           A
           general
           Discourse
           of
           Angling
           ;
           Imparting
           many
           of
           the
           aptest
           wayes
           and
           choicest
           Experiments
           for
           the
           taking
           of
           most
           sorts
           of
           Fish
           in
           Pond
           or
           River
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           for
           
             Richard
             Marriot
          
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           his
           Shop
           in
           St.
           Dunstans
           Church-yard
           ,
           Fleet-sheet
           .
           1662.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           To
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           DElight
           and
           Pleasure
           are
           o
           fast
           rivetted
           and
           firmly
           rooted
           in
           the
           heart
           of
           Man
           ,
           that
           I
           suppose
           there
           is
           none
           so
           morose
           or
           melancholly
           ,
           that
           will
           not
           onely
           pretend
           to
           ,
           but
           plead
           for
           an
           Interest
           in
           the
           same
           ,
           most
           being
           so
           much
           enamored
           therewith
           ,
           that
           they
           judge
           that
           life
           but
           a
           living
           death
           ,
           which
           is
           wholly
           deprived
           or
           abridged
           of
           all
           pleasure
           ;
           and
           many
           pursue
           the
           same
           with
           so
           much
           eagerness
           and
           importunity
           ,
           (
           as
           though
           they
           had
           been
           born
           for
           no
           other
           end
           )
           as
           that
           they
           not
           only
           consume
           their
           most
           precious
           
           time
           ,
           but
           also
           totally
           ruine
           their
           Estates
           thereby
           :
           for
           in
           this
           loose
           and
           licentious
           Age
           ,
           when
           profuse
           Prodigality
           passes
           for
           the
           Characteristical
           mark
           of
           true
           Generosity
           ,
           and
           Frugality
           (
           I
           mean
           not
           Niggardliness
           )
           is
           branded
           with
           the
           ignominious
           blot
           of
           Baseness
           .
           I
           expect
           not
           that
           this
           undervalued
           Subject
           (
           though
           it
           propound
           delight
           at
           an
           easie
           rate
           )
           will
           meet
           with
           any
           other
           entertainment
           than
           neglect
           ,
           if
           not
           contempt
           ,
           it
           being
           an
           art
           which
           few
           take
           pleasure
           in
           ,
           nothing
           passing
           for
           noble
           or
           delightful
           which
           is
           not
           costly
           ;
           as
           though
           men
           could
           not
           gratifie
           their
           senses
           ,
           but
           with
           the
           
           consumption
           of
           their
           fortunes
           .
        
         
           Hauking
           and
           Hunting
           have
           had
           their
           excellencies
           celebrated
           with
           large
           Encomiums
           by
           divers
           pens
           ,
           and
           although
           I
           intend
           not
           any
           undervaluing
           to
           those
           noble
           Recreations
           ,
           so
           much
           famed
           in
           all
           Ages
           and
           by
           all
           degrees
           ,
           yet
           I
           must
           needs
           affirm
           ,
           that
           they
           fall
           not
           within
           the
           compass
           of
           every
           ones
           ability
           to
           pursue
           ,
           being
           as
           it
           were
           only
           entailed
           on
           great
           Persons
           and
           vast
           estates
           ;
           for
           if
           meaner
           Fortunes
           seek
           to
           enjoy
           them
           ,
           Actaeons
           Fable
           often
           proves
           a
           true
           story
           ,
           and
           these
           birds
           of
           prey
           not
           seldom
           quarrey
           upon
           their
           masters
           :
           Besides
           ,
           those
           Recreations
           are
           more
           
           subject
           to
           choller
           and
           passion
           ,
           by
           how
           much
           those
           creatures
           exceed
           a
           Hook
           or
           Line
           in
           worth
           :
           And
           indeed
           in
           those
           exercises
           our
           pleasure
           depends
           much
           upon
           the
           will
           and
           humor
           of
           a
           sullen
           Cur
           or
           Kite
           ,
           (
           as
           I
           have
           heard
           their
           own
           passions
           phrase
           them
           )
           which
           also
           require
           much
           attendance
           ,
           care
           and
           skill
           to
           keep
           her
           serviceable
           to
           our
           ends
           .
           Further
           ,
           these
           delights
           are
           often
           prejudicial
           to
           the
           Husbandman
           in
           his
           corn
           ,
           grass
           and
           fences
           ;
           but
           in
           this
           pleasant
           and
           harmless
           Art
           of
           Angling
           a
           man
           hath
           none
           to
           quarrel
           with
           but
           himself
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           usually
           so
           intirely
           our
           own
           friends
           ,
           as
           not
           
           to
           retain
           an
           irreconcileable
           hatred
           against
           our selves
           ,
           but
           can
           in
           short
           time
           easily
           compose
           the
           enmity
           ;
           and
           besides
           our selves
           none
           are
           offended
           ,
           none
           endamaged
           ;
           and
           this
           Recreation
           falleth
           within
           the
           capacity
           of
           the
           lowest
           fortune
           to
           compass
           ,
           affording
           also
           profit
           as
           well
           as
           pleasure
           ,
           in
           following
           of
           which
           exercise
           a
           man
           may
           imploy
           his
           thoughts
           in
           the
           noblest
           studies
           ,
           almost
           as
           freely
           as
           in
           his
           Closset
           .
        
         
           The
           minds
           of
           Anglers
           being
           usually
           more
           calm
           and
           composed
           than
           many
           others
           ,
           especially
           Hunters
           and
           Falkoners
           ,
           who
           too
           frequently
           lose
           their
           delight
           in
           their
           passion
           ,
           and
           
           too
           often
           bring
           home
           more
           of
           melancholly
           and
           discontent
           than
           satisfaction
           in
           their
           thoughts
           ;
           but
           the
           Angler
           ,
           when
           he
           hath
           the
           worst
           success
           ,
           loseth
           but
           a
           hook
           or
           line
           ,
           or
           perhaps
           (
           what
           he
           never
           possessed
           )
           a
           fish
           ,
           and
           suppose
           he
           take
           nothing
           ,
           yet
           he
           enjoyeth
           a
           delightful
           walk
           by
           pleasant
           rivers
           in
           sweet
           pastures
           ,
           amongst
           odoriferous
           flowers
           ,
           which
           gratifie
           his
           senses
           and
           delight
           his
           mind
           ;
           which
           contentmēts
           induce
           many
           (
           who
           affect
           not
           angling
           )
           to
           chuse
           those
           places
           of
           pleasure
           for
           their
           Summers
           recreation
           and
           health
           .
        
         
           But
           peradventure
           some
           may
           alleage
           that
           this
           Art
           is
           mean
           ,
           
           melancholly
           and
           insipid
           :
           I
           suppose
           the
           old
           Answer
           ,
           
             De
             gustibus
             non
             est
             disputandum
          
           ,
           will
           hold
           as
           firmly
           in
           Recreations
           as
           Palats
           ,
           many
           have
           supposed
           Angling
           void
           of
           delight
           ,
           having
           never
           tryed
           it
           ,
           yet
           have
           afterwards
           experimented
           it
           so
           full
           of
           content
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           quitted
           all
           other
           Recreations
           (
           at
           least
           in
           its
           season
           )
           to
           pursue
           it
           ;
           and
           I
           do
           perswade
           my self
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           shall
           associate
           himself
           with
           some
           honest
           expert
           Angler
           ,
           who
           will
           freely
           and
           candidly
           communicate
           his
           skill
           unto
           him
           ,
           will
           in
           short
           time
           be
           convinced
           ,
           that
           
             Ars
             non
             habet
             inimicum
             nisi
             ignorantem
          
           ;
           and
           the
           more
           any
           experiment
           
           its
           harmless
           delight
           ,
           (
           not
           subject
           to
           passion
           or
           expence
           )
           probably
           he
           will
           be
           induc'd
           to
           relinquish
           those
           pleasures
           which
           are
           obnoxious
           to
           choller
           or
           contention
           (
           which
           so
           discompose
           the
           thoughts
           ,
           that
           nothing
           during
           that
           unsettlement
           can
           relish
           or
           delight
           the
           mind
           )
           to
           pursue
           that
           recreation
           which
           composeth
           the
           Soul
           to
           that
           calmness
           and
           serenity
           ,
           which
           gives
           a
           man
           the
           fullest
           possession
           and
           fruition
           of
           himself
           and
           all
           his
           enjoyments
           ;
           this
           clearnesse
           and
           equanimity
           of
           Spirit
           being
           a
           matter
           of
           so
           high
           a
           concern
           and
           value
           in
           the
           judgments
           of
           many
           profound
           Philosophers
           ,
           
           as
           any
           one
           may
           see
           that
           will
           bestow
           the
           pains
           to
           read
           ,
           
             De
             tranquilitate
             animi
          
           ,
           and
           
             Petrarch
             ,
             De
             utriusque
             conditionis
             statu
          
           :
           Certainly
           he
           that
           lives
           
             Sibi
             &
             Deo
          
           ,
           leads
           the
           most
           happy
           life
           ;
           and
           if
           this
           Art
           do
           not
           dispose
           and
           encline
           the
           mind
           of
           man
           to
           a
           quiet
           calm
           sedatenesse
           ,
           I
           am
           confident
           it
           doth
           not
           (
           as
           many
           other
           delights
           )
           cast
           blocks
           and
           rubs
           before
           him
           to
           make
           his
           way
           more
           difficult
           and
           lesse
           pleasant
           :
           The
           cheapnesse
           of
           the
           recreation
           abates
           not
           its
           pleasure
           ,
           but
           with
           rational
           persons
           heightens
           it
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           be
           delightful
           the
           charge
           of
           Melancholly
           falls
           upon
           that
           score
           ,
           
           and
           if
           Example
           (
           which
           is
           the
           best
           proof
           )
           may
           sway
           any
           thing
           ,
           I
           know
           no
           sort
           of
           men
           lesse
           subject
           to
           Melancholly
           than
           Anglers
           ;
           many
           have
           cast
           off
           other
           Recreations
           and
           imbraced
           it
           ,
           but
           I
           never
           knew
           any
           Angler
           wholly
           cast
           off
           (
           though
           occasions
           might
           interrupt
           )
           their
           affections
           to
           their
           beloved
           Recreation
           ;
           and
           if
           this
           Art
           may
           prove
           a
           
             Noble
             brave
             rest
          
           to
           thy
           mind
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           satisfaction
           to
           his
           ,
           who
           is
           thy
           well-wishing
           Friend
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           his
           ingenious
           Friend
           the
           Author
           On
           his
           Angling
           Improv'd
           .
        
         
           
             Honoured
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           THough
           I
           never
           (
           to
           my
           knowledge
           )
           had
           the
           happiness
           to
           see
           your
           face
           ,
           yet
           accidentally
           coming
           to
           a
           view
           of
           this
           Discourse
           before
           it
           went
           to
           the
           Press
           ;
           I
           held
           my self
           obliged
           in
           point
           of
           gratitude
           for
           the
           great
           advantage
           I
           received
           thereby
           ,
           to
           tender
           you
           my
           particular
           acknowledgment
           ,
           especially
           having
           been
           for
           thirty
           years
           past
           ,
           not
           onely
           a
           lover
           but
           a
           practicer
           of
           that
           innocent
           Recreation
           ,
           wherein
           by
           your
           judicious
           precepts
           I
           find
           my self
           fitted
           for
           a
           
             higher
             Form
          
           ;
           which
           expression
           I
           take
           the
           boldness
           to
           use
           ,
           because
           I
           have
           read
           and
           practiced
           by
           many
           Books
           of
           this
           kind
           ,
           formerly
           made
           publick
           ;
           from
           which
           (
           although
           I
           received
           
           much
           advantage
           in
           the
           practick
           )
           yet
           (
           without
           prejudice
           to
           their
           worthy
           Authors
           )
           I
           could
           never
           find
           in
           them
           that
           height
           of
           judgment
           and
           reason
           ,
           which
           you
           have
           manifested
           in
           this
           (
           as
           I
           may
           call
           it
           )
           
             Epitome
             of
             Angling
          
           ,
           since
           my
           reading
           whereof
           I
           cannot
           look
           upon
           some
           notes
           of
           my
           own
           gathering
           ,
           but
           methinks
           I
           do
           
             puerilia
             tractare
          
           .
           But
           lest
           I
           should
           be
           thought
           to
           go
           about
           to
           magnifie
           my
           own
           judgment
           ,
           in
           giving
           yours
           so
           small
           a
           portion
           of
           its
           due
           ,
           I
           humbly
           take
           leave
           with
           no
           more
           ambition
           than
           to
           kiss
           your
           hand
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           accounted
        
         
           
             Your
             humble
             and
             thankful
             Servant
             ,
             
               J.
               W.
            
             
          
        
      
       
         
         
           
             The
             Contents
             .
          
           
             
               Chap.
               1.
               
            
             WHen
             to
             provide
             Tools
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             make
             them
             up
             .
             1
          
           
             
               Chap.
               2.
               
            
             Divers
             sorts
             of
             Angling
             :
             and
             first
             of
             the
             Flie.
             14
          
           
             
               Chap.
               3.
               
            
             Of
             the
             artificial
             Flie.
             23
          
           
             
               Chap.
               4.
               
            
             Angling
             at
             the
             ground
             .
             40
          
           
             
               Chap.
               5.
               
            
             Of
             divers
             sorts
             of
             Baits
             for
             several
             fish
             .
             54
          
           
             
               Chap.
               6.
               
            
             How
             to
             keep
             your
             Baits
             .
             65
          
           
             
               Chap.
               7.
               
            
             The
             several
             haunts
             of
             fish
             ,
             what
             Rivers
             or
             Ponds
             they
             most
             frequent
             .
             76
          
           
             
               Chap.
               8.
               
            
             When
             not
             to
             angle
             .
             84
          
           
             
               Chap.
               9.
               
            
             When
             best
             to
             angle
             .
             84
          
           
             
               Chap.
               10.
               
            
             General
             Observations
             .
             95
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           Angling
           Improv'd
           :
           OR
           ,
           Profit
           and
           Pleasure
           united
           .
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             I.
             When
             to
             provide
             Tools
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             make
             them
             .
          
           
             FOR
             the
             attaining
             of
             such
             ends
             which
             our
             desires
             propose
             to
             themselves
             ,
             
             of
             necessity
             we
             must
             make
             use
             of
             such
             common
             mediums
             ,
             as
             have
             a
             natural
             tendency
             to
             the
             producing
             
             of
             such
             effects
             ,
             as
             are
             in
             our
             eye
             ,
             and
             at
             which
             we
             aim
             ;
             and
             as
             in
             any
             work
             ,
             if
             one
             principal
             material
             be
             wanting
             ,
             the
             whole
             is
             at
             a
             stand
             ,
             neither
             can
             the
             same
             be
             perfected
             :
             so
             in
             Angling
             ,
             the
             end
             being
             Recreation
             ,
             which
             consisteth
             in
             drawing
             the
             fish
             to
             bite
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             take
             them
             ,
             if
             you
             want
             tools
             ,
             though
             you
             have
             baits
             ,
             or
             baits
             though
             you
             have
             tackle
             ,
             yet
             you
             have
             no
             part
             of
             pleasure
             by
             either
             of
             these
             singly
             :
             Nay
             ,
             if
             you
             have
             both
             ,
             yet
             want
             skill
             to
             use
             them
             ,
             all
             the
             rest
             is
             to
             little
             purpose
             .
             I
             shall
             therefore
             first
             begin
             with
             your
             tools
             ,
             and
             so
             proceed
             in
             order
             with
             the
             rest
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             In
             Autumn
             ,
             
             when
             the
             leaves
             are
             almost
             or
             altogether
             fallen
             ,
             (
             which
             is
             usually
             about
             the
             Winter
             Solstice
             )
             the
             sap
             being
             then
             in
             the
             root
             ,
             which
             about
             the
             middle
             of
             January
             beginneth
             to
             ascend
             again
             ,
             and
             then
             the
             time
             is
             past
             to
             
             provide
             your self
             with
             stocks
             or
             tops
             :
             you
             need
             not
             be
             so
             exactly
             curious
             for
             your
             stocks
             as
             the
             tops
             ,
             though
             I
             wish
             you
             to
             chuse
             the
             nearest
             Taper-grown
             you
             can
             for
             stocks
             ,
             but
             let
             your
             tops
             be
             the
             most
             neat
             Rush-grown
             shoots
             you
             can
             get
             ,
             streight
             and
             smooth
             ;
             and
             (
             if
             for
             the
             ground-rod
             )
             near
             or
             full
             two
             yards
             long
             ,
             (
             the
             reason
             for
             that
             length
             shall
             be
             given
             presently
             )
             and
             if
             for
             the
             flie
             ,
             of
             what
             length
             you
             please
             ;
             because
             you
             must
             either
             chuse
             them
             to
             fit
             the
             stock
             ,
             or
             the
             stock
             to
             fit
             them
             in
             a
             most
             exact
             proportion
             ;
             neither
             do
             they
             need
             to
             be
             so
             very
             much
             Taper
             grown
             as
             those
             for
             the
             ground
             ,
             for
             if
             your
             rod
             be
             not
             most
             exactly
             proportionable
             ,
             (
             as
             well
             as
             slender
             )
             it
             will
             neither
             cast
             well
             ,
             strike
             readily
             ,
             or
             ply
             and
             bend
             equally
             ,
             which
             will
             very
             much
             indanger
             your
             line
             .
             When
             you
             have
             fitted
             your self
             with
             tops
             and
             stocks
             ,
             (
             for
             
             all
             must
             be
             gathered
             in
             one
             season
             )
             if
             any
             of
             them
             be
             crooked
             ,
             bind
             them
             all
             together
             ,
             and
             they
             will
             keep
             one
             another
             streight
             ;
             or
             lay
             them
             on
             some
             even-boarded
             floor
             ,
             with
             a
             weight
             on
             the
             crooked
             parts
             ,
             or
             else
             bind
             them
             close
             to
             some
             streight
             staffe
             or
             pole
             ;
             but
             before
             you
             do
             this
             you
             must
             bathe
             them
             all
             ,
             save
             the
             very
             top
             ,
             in
             a
             gentle
             fire
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             ground
             angle
             ,
             
             I
             prefer
             the
             Cane
             or
             Reed
             before
             all
             other
             ,
             both
             for
             its
             length
             and
             lightness
             ;
             and
             whereas
             some
             object
             against
             its
             colour
             and
             stiffness
             :
             I
             answer
             ,
             both
             these
             inconveniencies
             are
             easily
             remedyed
             ,
             the
             colour
             by
             covering
             it
             with
             thin
             Leather
             or
             Parchment
             ,
             and
             those
             dyed
             into
             what
             colour
             you
             please
             ,
             or
             you
             may
             colour
             the
             Cane
             it self
             ,
             as
             you
             see
             daily
             done
             by
             those
             that
             sell
             them
             in
             London
             ,
             especially
             if
             you
             scrape
             off
             the
             shining
             yellow
             out-side
             ,
             but
             that
             
             weakneth
             the
             Rod
             ;
             the
             stiffnesse
             of
             the
             Cane
             is
             helped
             by
             the
             length
             and
             strength
             of
             the
             top
             ,
             which
             I
             would
             wish
             to
             be
             very
             much
             taper-grown
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             full
             length
             I
             spoke
             of
             before
             ,
             and
             so
             it
             will
             kill
             a
             very
             good
             fish
             without
             ever
             straining
             the
             Cane
             ,
             which
             will
             (
             as
             you
             may
             observe
             )
             yield
             and
             bend
             a
             little
             ,
             neither
             would
             I
             advise
             any
             to
             use
             a
             Reed
             that
             will
             not
             receive
             a
             top
             of
             the
             forementioned
             length
             .
             Such
             who
             most
             commend
             the
             Hazel-rod
             (
             which
             I
             also
             value
             and
             praise
             but
             for
             different
             reasons
             )
             above
             the
             Cane
             ,
             do
             it
             because
             ,
             say
             they
             ,
             the
             slender
             Rod
             saveth
             the
             line
             ,
             but
             my
             opinion
             is
             ,
             that
             the
             equal
             bending
             of
             the
             Rod
             chiefly
             (
             next
             to
             the
             skill
             of
             the
             Angler
             )
             saveth
             the
             line
             ,
             and
             the
             slenderness
             I
             conceive
             principally
             serveth
             to
             make
             the
             flye-rod
             long
             and
             light
             ,
             easie
             to
             be
             managed
             with
             one
             hand
             ,
             and
             casteth
             
             the
             flye
             far
             ,
             which
             are
             to
             me
             the
             considerations
             chiefly
             to
             be
             regarded
             in
             a
             flye-rod
             ;
             for
             if
             you
             observe
             the
             slender
             part
             of
             the
             Rod
             (
             if
             strained
             )
             shoots
             forth
             in
             length
             as
             if
             it
             were
             part
             of
             the
             line
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             whole
             stress
             or
             strength
             of
             the
             fish
             is
             born
             or
             sustained
             ,
             by
             the
             thicker
             part
             of
             the
             Rod
             ,
             which
             is
             no
             stronger
             then
             the
             stronger
             end
             of
             such
             a
             top
             as
             I
             did
             before
             direct
             for
             the
             ground-rod
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             prove
             what
             I
             say
             to
             be
             true
             ,
             if
             you
             hang
             a
             weight
             at
             the
             top
             of
             the
             fly-rod
             ,
             which
             you
             shall
             see
             ply
             and
             bend
             (
             in
             the
             stiffe
             and
             thick
             part
             )
             more
             or
             less
             as
             the
             weight
             is
             heavy
             or
             light
             .
             Having
             made
             this
             digression
             for
             the
             Cane
             ,
             I
             return
             to
             the
             making
             up
             of
             the
             top
             ,
             of
             which
             at
             the
             upper
             or
             smal
             end
             ,
             I
             would
             have
             you
             to
             cut
             off
             about
             two
             foot
             or
             three
             quarters
             of
             a
             yard
             at
             most
             ,
             and
             then
             piece
             neatly
             to
             the
             thick
             remaining
             part
             ,
             a
             
             small
             shut
             of
             black-thorn
             or
             crab-tree
             (
             gathered
             in
             the
             season
             as
             before
             )
             fitted
             in
             a
             most
             exact
             proportion
             to
             the
             strength
             of
             the
             Hazel
             ,
             and
             then
             cut
             off
             a
             small
             part
             of
             the
             slender
             end
             of
             the
             Black-thorn
             or
             Crab-tree
             ,
             and
             lengthen
             out
             the
             same
             with
             a
             small
             piece
             of
             whale-bone
             ,
             made
             round
             ,
             smooth
             and
             taper
             ,
             all
             which
             will
             make
             your
             Rod
             to
             be
             very
             long
             ,
             gentle
             ,
             and
             not
             so
             apt
             to
             break
             or
             stand
             bent
             as
             the
             Hazel
             ,
             both
             which
             are
             great
             inconveniencies
             ,
             especially
             breaking
             ,
             which
             will
             force
             you
             from
             your
             sport
             to
             amend
             your
             top
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             To
             teach
             the
             way
             or
             manner
             how
             to
             make
             a
             line
             ,
             
             were
             time
             lost
             ,
             it
             being
             so
             easie
             and
             ordinary
             :
             yet
             to
             make
             the
             line
             well
             ,
             handsome
             ,
             and
             to
             twist
             the
             hair
             even
             and
             neat
             ,
             makes
             the
             line
             strong
             :
             For
             if
             one
             hair
             be
             long
             and
             another
             short
             ,
             the
             short
             one
             
             receiveth
             no
             strength
             from
             the
             long
             one
             ,
             and
             so
             breaketh
             ,
             and
             then
             the
             other
             (
             as
             too
             weak
             )
             breaketh
             also
             :
             Therefore
             you
             must
             twist
             them
             slowly
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             twisting
             ,
             keep
             them
             from
             entangling
             together
             ,
             which
             hindereth
             their
             right
             playting
             or
             bedding
             .
             Also
             I
             do
             not
             like
             the
             mixing
             of
             silk
             or
             thred
             with
             hair
             ,
             but
             if
             you
             please
             ,
             you
             may
             (
             to
             make
             the
             line
             strong
             )
             make
             it
             all
             of
             Silk
             ,
             or
             Thred
             ,
             or
             Hair
             ,
             as
             strong
             as
             you
             please
             ,
             and
             the
             lowest
             part
             of
             the
             smallest
             Lute
             or
             Viol
             strings
             ,
             which
             I
             have
             proved
             to
             be
             very
             strong
             ,
             but
             will
             quickly
             rot
             in
             the
             water
             ,
             but
             you
             may
             help
             that
             in
             having
             new
             and
             strong
             to
             change
             the
             rotted
             ones
             ;
             but
             as
             to
             hair
             (
             the
             most
             usuall
             matter
             whereof
             lines
             are
             made
             )
             I
             like
             sorrel
             white
             and
             gray
             best
             ;
             sorrel
             in
             muddy
             and
             boggy
             Rivers
             ,
             both
             the
             other
             for
             clear
             waters
             ;
             I
             never
             could
             
             find
             such
             vertue
             or
             worth
             in
             other
             colours
             ,
             to
             give
             them
             so
             high
             praise
             as
             some
             do
             ,
             yet
             if
             any
             other
             have
             worth
             in
             it
             ,
             I
             must
             yield
             it
             to
             the
             pale
             watry
             green
             ,
             and
             if
             you
             fancy
             that
             you
             may
             dye
             it
             thus
             .
             Take
             a
             pottle
             of
             Allom
             water
             ,
             a
             large
             handful
             of
             Marigolds
             ,
             boyl
             them
             untill
             a
             yellow
             scum
             arise
             ,
             then
             take
             half
             a
             pound
             of
             green
             Copperas
             ,
             and
             as
             much
             Verdegreece
             ,
             beat
             them
             into
             a
             fine
             powder
             ,
             put
             those
             with
             the
             hair
             into
             the
             Allom-water
             ,
             set
             all
             to
             cool
             for
             twelve
             houres
             ,
             then
             take
             out
             the
             hair
             and
             lay
             it
             to
             dry
             .
             Leave
             a
             bought
             or
             bout
             at
             both
             ends
             of
             the
             line
             ,
             the
             one
             to
             put
             it
             to
             ,
             and
             take
             it
             from
             your
             Rod
             ,
             the
             other
             to
             hang
             your
             lowest
             link
             upon
             ,
             to
             which
             your
             hook
             is
             fastned
             ,
             and
             so
             you
             may
             change
             your
             hook
             so
             often
             as
             you
             please
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Let
             your
             hooks
             be
             long
             in
             the
             shank
             ,
             
             and
             of
             a
             compass
             somewhat
             
             inclining
             to
             roundnesse
             ,
             but
             the
             point
             must
             stand
             even
             and
             streight
             ,
             and
             the
             bending
             must
             be
             in
             the
             shank
             ,
             for
             if
             the
             shank
             be
             streight
             ,
             the
             point
             will
             hang
             outward
             ,
             though
             when
             set
             on
             it
             stand
             right
             ,
             yet
             it
             will
             after
             the
             taking
             of
             a
             few
             fish
             ,
             cause
             the
             hair
             at
             the
             end
             of
             the
             shank
             to
             stand
             bent
             ,
             and
             so
             (
             by
             consequence
             )
             the
             point
             of
             the
             hook
             to
             lie
             or
             hang
             too
             much
             outward
             ,
             whereas
             upon
             the
             same
             ground
             the
             bending
             shank
             will
             then
             cause
             the
             point
             of
             the
             hook
             to
             hang
             directly
             upwards
             .
          
           
             When
             you
             set
             on
             your
             hook
             ;
             do
             it
             with
             strong
             but
             smal
             silk
             ,
             and
             lay
             your
             hair
             upon
             the
             inside
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             for
             if
             on
             the
             outside
             the
             silk
             will
             cut
             and
             fret
             it
             asunder
             ,
             and
             to
             avoid
             the
             fretting
             of
             the
             hair
             by
             the
             hook
             on
             the
             inside
             ,
             smooth
             all
             your
             hook
             upon
             a
             whetstone
             ,
             from
             the
             inside
             to
             the
             back
             of
             the
             hook
             slope
             wayes
             .
          
           
           
             4.
             
             Get
             the
             best
             cork
             you
             can
             without
             flawes
             or
             holes
             (
             quils
             and
             pens
             are
             not
             able
             to
             bear
             the
             strong
             streams
             )
             bore
             the
             cork
             through
             with
             a
             small
             hot
             iron
             ,
             
             then
             put
             into
             it
             a
             quill
             of
             a
             fit
             proportion
             ,
             neither
             too
             large
             to
             split
             it
             ,
             or
             so
             small
             as
             to
             slip
             out
             ,
             but
             so
             as
             it
             may
             stick
             in
             very
             closely
             :
             then
             pare
             your
             cork
             into
             the
             form
             of
             a
             piramide
             ,
             or
             small
             pear
             ,
             and
             into
             what
             bigness
             you
             please
             ,
             then
             upon
             a
             smooth
             grindstone
             ,
             or
             with
             a
             pumice
             make
             it
             compleat
             ,
             for
             you
             cannot
             pare
             it
             so
             smooth
             as
             you
             may
             grind
             it
             ,
             have
             corkes
             of
             all
             sizes
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Get
             a
             Musquet
             or
             Carbine
             bullet
             ,
             make
             a
             hole
             through
             it
             ,
             
             and
             put
             in
             a
             strong
             twist
             ,
             hang
             this
             on
             your
             hook
             to
             try
             the
             depth
             of
             River
             or
             Pond
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Take
             so
             much
             Parchment
             as
             will
             be
             about
             four
             inches
             broad
             ,
             
             and
             five
             long
             ,
             make
             the
             longer
             end
             
             round
             ,
             then
             take
             so
             many
             pieces
             more
             as
             will
             make
             five
             or
             six
             partitions
             ,
             sow
             them
             all
             together
             ,
             leaving
             the
             side
             of
             the
             longer
             square
             open
             ,
             to
             put
             your
             lines
             ,
             spare
             links
             ,
             hooks
             ready
             fastned
             ,
             and
             flies
             ready
             made
             ,
             into
             the
             several
             partitions
             ;
             this
             will
             contain
             much
             (
             lie
             flat
             and
             close
             in
             your
             Pocket
             )
             in
             a
             little
             room
             .
          
           
             
             7.
             
             Have
             also
             a
             little
             Whetstone
             about
             two
             inches
             long
             ,
             and
             one
             quarter
             square
             ;
             it
             s
             much
             better
             to
             sharpen
             your
             hooks
             than
             a
             File
             ,
             which
             either
             will
             not
             touch
             a
             well-tempered
             hook
             ,
             or
             leave
             it
             rough
             but
             not
             sharp
             .
          
           
             
             8.
             
             Have
             a
             piece
             of
             a
             Cane
             for
             the
             Bob
             and
             Palmer
             ,
             with
             several
             boxes
             of
             divers
             sizes
             for
             your
             Hooks
             ,
             Corks
             ,
             Silk
             ,
             Thred
             ,
             Lead
             ,
             Flies
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             
             9.
             
             Bags
             of
             Linnen
             and
             Woollen
             ,
             for
             all
             sorts
             of
             baits
             .
          
           
           
             10.
             
             Have
             a
             small
             Pole
             ,
             
             made
             with
             a
             loop
             at
             the
             end
             ,
             like
             that
             of
             your
             line
             ,
             but
             much
             bigger
             ,
             to
             which
             must
             be
             fastned
             a
             small
             net
             ,
             to
             land
             great
             fish
             ,
             without
             which
             (
             if
             you
             want
             assistance
             )
             you
             will
             be
             in
             danger
             to
             lose
             them
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             Your
             Pannier
             cannot
             be
             too
             light
             :
             
             I
             have
             seen
             some
             made
             of
             Oziers
             ,
             cleft
             into
             slender
             long
             splinters
             ,
             and
             so
             wrought
             up
             ,
             which
             is
             very
             neat
             ,
             and
             exceeding
             light
             ;
             you
             must
             ever
             carry
             with
             you
             store
             of
             Hooks
             ,
             Lines
             ,
             Hair
             ,
             Silk
             ,
             Thred
             ,
             Lead
             ,
             Links
             ,
             Corks
             of
             all
             sizes
             ,
             lest
             if
             you
             lose
             or
             break
             (
             as
             is
             usual
             )
             any
             of
             them
             ,
             you
             be
             forced
             to
             leave
             your
             sport
             ,
             and
             return
             for
             supplies
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             II.
             Divers
             sorts
             of
             Angling
             :
             first
             ,
             of
             the
             Flie.
             
          
           
             AS
             there
             are
             many
             kinds
             and
             sorts
             of
             Fish
             ,
             so
             there
             are
             also
             various
             and
             different
             wayes
             to
             take
             them
             ;
             and
             therefore
             before
             we
             proceed
             to
             speak
             how
             to
             take
             each
             kind
             ,
             we
             must
             say
             something
             in
             general
             of
             the
             several
             wayes
             of
             angling
             ,
             as
             necessary
             to
             the
             better
             order
             of
             our
             work
             .
          
           
             
             Angling
             therefore
             may
             be
             distinguished
             either
             into
             fishing
             by
             day
             ,
             or
             (
             which
             some
             commend
             ,
             but
             the
             cold
             and
             Dews
             caused
             me
             to
             dis-rellish
             that
             which
             impaired
             my
             health
             )
             by
             night
             ;
             and
             these
             again
             are
             of
             two
             sorts
             ,
             either
             upon
             the
             superficies
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             or
             more
             or
             less
             under
             the
             surface
             thereof
             :
             of
             this
             sort
             is
             angling
             with
             the
             ground
             line
             ,
             (
             with
             lead
             ,
             but
             no
             
             slote
             )
             for
             the
             Trout
             ,
             or
             with
             lead
             and
             flote
             for
             all
             sorts
             of
             fish
             ,
             or
             near
             the
             surface
             of
             the
             water
             for
             
               Chub
               ,
               Roch
               ,
               &c.
            
             or
             with
             a
             Trowle
             for
             the
             Pike
             ,
             or
             a
             Menow
             for
             the
             Trout
             ;
             of
             which
             more
             in
             due
             place
             .
          
           
             That
             way
             of
             angling
             upon
             or
             above
             the
             water
             ,
             is
             with
             
               Cankers
               ,
               Palmers
               ,
               Caterpillars
               ,
               Cadbait
               ,
            
             or
             any
             worm
             bred
             on
             herbs
             or
             trees
             ;
             or
             with
             flies
             natural
             or
             artificial
             ;
             of
             these
             last
             (
             viz
             Flies
             )
             shall
             be
             our
             first
             discourse
             ,
             as
             comprising
             much
             of
             the
             other
             last
             named
             ,
             and
             as
             being
             the
             most
             pleasant
             and
             delightful
             part
             of
             angling
             .
          
           
             But
             I
             must
             here
             take
             leave
             to
             dissent
             from
             the
             opinion
             of
             such
             who
             assign
             a
             certain
             fly
             to
             each
             Moneth
             ,
             whereas
             I
             am
             certain
             scarce
             any
             one
             sort
             of
             flye
             doth
             continue
             its
             colour
             and
             vertue
             one
             Moneth
             ;
             and
             generally
             all
             flies
             last
             a
             much
             shorter
             
             time
             ,
             except
             the
             stone
             fly
             (
             which
             some
             call
             the
             May
             fly
             )
             which
             is
             bred
             of
             the
             water-cricket
             ,
             which
             creepeth
             out
             of
             the
             River
             ,
             and
             gets
             under
             the
             stones
             by
             the
             w●ter
             side
             ,
             and
             there
             turneth
             to
             a
             fly
             ,
             and
             lyeth
             under
             the
             stones
             ;
             the
             May
             fly
             and
             the
             reddish
             flye
             with
             ashie
             gray
             wings
             .
             Besides
             the
             season
             of
             the
             year
             may
             much
             vary
             the
             time
             of
             their
             comming
             in
             ,
             a
             forward
             Spring
             bringeth
             them
             in
             sooner
             ,
             and
             a
             late
             Spring
             the
             later
             :
             For
             flies
             being
             creatures
             bred
             of
             putrefaction
             ,
             do
             take
             life
             as
             the
             heat
             doth
             further
             or
             dispose
             the
             seminal
             vertue
             (
             by
             which
             they
             are
             generated
             )
             unto
             animation
             :
             and
             therefore
             all
             I
             can
             say
             as
             to
             time
             ,
             is
             that
             your
             own
             observation
             must
             be
             your
             best
             instructor
             ,
             when
             is
             the
             time
             that
             each
             flye
             cometh
             in
             ,
             and
             will
             be
             most
             acceptable
             to
             the
             fish
             ,
             of
             which
             I
             shall
             speak
             more
             fully
             in
             the
             next
             Section
             ;
             further
             
             also
             I
             have
             observed
             that
             severall
             Rivers
             ,
             and
             Soyles
             ,
             produce
             several
             sorts
             of
             flies
             ,
             as
             the
             mossy
             boggy
             soils
             have
             one
             sort
             peculiar
             to
             them
             ;
             the
             clay
             soil
             ,
             gravelly
             and
             mountainous
             Countrey
             and
             Rivers
             ,
             and
             a
             mellow
             light
             soil
             different
             from
             them
             all
             ,
             yet
             some
             sor●s
             are
             common
             to
             all
             these
             sorts
             of
             rivers
             and
             soils
             ,
             but
             they
             are
             few
             ▪
             and
             also
             differ
             somewhat
             in
             colour
             from
             those
             bred
             in
             another
             soil
             .
          
           
             In
             general
             ,
             
             all
             sorts
             of
             flies
             are
             very
             good
             in
             their
             season
             ,
             for
             such
             fish
             as
             will
             rise
             at
             the
             flie
             ,
             as
             
               Salmon
               ,
               Trout
               ,
               Umber
               ,
               Grayling
               ,
               Bleak
               ,
               Chevin
               ,
               Roch
               ,
               Dace
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             Though
             some
             of
             these
             fish
             do
             love
             some
             flies
             better
             than
             other
             ;
             except
             the
             fish
             named
             I
             know
             not
             any
             sort
             or
             kind
             that
             will
             (
             ordinarily
             and
             freely
             )
             rise
             at
             the
             fl●e
             ,
             though
             I
             know
             also
             some
             do
             angle
             for
             Bream
             and
             Pike
             with
             artificial
             flies
             ,
             but
             I
             judge
             the
             labour
             lost
             ,
             and
             the
             
             knowledge
             a
             needless
             curiosity
             ;
             those
             fish
             being
             taken
             much
             easier
             (
             especially
             the
             Pike
             )
             by
             other
             wayes
             :
             All
             the
             forementioned
             sorts
             of
             fish
             will
             sometimes
             take
             the
             flie
             ,
             much
             better
             at
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             at
             another
             time
             much
             better
             a
             little
             under
             the
             superficies
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             in
             this
             your
             own
             observation
             must
             be
             your
             constant
             and
             daily
             instructor
             ,
             (
             for
             if
             they
             will
             not
             rise
             to
             the
             top
             ,
             try
             them
             under
             )
             it
             not
             being
             possible
             (
             in
             my
             opinion
             )
             to
             give
             any
             certain
             rule
             in
             this
             particular
             :
             also
             the
             five
             sorts
             of
             fish
             first
             named
             will
             take
             the
             art●ficial
             flie
             ,
             so
             will
             not
             the
             other
             ,
             except
             an
             Oakworm
             or
             Cadbait
             be
             put
             on
             the
             point
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             worm
             sutable
             (
             as
             the
             flie
             must
             be
             )
             to
             the
             season
             .
          
           
             You
             may
             also
             observe
             (
             which
             my
             own
             experience
             taught
             me
             )
             that
             the
             fish
             never
             rise
             eagerly
             and
             
             freely
             at
             any
             fort
             of
             flie
             ,
             untill
             that
             kind
             come
             to
             the
             waters
             side
             ;
             for
             though
             I
             have
             often
             at
             the
             first
             coming
             in
             of
             some
             flies
             ,
             (
             which
             I
             judged
             they
             loved
             best
             )
             gotten
             several
             of
             them
             ,
             yet
             I
             could
             never
             find
             that
             they
             did
             much
             (
             if
             at
             all
             )
             value
             them
             ,
             untill
             those
             sorts
             of
             fl●es
             began
             to
             stock
             to
             the
             Rivers
             sides
             ,
             and
             were
             to
             be
             found
             on
             the
             Trees
             and
             Bushes
             there
             in
             great
             numbers
             ;
             for
             all
             sorts
             of
             flies
             (
             where
             ever
             bred
             )
             do
             after
             a
             certain
             time
             come
             to
             the
             Rivers
             banks
             ,
             (
             I
             suppose
             to
             moisten
             their
             bodies
             dryed
             with
             the
             heat
             )
             and
             from
             the
             bushes
             and
             herbs
             there
             ,
             skip
             and
             play
             upon
             the
             water
             ,
             where
             the
             fish
             lie
             in
             wait
             for
             them
             ;
             and
             after
             a
             short
             time
             die
             ,
             and
             are
             not
             to
             be
             found
             ;
             though
             of
             some
             kinds
             there
             come
             a
             second
             sort
             afterwards
             ,
             but
             much
             less
             ,
             as
             the
             
               Orenge
               flie
            
             ,
             and
             when
             they
             thus
             stock
             fo●
             the
             River
             ,
             then
             is
             the
             
             chiefest
             season
             to
             angle
             with
             that
             flie
             :
             And
             that
             you
             may
             the
             better
             find
             what
             flie
             they
             covet
             most
             at
             that
             instant
             ,
             do
             thus
             :
          
           
             
             When
             you
             come
             first
             to
             the
             River
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             with
             your
             rod
             beat
             upon
             the
             bushes
             or
             boughs
             which
             hang
             over
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             by
             their
             falling
             upon
             the
             water
             you
             will
             see
             what
             sorts
             of
             flies
             are
             there
             in
             greatest
             numbers
             ;
             if
             divers
             sorts
             and
             equal
             in
             number
             ,
             try
             them
             all
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             quickly
             find
             which
             they
             most
             desire
             :
             Sometimes
             they
             change
             their
             flie
             (
             but
             it
             s
             not
             very
             usual
             )
             twice
             or
             thrice
             in
             one
             day
             ;
             but
             ordinarily
             they
             seek
             not
             for
             another
             sort
             of
             flie
             ,
             till
             they
             have
             for
             some
             dayes
             even
             glutted
             themselves
             with
             a
             former
             kind
             ,
             which
             is
             commonly
             when
             those
             flies
             die
             and
             go
             out
             .
             Directly
             contrary
             to
             our
             London
             Gallants
             ,
             who
             must
             have
             the
             first
             of
             every
             thing
             ,
             when
             hardly
             to
             be
             got
             ,
             but
             scorn
             the
             same
             when
             
             kindly
             ripe
             ,
             healthful
             ,
             common
             and
             cheap
             :
             but
             the
             fish
             despise
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             covet
             when
             plenty
             ,
             and
             when
             that
             sort
             grow
             old
             and
             decay
             ,
             and
             another
             cometh
             in
             plentifully
             ,
             then
             they
             change
             ;
             as
             if
             Nature
             taught
             them
             ,
             that
             every
             thing
             is
             best
             in
             its
             own
             proper
             season
             ,
             and
             not
             so
             desirable
             when
             not
             kindly
             ripe
             ,
             or
             when
             through
             long
             continuance
             it
             beginneth
             to
             lose
             its
             native
             worth
             and
             goodness
             .
          
           
             I
             shall
             adde
             a
             few
             cautions
             and
             directions
             in
             the
             use
             of
             the
             natural
             flie
             ,
             
             and
             then
             proceed
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             When
             you
             angle
             for
             
               Chevin
               ,
               Roth
               ,
               Dace
            
             with
             the
             flie
             ,
             you
             must
             not
             move
             your
             flie
             swiftly
             ,
             when
             you
             see
             the
             fish
             coming
             towards
             it
             ,
             but
             rather
             after
             one
             or
             two
             short
             and
             slow
             removes
             ,
             suffer
             the
             flie
             to
             glide
             gently
             with
             the
             stream
             towards
             the
             fish
             ;
             or
             if
             in
             a
             standing
             or
             very
             slow
             water
             ,
             draw
             the
             flie
             slowly
             ,
             and
             (
             not
             directly
             
             upon
             him
             ,
             but
             )
             sloaping
             and
             sidewise
             by
             him
             ,
             which
             will
             make
             him
             more
             eager
             lest
             it
             escape
             him
             ;
             for
             if
             you
             move
             it
             nimbly
             and
             quick
             ,
             they
             will
             not
             (
             being
             fish
             of
             slow
             motion
             )
             follow
             as
             the
             Trout
             will.
             
          
           
             2.
             
             When
             
               Chub
               ,
               Roch
               ,
               Dace
            
             shew
             themselves
             ,
             in
             a
             Sunshiny
             day
             upon
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             they
             are
             most
             easily
             caught
             with
             baits
             proper
             for
             them
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             chuse
             from
             amongst
             them
             which
             you
             please
             to
             take
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             They
             take
             an
             artificial
             flie
             with
             a
             Cadbait
             or
             Oakworm
             on
             the
             point
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             and
             the
             Oak-worm
             when
             they
             shew
             themselves
             is
             better
             upon
             the
             water
             than
             under
             ,
             or
             than
             the
             flie
             it self
             ,
             and
             more
             desired
             by
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             III.
             Of
             the
             Artificial
             Flie.
             
          
           
             HAving
             given
             these
             few
             directions
             for
             the
             use
             of
             the
             natural
             flie
             of
             all
             sorts
             ,
             
             shewed
             the
             time
             and
             season
             of
             their
             coming
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             find
             them
             ,
             and
             cautioned
             you
             in
             the
             use
             of
             them
             ,
             I
             shall
             proceed
             to
             treat
             of
             the
             artificial
             flie
             .
             But
             here
             I
             must
             premise
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             much
             better
             to
             learn
             how
             to
             make
             a
             flie
             by
             sight
             ,
             than
             by
             any
             Paper-direction
             can
             possibly
             be
             expressed
             ,
             in
             regard
             the
             Terms
             of
             Art
             do
             in
             most
             parts
             of
             England
             differ
             ,
             and
             also
             several
             sorts
             of
             flies
             are
             called
             by
             different
             names
             ;
             some
             call
             the
             flie
             bred
             of
             the
             water
             Cricket
             or
             Creeper
             a
             May-flie
             ,
             and
             some
             a
             Stone-flie
             ;
             some
             call
             the
             
               Cadbait
               flie
            
             a
             May
             ,
             and
             some
             call
             a
             short
             fly
             of
             a
             sad
             golden
             green
             color
             ,
             with
             short
             brown
             wings
             ,
             a
             May-flie
             :
             
             and
             I
             see
             no
             reason
             but
             all
             flies
             bred
             in
             May
             ,
             are
             properly
             enough
             called
             May-flies
             .
             Therefore
             except
             some
             one
             (
             that
             hath
             skill
             )
             would
             paint
             them
             ,
             I
             can
             neither
             well
             give
             their
             names
             nor
             describe
             them
             ,
             without
             too
             much
             trouble
             and
             prolixity
             ;
             nor
             as
             I
             alleaged
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             variety
             of
             Soils
             and
             Rivers
             ,
             describe
             the
             flies
             that
             are
             bred
             and
             frequent
             each
             :
             But
             the
             Angler
             (
             as
             I
             before
             directed
             )
             having
             found
             the
             flie
             which
             the
             fish
             at
             present
             affect
             ,
             let
             him
             make
             one
             as
             like
             it
             as
             possibly
             he
             can
             ,
             in
             colour
             ,
             shape
             ,
             proportion
             ;
             and
             for
             his
             better
             imitation
             let
             him
             lay
             the
             natural
             flie
             before
             him
             .
             All
             this
             premised
             and
             considered
             ,
             let
             him
             go
             on
             to
             make
             his
             flie
             ,
             which
             according
             to
             my
             own
             practice
             I
             thus
             advise
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             
             I
             begin
             to
             set
             on
             my
             hook
             ,
             (
             placing
             the
             hair
             on
             the
             inside
             of
             its
             shank
             )
             with
             such
             coloured
             Silk
             as
             I
             conceive
             most
             proper
             for
             the
             flie
             ,
             
             beginning
             at
             the
             end
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             and
             when
             I
             come
             to
             that
             place
             which
             I
             conceive
             most
             proportionable
             for
             the
             wings
             ,
             then
             I
             place
             such
             coloured
             feathers
             there
             ,
             as
             I
             apprehend
             most
             resemble
             the
             wings
             of
             the
             flie
             ,
             and
             set
             the
             points
             of
             the
             wings
             towards
             the
             head
             ,
             or
             else
             I
             run
             the
             feathers
             (
             and
             those
             must
             be
             stript
             from
             the
             Quill
             or
             Pen
             ,
             with
             part
             of
             it
             still
             cleaving
             to
             the
             feathers
             )
             round
             the
             hook
             ,
             and
             so
             make
             them
             fast
             ,
             if
             I
             turn
             the
             feathers
             round
             the
             hook
             ,
             then
             I
             clip
             away
             those
             that
             are
             upon
             the
             back
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             that
             so
             (
             if
             it
             be
             possible
             )
             the
             point
             of
             the
             hook
             may
             be
             forced
             by
             the
             feathers
             (
             left
             on
             the
             inside
             of
             the
             hook
             )
             to
             swim
             upwards
             ;
             and
             by
             this
             means
             I
             conceive
             the
             stream
             will
             carry
             your
             flies
             wings
             in
             the
             posture
             of
             one
             flying
             ;
             whereas
             if
             you
             set
             the
             points
             of
             the
             wings
             backwards
             ,
             towards
             the
             bending
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             the
             
             stream
             (
             if
             the
             feathers
             be
             gentle
             as
             they
             ought
             )
             will
             fould
             the
             points
             of
             the
             wings
             in
             the
             bending
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             as
             I
             have
             often
             found
             by
             experience
             :
             After
             I
             have
             set
             on
             the
             wing
             ,
             I
             go
             on
             so
             far
             as
             I
             judge
             fit
             ,
             till
             I
             fasten
             all
             ,
             and
             then
             begin
             to
             make
             the
             body
             ,
             and
             the
             head
             last
             ,
             the
             body
             of
             the
             flie
             I
             make
             several
             wayes
             ,
             if
             the
             flie
             be
             one
             intire
             colour
             ,
             then
             I
             take
             a
             Worsted
             thred
             ,
             or
             Moccado
             end
             ,
             or
             twist
             wooll
             or
             fur
             into
             a
             kind
             of
             thred
             ,
             or
             wax
             a
             small
             slender
             silk
             thred
             ,
             and
             lay
             wooll
             ,
             fur
             ,
             &c.
             upon
             it
             ,
             and
             then
             twist
             ,
             and
             the
             material
             will
             stick
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             then
             go
             on
             to
             make
             my
             flie
             small
             or
             large
             ,
             as
             I
             please
             .
             If
             the
             flie
             (
             as
             most
             are
             )
             be
             of
             several
             colours
             ,
             and
             those
             running
             in
             circles
             round
             the
             flie
             ,
             then
             I
             either
             take
             two
             of
             these
             threds
             (
             fastning
             them
             first
             towards
             the
             bent
             of
             the
             hook
             )
             and
             so
             run
             them
             round
             ,
             and
             fasten
             all
             at
             the
             wings
             ,
             and
             then
             make
             the
             
             head
             ,
             or
             else
             I
             lay
             upon
             the
             hook
             wooll
             ,
             fur
             of
             Hare
             ,
             Dog
             ,
             Fox
             ,
             Bear
             ,
             Cow
             ,
             Hog
             ,
             (
             which
             close
             to
             their
             bodies
             have
             a
             fine
             fur
             )
             and
             with
             a
             silk
             of
             the
             other
             colour
             bind
             the
             same
             wooll
             or
             fur
             down
             ,
             and
             then
             fasten
             all
             :
             Or
             instead
             of
             the
             silk
             running
             thus
             round
             the
             fly
             ,
             you
             may
             pluck
             the
             feather
             from
             one
             side
             of
             those
             long
             feathers
             which
             grow
             about
             a
             Cock
             or
             Capons
             neck
             or
             tail
             (
             which
             some
             call
             Hackle
             )
             then
             run
             the
             same
             round
             your
             flie
             ,
             from
             head
             to
             tail
             ,
             making
             both
             ends
             fast
             ;
             but
             you
             must
             be
             sure
             to
             sute
             the
             feather
             answerable
             to
             the
             colour
             you
             are
             to
             imitate
             in
             the
             flie●
             ;
             and
             this
             way
             you
             may
             counterfeit
             those
             rough
             insects
             (
             which
             some
             call
             Wooll-beds
             ,
             because
             of
             their
             wool-like
             outside
             ,
             and
             rings
             of
             divers
             colours
             )
             I
             take
             them
             to
             be
             Palmer
             worms
             ,
             which
             the
             fish
             much
             delight
             in
             .
             Let
             me
             adde
             this
             onely
             ,
             
             that
             some
             flies
             have
             forked
             tails
             ,
             and
             some
             have
             horns
             ,
             both
             which
             you
             must
             imitate
             with
             a
             slender
             hair
             fastned
             to
             the
             head
             or
             tail
             of
             your
             flie
             ,
             when
             you
             first
             set
             on
             your
             hook
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             things
             ,
             as
             length
             ,
             colour
             ,
             as
             like
             the
             natural
             flie
             as
             possibly
             you
             can
             :
             The
             head
             is
             made
             after
             all
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             body
             ,
             of
             silk
             or
             hair
             ,
             as
             being
             of
             a
             more
             shining
             glossy
             colour
             ,
             than
             the
             other
             materials
             ,
             as
             usually
             the
             head
             of
             the
             flie
             is
             more
             bright
             than
             the
             body
             ,
             and
             is
             usually
             of
             a
             different
             colour
             from
             the
             body
             :
             Sometimes
             I
             make
             the
             body
             of
             the
             flie
             with
             a
             Peacocks
             feather
             ,
             but
             that
             is
             onely
             one
             sort
             of
             flie
             ,
             whose
             colour
             nothing
             else
             that
             I
             could
             ever
             get
             would
             imitate
             ,
             being
             the
             short
             ,
             sad
             ,
             golden
             ,
             green
             flie
             I
             before
             mentioned
             ,
             which
             I
             make
             thus
             ;
             Take
             one
             strain
             of
             a
             Peacocks
             feather
             (
             or
             if
             that
             be
             not
             sufficient
             ,
             then
             another
             )
             wrap
             it
             about
             the
             
             hook
             ,
             till
             the
             body
             be
             according
             to
             your
             mind
             ;
             if
             your
             flie
             be
             of
             divers
             colours
             ,
             and
             those
             lying
             long-wayes
             from
             head
             to
             tail
             ,
             then
             I
             take
             my
             Dubbing
             ,
             and
             lay
             them
             on
             the
             hook
             long-wayes
             ,
             one
             colour
             by
             another
             (
             as
             they
             are
             mixt
             in
             the
             natural
             flie
             )
             from
             head
             to
             tail
             ,
             then
             bind
             all
             on
             ,
             and
             make
             it
             fast
             with
             silk
             of
             the
             most
             predominant
             colour
             ;
             and
             this
             I
             conceive
             is
             a
             more
             artificial
             way
             than
             is
             practised
             by
             many
             Anglers
             ,
             who
             use
             to
             make
             such
             a
             flie
             all
             of
             one
             colour
             ,
             and
             bind
             it
             on
             with
             silk
             ,
             so
             that
             it
             looks
             like
             a
             flie
             with
             round
             circles
             ,
             but
             nothing
             at
             all
             resembles
             the
             flie
             it
             is
             intended
             for
             ;
             the
             Head
             ,
             Horns
             ,
             Tail
             ,
             are
             made
             as
             before
             .
             That
             you
             may
             the
             better
             counterfeit
             all
             sorts
             of
             flies
             ,
             get
             furs
             of
             all
             sorts
             and
             colours
             you
             can
             possibly
             procure
             ,
             as
             of
             Bears
             hair
             ,
             Foxes
             ,
             Cows
             ,
             Hogs
             ,
             Dogs
             ,
             who
             next
             their
             bodies
             have
             a
             fine
             soft
             hair
             or
             
             fur
             ,
             Moccado
             ends
             ,
             Crewels
             ,
             and
             dyed
             wooll
             of
             all
             colours
             ,
             with
             feathers
             of
             Cocks
             ,
             Capons
             ,
             Hens
             ,
             Teals
             ,
             Mallards
             ,
             Widgeons
             ,
             Pheasants
             ,
             Partridges
             ,
             the
             feather
             under
             the
             Mallard
             ,
             Teal
             or
             Widgeons
             wings
             ,
             and
             about
             their
             tails
             ,
             about
             a
             Cock
             or
             Capons
             neck
             and
             tail
             ,
             of
             all
             colours
             ;
             and
             generally
             of
             all
             birds
             ,
             Kite
             ,
             Hickwall
             ,
             &c.
             that
             you
             may
             make
             yours
             exactly
             of
             the
             colour
             with
             the
             natural
             flie
             .
             And
             here
             I
             must
             give
             some
             cautions
             and
             directions
             ,
             as
             for
             the
             natural
             flie
             ,
             and
             so
             pass
             on
             to
             baits
             for
             angling
             at
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             When
             you
             angle
             with
             the
             artificial
             flie
             ,
             
             you
             must
             either
             fish
             in
             a
             River
             not
             fully
             cleared
             from
             some
             rain
             lately
             fallen
             ,
             that
             had
             discoloured
             it
             ;
             or
             in
             a
             Moorish
             River
             ,
             discoloured
             by
             moss
             or
             bogs
             ;
             or
             else
             in
             a
             dark
             cloudy
             day
             ,
             when
             a
             gentle
             gale
             of
             wind
             moves
             the
             water
             ,
             but
             if
             the
             wind
             be
             high
             ,
             
             yet
             so
             as
             you
             may
             guide
             your
             tools
             with
             advantage
             ,
             they
             will
             rise
             in
             the
             plain
             Deeps
             ,
             and
             then
             and
             there
             you
             will
             commonly
             kill
             the
             best
             fish
             ;
             but
             if
             the
             wind
             be
             little
             or
             none
             at
             all
             ,
             you
             must
             angle
             in
             the
             swift
             streams
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             You
             must
             keep
             your
             artificial
             flie
             in
             continuall
             motion
             ,
             though
             the
             day
             be
             dark
             ,
             water
             muddy
             ,
             and
             wind
             blow
             ,
             or
             else
             the
             fish
             will
             discerne
             and
             refuse
             it
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             If
             you
             angle
             in
             a
             River
             that
             is
             mudded
             by
             rain
             ,
             or
             passing
             through
             mosses
             or
             bogs
             ,
             you
             must
             use
             a
             larger
             bodyed
             flie
             than
             ordinary
             ;
             which
             argues
             that
             in
             clear
             Rivers
             the
             flie
             must
             be
             smaller
             ,
             and
             this
             not
             being
             observed
             by
             some
             ,
             hindereth
             their
             sport
             ,
             and
             they
             impute
             their
             want
             of
             success
             to
             their
             want
             of
             the
             right
             flie
             ,
             when
             perhaps
             they
             have
             it
             ,
             but
             made
             too
             large
             .
          
           
           
             4.
             
             If
             the
             water
             be
             clear
             and
             low
             ,
             then
             use
             a
             small-bodied
             fl●e
             with
             slender
             wings
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             When
             the
             water
             beginneth
             to
             clear
             after
             rain
             ,
             and
             is
             of
             a
             brownish
             colour
             ,
             then
             a
             red
             or
             Orenge
             flie
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             If
             the
             day
             be
             clear
             ,
             then
             a
             light
             coloured
             flie
             ,
             with
             slender
             body
             and
             wings
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             In
             dark
             weather
             as
             well
             as
             dark
             waters
             your
             flie
             must
             be
             dark
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             If
             the
             water
             be
             of
             a
             Whey
             colour
             or
             whitish
             ,
             then
             use
             a
             black
             or
             brown
             flie
             ,
             yet
             these
             six
             last
             Rules
             do
             not
             alwayes
             hold
             ,
             though
             usually
             they
             do
             ,
             or
             else
             I
             had
             omitted
             them
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Observe
             principally
             the
             belly
             of
             the
             flie
             ,
             for
             that
             colour
             the
             fish
             observe
             most
             ,
             as
             most
             in
             their
             eye
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             When
             you
             angle
             with
             an
             artificial
             flie
             ,
             your
             line
             may
             be
             
             twice
             the
             length
             of
             your
             rod
             ,
             except
             the
             River
             be
             much
             cumbred
             with
             wood
             and
             trees
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             For
             every
             sort
             of
             flie
             have
             three
             ,
             one
             of
             a
             lighter
             colour
             ,
             another
             sadder
             than
             the
             natural
             flie
             ,
             and
             a
             third
             of
             the
             exact
             colour
             with
             the
             flie
             ,
             to
             sute
             all
             waters
             and
             weathers
             as
             before
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             I
             could
             never
             find
             (
             by
             any
             experience
             of
             mine
             own
             or
             other
             mans
             observation
             )
             that
             fish
             would
             freely
             and
             eagerly
             rise
             at
             the
             artificial
             flie
             in
             any
             slow
             muddy
             River
             ;
             by
             muddy
             Rivers
             I
             mean
             such
             Rivers
             ,
             whose
             bottom
             or
             ground
             is
             slime
             or
             mud
             ;
             for
             such
             as
             are
             mudded
             by
             rain
             (
             as
             I
             have
             already
             ,
             and
             shall
             afterwards
             further
             shew
             )
             at
             some
             times
             and
             seasons
             I
             would
             chuse
             to
             angle
             ,
             yet
             in
             standing
             Meers
             or
             Sloughs
             I
             have
             known
             them
             (
             in
             a
             good
             wind
             )
             to
             rise
             very
             well
             ,
             but
             not
             so
             in
             slimy
             Rivers
             ,
             either
             Weever
             in
             Cheshire
             ,
             
             or
             Sow
             in
             Stafford-shire
             ,
             and
             others
             in
             
               Warwick-shire
               ,
               &c.
            
             and
             Blackwater
             in
             Ulster
             ;
             in
             the
             last
             ,
             after
             many
             tryals
             I
             could
             never
             find
             (
             though
             in
             its
             best
             streams
             )
             almost
             any
             sport
             ,
             save
             at
             its
             influx
             into
             
               Lough
               Neaugh
            
             ,
             but
             there
             the
             working
             of
             the
             Lough
             makes
             it
             sandy
             ;
             and
             they
             will
             bite
             also
             near
             
               Tome
               Shanes
            
             Castle
             ,
             
               Mountjoy
               ,
               Antrim
            
             ,
             &c.
             even
             to
             admiration
             ;
             yet
             sometimes
             they
             will
             rise
             in
             that
             River
             a
             little
             ,
             but
             not
             comparable
             to
             what
             they
             will
             do
             in
             every
             little
             Lough
             ,
             in
             any
             small
             gale
             of
             wind
             :
             And
             though
             I
             have
             often
             reasoned
             in
             my
             own
             thoughts
             to
             search
             out
             the
             true
             cause
             of
             this
             ,
             yet
             I
             could
             never
             so
             fully
             satisfie
             my
             owne
             judgment
             ,
             so
             as
             to
             conclude
             any
             thing
             positively
             ;
             yet
             have
             taken
             up
             these
             two
             ensuing
             particulars
             as
             most
             probable
             .
             
          
           
             1.
             
             I
             did
             conceive
             the
             depth
             of
             the
             Loughs
             might
             hinder
             the
             force
             
             of
             the
             Sun-beams
             from
             operating
             upon
             ,
             or
             heating
             the
             mud
             ,
             
             which
             in
             those
             Rivers
             (
             though
             deep
             ,
             yet
             not
             so
             deep
             by
             much
             as
             the
             Loughs
             )
             I
             apprehend
             it
             doth
             ,
             because
             in
             great
             droughts
             fish
             bite
             but
             little
             in
             any
             River
             ,
             but
             nothing
             at
             all
             in
             slimy
             Rivers
             ,
             in
             regard
             the
             mud
             is
             not
             cooled
             by
             the
             constant
             and
             swift
             motion
             of
             the
             River
             ,
             as
             in
             gravelly
             or
             sandy
             Rivers
             ,
             where
             (
             in
             fit
             seasons
             )
             they
             rise
             most
             freely
             ,
             and
             bite
             most
             eagerly
             ,
             save
             as
             before
             in
             droughts
             ,
             notwithstanding
             at
             that
             season
             some
             sport
             may
             be
             had
             ,
             (
             though
             not
             with
             the
             flie
             )
             whereas
             nothing
             at
             all
             will
             be
             done
             in
             muddy
             slow
             Rivers
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             My
             second
             supposition
             was
             ,
             Whether
             (
             according
             to
             that
             old
             received
             Axiom
             ,
             
               Suo
               cuique
               similima
               coelo
            
             )
             the
             fish
             might
             not
             partake
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             River
             ,
             in
             which
             they
             are
             bred
             and
             live
             ,
             as
             we
             see
             in
             men
             born
             in
             fenny
             ,
             boggy
             ,
             
             low
             ,
             moist
             grounds
             ,
             and
             thick
             air
             ,
             who
             ordinarily
             want
             that
             present
             quickness
             ,
             vivacity
             and
             activity
             of
             body
             and
             mind
             ,
             which
             persons
             born
             in
             dry
             ,
             hilly
             ,
             sandy
             soils
             and
             clear
             air
             ,
             are
             usually
             endued
             withall
             :
             And
             so
             the
             fish
             participating
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             muddy
             River
             ,
             which
             are
             ever
             slow
             ,
             (
             for
             if
             they
             were
             swift
             ,
             the
             stream
             would
             cleanse
             them
             from
             all
             mud
             )
             are
             not
             so
             quick
             ,
             lively
             and
             active
             ,
             as
             those
             bred
             in
             swift
             ,
             sandy
             or
             stony
             Rivers
             ,
             and
             so
             coming
             to
             the
             flie
             with
             more
             deliberation
             ,
             discern
             the
             same
             to
             be
             counterfeit
             ,
             and
             forsake
             it
             ;
             whereas
             on
             the
             contrary
             ,
             in
             stony
             ,
             sandy
             ,
             swift
             Rivers
             (
             being
             more
             cold
             )
             the
             fish
             are
             more
             active
             ,
             and
             so
             more
             hungry
             and
             eager
             ,
             the
             stream
             and
             hand
             keeping
             the
             flie
             in
             continual
             motion
             ,
             they
             snap
             the
             same
             up
             without
             any
             pause
             ,
             lest
             so
             desireable
             a
             morsel
             escape
             them
             .
          
           
           
             13.
             
             You
             must
             have
             a
             very
             quick
             eye
             ,
             a
             nimble
             rod
             and
             hand
             ,
             and
             strike
             with
             the
             rising
             of
             the
             fish
             ,
             or
             he
             instantly
             finds
             his
             mistake
             ,
             and
             putteth
             out
             the
             hook
             again
             :
             I
             could
             never
             (
             my
             eye-sight
             being
             weak
             )
             discern
             perfectly
             where
             my
             flie
             was
             ,
             the
             wind
             and
             stream
             carrying
             it
             so
             to
             and
             again
             ,
             that
             the
             line
             was
             never
             any
             certain
             direction
             or
             guide
             to
             me
             ;
             but
             if
             I
             saw
             any
             fish
             rise
             ,
             I
             use
             to
             strike
             if
             I
             discerned
             it
             might
             be
             within
             the
             length
             of
             my
             line
             .
          
           
             14.
             
             Be
             sure
             in
             casting
             that
             your
             flie
             fall
             first
             into
             the
             water
             ,
             if
             the
             line
             fall
             first
             ,
             it
             scareth
             the
             fish
             ;
             therefore
             draw
             it
             back
             ,
             and
             cast
             againe
             ,
             that
             the
             flie
             may
             fall
             first
             .
          
           
             15.
             
             When
             you
             try
             how
             to
             fit
             your
             colour
             to
             the
             flie
             ,
             wet
             your
             fur
             ,
             hair
             ,
             wool
             or
             Moccado
             ,
             otherwise
             you
             will
             fail
             in
             your
             work
             ;
             for
             though
             when
             they
             are
             dry
             they
             
             exactly
             sute
             the
             colour
             of
             the
             flie
             ,
             yet
             the
             water
             will
             alter
             most
             colours
             ,
             and
             make
             them
             lighter
             or
             darker
             .
          
           
             
             The
             best
             way
             to
             angle
             with
             the
             Cadbait
             ,
             is
             to
             fish
             with
             it
             on
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             as
             you
             do
             with
             the
             flie
             ;
             it
             must
             stand
             upon
             the
             shank
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             as
             doth
             the
             artificial
             flie
             ,
             (
             if
             it
             come
             into
             the
             bent
             of
             the
             hook
             ,
             the
             fish
             will
             little
             or
             not
             at
             all
             value
             it
             ,
             nor
             if
             you
             pull
             the
             blue
             gut
             out
             of
             it
             )
             and
             to
             make
             it
             keep
             that
             place
             ,
             you
             must
             ,
             when
             you
             set
             on
             your
             hook
             ,
             fasten
             a
             Horse-hair
             or
             two
             under
             the
             silk
             ,
             with
             the
             ends
             standing
             a
             very
             little
             out
             from
             under
             the
             silk
             ,
             and
             pointing
             towards
             the
             line
             ,
             and
             this
             will
             keep
             it
             from
             sliding
             back
             into
             the
             bent
             ;
             and
             thus
             used
             it
             is
             a
             most
             excellent
             bait
             for
             a
             Trout
             .
             You
             may
             imitate
             the
             Cadbait
             ,
             by
             making
             the
             body
             of
             Shammy
             ,
             the
             head
             black
             silk
             .
          
           
           
             I
             might
             here
             insert
             several
             sorts
             of
             flies
             ,
             with
             the
             colours
             that
             are
             used
             to
             make
             them
             ;
             but
             for
             the
             reasons
             before
             given
             ,
             that
             their
             colours
             alter
             in
             several
             rivers
             and
             soils
             ,
             and
             also
             because
             though
             I
             name
             the
             colours
             ,
             yet
             it
             s
             not
             easie
             to
             chuse
             that
             colour
             by
             any
             description
             ,
             except
             so
             largely
             performed
             as
             would
             be
             over
             large
             ,
             and
             swell
             this
             small
             Piece
             beyond
             my
             intended
             conciseness
             ;
             and
             I
             suppose
             the
             former
             directions
             (
             which
             are
             easie
             and
             short
             )
             if
             rightly
             observed
             ,
             are
             full
             enough
             and
             sufficient
             for
             making
             and
             finding
             out
             all
             sorts
             of
             flies
             in
             all
             rivers
             .
             I
             shall
             only
             adde
             ,
             that
             the
             Salmon
             flies
             must
             be
             made
             with
             wings
             standing
             one
             behind
             the
             other
             ,
             whether
             two-or
             four
             ;
             also
             he
             delights
             in
             the
             most
             gaudy
             and
             orient
             colours
             you
             can
             chuse
             ;
             the
             wings
             I
             mean
             chiefly
             ,
             if
             not
             altogether
             ,
             with
             long
             tails
             and
             wings
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             IV.
             Of
             Angling
             at
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             
             NOw
             we
             are
             come
             to
             the
             second
             sort
             of
             Angling
             ,
             (
             viz.
             )
             ,
             Under
             the
             water
             ,
             which
             if
             it
             be
             with
             the
             ground-line
             for
             the
             Trout
             ,
             then
             you
             must
             not
             use
             any
             flote
             at
             all
             ,
             onely
             a
             Plumb
             of
             Lead
             ,
             which
             I
             would
             wish
             might
             be
             a
             small
             Bullet
             ,
             the
             better
             to
             rowle
             on
             the
             ground
             ;
             and
             it
             must
             also
             be
             lighter
             or
             heavier
             ,
             as
             the
             stream
             runneth
             swift
             or
             slow
             ,
             and
             you
             must
             place
             it
             about
             nine
             inches
             or
             a
             foot
             from
             the
             hook
             ,
             the
             Lead
             must
             run
             upon
             the
             ground
             ,
             and
             you
             must
             keep
             your
             line
             as
             streight
             as
             possible
             ,
             yet
             by
             no
             means
             so
             as
             to
             raise
             the
             lead
             from
             the
             ground
             ;
             your
             top
             must
             be
             very
             gentle
             ,
             that
             the
             fish
             may
             more
             easily
             ,
             and
             (
             to
             himself
             )
             insensibly
             run
             away
             with
             the
             bait
             ,
             and
             not
             be
             scared
             with
             the
             
             stiffnesse
             of
             the
             rod
             ;
             and
             if
             you
             make
             your
             top
             of
             Black-thorn
             and
             Whale-bone
             ,
             as
             I
             before
             directed
             ,
             it
             will
             conduce
             much
             to
             this
             purpose
             :
             Neither
             must
             you
             strike
             so
             soon
             as
             you
             feel
             the
             fish
             bite
             ,
             but
             slack
             your
             line
             (
             a
             little
             )
             that
             so
             he
             may
             more
             securely
             swallow
             the
             bait
             ,
             and
             hook
             himself
             ,
             which
             he
             will
             sometimes
             do
             ,
             especially
             if
             he
             be
             a
             good
             one
             ;
             however
             the
             least
             jerk
             hooks
             him
             ,
             and
             indeed
             you
             can
             scarce
             strike
             too
             easily
             .
             Your
             Tackle
             must
             be
             very
             fine
             and
             slender
             ,
             and
             so
             you
             will
             have
             more
             sport
             than
             if
             you
             had
             strong
             lines
             ,
             (
             which
             fright
             the
             Fish
             )
             but
             the
             slender
             line
             is
             easily
             broke
             with
             a
             small
             jerk
             .
             The
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             are
             best
             for
             the
             ground-line
             for
             a
             Trout
             in
             clear
             weather
             and
             water
             ,
             but
             in
             cloudy
             weather
             or
             muddy
             water
             ,
             you
             may
             angle
             at
             ground
             all
             day
             .
             
          
           
             2.
             
             You
             may
             also
             in
             the
             night
             
             angle
             for
             the
             Trout
             with
             two
             great
             Garden
             worms
             ,
             hanging
             as
             equally
             in
             length
             as
             you
             can
             place
             them
             on
             your
             hook
             ;
             cast
             them
             from
             you
             as
             you
             would
             cast
             the
             flie
             ,
             and
             draw
             them
             to
             you
             again
             upon
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             suffer
             them
             not
             to
             sink
             ;
             therefore
             you
             must
             use
             no
             Lead
             this
             way
             of
             angling
             ;
             you
             may
             hear
             the
             Fish
             rise
             ,
             give
             some
             time
             for
             him
             to
             gorge
             your
             bait
             ,
             as
             at
             the
             ground
             ,
             then
             strike
             gently
             .
             I●
             he
             will
             not
             take
             them
             at
             the
             top
             ,
             adde
             some
             Lead
             ,
             and
             try
             at
             the
             ground
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             day
             time
             ,
             when
             you
             feel
             him
             bite
             ,
             order
             your self
             as
             in
             day
             angling
             at
             the
             ground
             :
             Usually
             the
             best
             Trouts
             bite
             in
             the
             night
             ,
             and
             will
             rise
             in
             the
             still
             Deeps
             ,
             but
             not
             ordinarily
             in
             the
             stream
             .
          
           
             
             3.
             
             You
             may
             angle
             also
             with
             a
             Menow
             for
             the
             Trout
             ,
             which
             you
             must
             put
             on
             your
             hook
             thus
             ;
             First
             ,
             put
             your
             hook
             through
             the
             very
             
             point
             of
             his
             lower
             Chap
             ,
             and
             draw
             it
             quite
             through
             ,
             then
             put
             your
             hook
             in
             at
             his
             mouth
             ,
             and
             bring
             the
             point
             to
             his
             tail
             ,
             then
             draw
             your
             line
             streight
             ,
             and
             it
             will
             bring
             him
             into
             a
             round
             compass
             ,
             and
             close
             his
             mouth
             that
             no
             water
             get
             in
             ,
             which
             you
             must
             avoid
             ,
             or
             you
             may
             stitch
             up
             his
             mouth
             :
             Or
             you
             may
             (
             when
             you
             set
             on
             your
             hook
             )
             fasten
             some
             bristles
             under
             the
             silk
             ,
             leaving
             the
             points
             above
             a
             straws
             breadth
             and
             half
             ,
             or
             almost
             half
             an
             inch
             standing
             out
             towards
             the
             line
             ,
             which
             will
             keep
             him
             from
             slipping
             back
             .
             You
             may
             also
             imitate
             the
             Menow
             as
             well
             as
             the
             flie
             ,
             but
             it
             must
             be
             done
             by
             an
             Artist
             with
             the
             Needle
             .
          
           
             You
             must
             also
             have
             a
             Swivel
             or
             Turn
             ,
             
             placed
             about
             a
             yard
             or
             more
             from
             your
             hook
             ;
             you
             need
             no
             Lead
             on
             your
             line
             ,
             you
             must
             continually
             draw
             your
             bait
             up
             the
             stream
             near
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             .
             
             If
             you
             strike
             a
             large
             Trout
             ,
             
             and
             she
             either
             break
             hook
             or
             line
             ,
             or
             get
             off
             ,
             then
             near
             to
             her
             hold
             (
             if
             you
             can
             discover
             it
             )
             or
             the
             place
             you
             strook
             her
             ,
             fix
             a
             short
             stick
             in
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             with
             your
             Knife
             loose
             a
             small
             piece
             of
             the
             rind
             ,
             so
             as
             you
             may
             lay
             your
             line
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             yet
             the
             barck
             be
             close
             enough
             to
             keep
             your
             line
             in
             that
             it
             slip
             not
             out
             ,
             nor
             the
             stream
             carry
             it
             away
             ;
             bait
             your
             hook
             with
             a
             Garden
             or
             Lob-worm
             (
             let
             your
             hook
             and
             line
             be
             very
             strong
             )
             let
             the
             bait
             hang
             a
             foot
             from
             the
             stick
             ,
             then
             fasten
             the
             other
             end
             of
             your
             line
             to
             some
             stick
             or
             bough
             in
             the
             Bank
             ,
             and
             within
             one
             hour
             you
             may
             be
             sure
             of
             her
             if
             all
             your
             tackle
             hold
             .
          
           
             
             The
             next
             way
             of
             Angling
             is
             with
             a
             Trowle
             for
             the
             Pike
             ,
             which
             is
             very
             delightful
             ,
             you
             may
             buy
             your
             Trowle
             ready
             made
             ,
             therefore
             I
             shall
             not
             trouble
             my self
             to
             describe
             it
             ,
             onely
             let
             it
             have
             a
             
             winch
             to
             wind
             it
             up
             withall
             .
             For
             this
             kind
             of
             fish
             your
             tackle
             must
             be
             strong
             ,
             your
             Rod
             must
             not
             be
             very
             slender
             at
             the
             top
             ,
             where
             you
             must
             place
             a
             small
             slender
             ring
             for
             your
             line
             to
             run
             through
             ,
             let
             your
             line
             be
             silk
             at
             least
             two
             yards
             next
             the
             hook
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             strong
             Shoomakers
             thred
             ,
             your
             hook
             double
             ,
             and
             strongly
             armed
             with
             wire
             for
             above
             a
             foot
             ,
             then
             with
             a
             probe
             or
             needle
             you
             must
             draw
             the
             wire
             in
             at
             the
             fishes
             mouth
             and
             out
             at
             the
             tail
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             hook
             may
             lie
             in
             the
             mouth
             of
             the
             fish
             ,
             and
             both
             the
             poynts
             on
             either
             side
             ;
             upon
             the
             shank
             of
             the
             hook
             fasten
             some
             lead
             very
             smooth
             ,
             that
             it
             go
             into
             the
             fishes
             mouth
             and
             sink
             her
             with
             the
             head
             downward
             ,
             as
             though
             she
             had
             been
             playing
             on
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             were
             returning
             to
             the
             bottom
             ;
             your
             bait
             may
             be
             small
             
               Roch
               ,
               Dace
               ,
               Gudgeon
               ,
               Loch
               ,
            
             or
             a
             frog
             sometimes
             ,
             your
             hook
             
             thus
             baited
             ,
             you
             must
             tie
             the
             tail
             of
             the
             fish
             close
             and
             fast
             to
             the
             wire
             ,
             or
             else
             with
             drawing
             to
             and
             again
             the
             fish
             will
             rend
             off
             the
             hook
             ,
             or
             which
             I
             judge
             neater
             with
             a
             needle
             and
             strong
             thred
             ,
             stitch
             through
             the
             fish
             on
             either
             side
             the
             wire
             and
             tie
             it
             very
             fast
             :
             all
             being
             thus
             fitted
             ,
             cast
             your
             Fish
             up
             and
             down
             in
             such
             places
             as
             you
             know
             Pikes
             frequent
             ,
             observing
             still
             that
             he
             sink
             some
             depth
             before
             you
             pull
             him
             up
             again
             .
             When
             the
             Pike
             commeth
             (
             if
             it
             be
             not
             sunk
             deep
             )
             you
             may
             see
             the
             water
             move
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             you
             may
             feel
             him
             ,
             then
             slack
             your
             line
             and
             give
             him
             length
             enough
             to
             run
             away
             to
             his
             hould
             ,
             whither
             he
             will
             go
             directly
             ,
             and
             there
             pouch
             it
             ,
             ever
             beginning
             (
             as
             you
             may
             observe
             )
             with
             the
             head
             swallowing
             that
             first
             ,
             thus
             let
             him
             lie
             untill
             you
             see
             the
             line
             move
             in
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             may
             certainly
             conclude
             
             he
             hath
             pouched
             your
             bait
             ,
             and
             rangeth
             abroad
             for
             more
             ,
             then
             with
             your
             troul
             wind
             up
             your
             line
             till
             you
             think
             you
             have
             it
             almost
             streight
             ,
             then
             with
             a
             smart
             jerk
             hook
             him
             ,
             and
             make
             your
             pleasure
             to
             your
             content
             .
             Some
             use
             no
             Rod
             at
             all
             ,
             but
             hold
             the
             line
             in
             links
             on
             their
             hand
             ,
             using
             lead
             and
             float
             :
             others
             use
             a
             very
             great
             hook
             with
             the
             hook
             at
             the
             tail
             of
             the
             Fish
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             Pike
             commeth
             then
             they
             strike
             at
             the
             first
             pull
             ,
             others
             use
             to
             put
             a
             strong
             string
             or
             thred
             in
             at
             the
             mouth
             of
             the
             bait
             and
             out
             at
             one
             of
             the
             gills
             ,
             and
             so
             over
             the
             head
             and
             in
             at
             the
             other
             gill
             ,
             and
             so
             tie
             the
             bait
             to
             the
             hook
             ,
             leaving
             a
             little
             length
             of
             the
             thred
             or
             string
             betwixt
             the
             Fish
             and
             the
             hook
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             Pike
             may
             turn
             the
             head
             of
             the
             bait
             the
             better
             to
             swallow
             it
             ,
             &
             then
             as
             before
             ,
             after
             some
             pause
             strike
             .
             Some
             u●e
             to
             tie
             the
             bait-hook
             and
             line
             to
             a
             bladder
             or
             
             bundle
             of
             flags
             or
             bull-rushes
             ,
             fastning
             the
             line
             very
             gently
             in
             the
             cleft
             of
             a
             small
             stick
             ,
             to
             hold
             the
             bait
             from
             sinking
             more
             then
             (
             its
             allowed
             length
             )
             half
             a
             yard
             ,
             and
             the
             stick
             must
             be
             fastned
             to
             the
             bladder
             or
             flags
             ,
             to
             which
             the
             line
             being
             tyed
             that
             it
             may
             easily
             unfold
             and
             run
             to
             its
             length
             ,
             and
             so
             give
             the
             Pike
             liberty
             to
             run
             away
             with
             the
             bait
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             bladder
             or
             flags
             recover
             their
             line
             again
             .
             You
             must
             observe
             this
             way
             to
             turn
             off
             your
             bait
             with
             the
             wind
             or
             stream
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             carry
             it
             away
             ,
             or
             some
             use
             (
             for
             more
             sport
             ,
             if
             the
             Pike
             be
             a
             great
             one
             )
             to
             tie
             the
             same
             to
             the
             foot
             of
             a
             goose
             which
             the
             Pike
             (
             if
             large
             )
             will
             sometime
             pull
             under
             the
             water
             .
             Before
             I
             proceed
             to
             give
             you
             each
             sort
             of
             bait
             for
             every
             kind
             of
             Fish
             ;
             give
             me
             leave
             to
             adde
             a
             caution
             or
             two
             ,
             for
             the
             ground-line
             and
             Fishing
             ,
             as
             I
             did
             for
             the
             natural
             and
             
             artificial
             flie
             ,
             and
             then
             we
             shall
             go
             on
             .
          
           
             There
             are
             two
             wayes
             of
             fishing
             for
             Eels
             ;
             
             proper
             and
             peculiar
             to
             that
             fish
             alone
             ;
             the
             first
             is
             termed
             by
             some
             ,
             
               Brogling
               for
               Eels
            
             ,
             which
             is
             thus
             ,
             take
             a
             short
             strong
             Rod
             and
             exceeding
             strong
             line
             ,
             with
             a
             little
             compassed
             but
             strong
             hook
             ,
             which
             you
             must
             bait
             with
             a
             large
             well
             scoured
             Red-Worm
             ,
             then
             place
             the
             end
             of
             the
             hook
             very
             easily
             in
             a
             cleft
             of
             a
             stick
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             very
             easily
             slip
             out
             ;
             with
             this
             stick
             and
             hook
             thus
             baited
             ,
             search
             for
             holes
             under
             Stones
             ,
             Timber
             ,
             Roots
             ,
             or
             about
             Floud-gates
             ;
             if
             there
             be
             a
             good
             Eele
             ,
             give
             her
             time
             and
             she
             will
             take
             it
             ,
             but
             be
             sure
             she
             hath
             gorged
             it
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             may
             conclude
             ,
             if
             your
             tackling
             or
             hold
             fail
             not
             ,
             she
             is
             your
             own
             .
          
           
             The
             other
             way
             is
             called
             
               Bobbing
               for
               Eeles
            
             ,
             which
             is
             thus
             ;
             
             Take
             the
             
             largest
             Garden-worms
             ,
             scower
             them
             well
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             Needle
             run
             a
             very
             strong
             thred
             or
             silk
             through
             them
             from
             end
             to
             end
             ,
             take
             so
             many
             as
             that
             at
             last
             you
             may
             wrap
             them
             about
             a
             Board
             (
             for
             your
             hand
             will
             be
             too
             narrow
             )
             a
             dozen
             times
             at
             least
             ,
             then
             tye
             them
             fast
             with
             the
             two
             ends
             of
             the
             thred
             or
             silk
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             hang
             in
             so
             many
             long
             bouts
             or
             hanks
             ,
             then
             fasten
             all
             to
             a
             strong
             Cord
             ,
             and
             something
             more
             than
             a
             handful
             above
             the
             worms
             ,
             fasten
             a
             plumb
             of
             lead
             ,
             of
             about
             three
             quarters
             of
             a
             pound
             ,
             and
             then
             make
             your
             Cord
             sure
             to
             a
             long
             and
             strong
             Pole
             ;
             with
             these
             worms
             thus
             ordered
             you
             must
             fish
             in
             a
             muddy
             water
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             feel
             the
             Eeles
             tugge
             strongly
             at
             them
             ;
             when
             you
             think
             they
             have
             swallowed
             them
             as
             far
             as
             they
             can
             ,
             gently
             draw
             up
             your
             worms
             and
             Eeles
             ,
             and
             when
             you
             have
             them
             near
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             hoist
             
             them
             amain
             to
             land
             ;
             and
             thus
             you
             may
             take
             three
             or
             four
             at
             once
             ,
             and
             good
             ones
             if
             there
             be
             store
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             When
             you
             angle
             at
             ground
             ,
             
             keep
             your
             line
             as
             streight
             as
             possible
             ,
             suffering
             none
             of
             it
             to
             lye
             in
             the
             water
             ,
             because
             it
             hindereth
             the
             nimble
             jerk
             of
             the
             rod
             ,
             but
             if
             (
             as
             sometimes
             it
             will
             happen
             )
             you
             cannot
             avoid
             ,
             but
             some
             little
             will
             lie
             in
             the
             water
             ,
             yet
             keep
             it
             in
             the
             stream
             above
             your
             float
             ,
             by
             no
             meanes
             below
             it
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             When
             you
             angle
             at
             ground
             for
             small
             fish
             ,
             put
             two
             hooks
             to
             your
             line
             fastned
             together
             thus
             ;
             Lay
             the
             two
             hooks
             together
             ,
             then
             draw
             the
             one
             shorter
             than
             the
             other
             by
             nine
             inches
             ,
             this
             causeth
             the
             other
             end
             to
             over-reach
             as
             much
             as
             that
             is
             shorter
             at
             the
             hooks
             ,
             then
             turn
             that
             end
             back
             to
             make
             a
             bought
             or
             boute
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             Water-knot
             (
             in
             which
             you
             must
             make
             both
             the
             links
             to
             fasten
             )
             tye
             
             them
             so
             as
             both
             links
             may
             hang
             close
             together
             ,
             and
             not
             come
             out
             at
             both
             ends
             of
             the
             knot
             ;
             upon
             that
             link
             which
             hangeth
             longest
             ,
             fasten
             your
             Lead
             near
             a
             foot
             above
             the
             hook
             ,
             put
             upon
             your
             hooks
             two
             different
             baits
             ,
             and
             so
             you
             may
             try
             (
             with
             more
             ease
             and
             less
             time
             )
             what
             bait
             the
             fish
             love
             best
             :
             and
             also
             very
             often
             (
             as
             I
             have
             done
             )
             take
             two
             fish
             at
             once
             with
             one
             Rod
             :
             You
             have
             also
             by
             this
             experiment
             one
             bait
             for
             such
             as
             feed
             close
             upon
             the
             ground
             ,
             as
             
               Gudgeon
               ,
               Flounder
               ,
               &c.
            
             and
             another
             for
             such
             as
             feed
             a
             little
             higher
             ,
             as
             
               Roch
               ,
               Dace
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Some
             use
             to
             lead
             their
             lines
             heavily
             ,
             and
             to
             set
             their
             Cork
             about
             a
             foot
             or
             more
             from
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Rod
             ,
             with
             a
             little
             Lead
             to
             buoy
             it
             up
             ,
             and
             thus
             in
             violent
             swift
             streams
             they
             avoid
             the
             offence
             of
             a
             flote
             ,
             and
             yet
             perfectly
             discern
             the
             biting
             of
             the
             fish
             ,
             and
             
             so
             order
             themselves
             accordingly
             ;
             but
             this
             hath
             its
             inconvenience
             ,
             (
             viz.
             )
             The
             lying
             of
             the
             line
             in
             the
             water
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Give
             all
             fish
             time
             to
             gorge
             the
             bait
             ,
             and
             be
             not
             over
             hasty
             ,
             except
             you
             angle
             with
             such
             tender
             baits
             ,
             as
             will
             not
             endure
             nibbling
             at
             ,
             but
             must
             upon
             every
             touch
             be
             struck
             at
             (
             as
             Sheeps-bloud-flies
             ,
             which
             are
             taken
             away
             at
             the
             first
             pull
             of
             the
             fish
             )
             and
             therefore
             enforce
             you
             at
             the
             first
             touch
             to
             try
             your
             fortune
             .
          
           
             Now
             we
             are
             to
             speak
             next
             of
             Baits
             ,
             more
             particularly
             proper
             for
             every
             fish
             ,
             wherein
             I
             shall
             observe
             this
             method
             ,
             first
             to
             name
             the
             fish
             ,
             then
             the
             baits
             ,
             (
             according
             as
             my
             experience
             hath
             proved
             them
             )
             grateful
             to
             the
             fish
             ,
             and
             to
             place
             them
             as
             near
             as
             I
             can
             in
             such
             order
             as
             they
             come
             in
             season
             ,
             though
             many
             of
             them
             are
             in
             season
             at
             one
             instant
             of
             time
             ,
             and
             equally
             good
             .
             
             I
             would
             not
             be
             understood
             ,
             as
             if
             when
             a
             new
             bait
             cometh
             in
             ,
             the
             old
             one
             were
             antiquated
             and
             useless
             ;
             for
             I
             know
             the
             worm
             lasteth
             all
             the
             year
             ,
             flie
             all
             Summer
             ,
             one
             sort
             of
             Bob
             all
             Winter
             ;
             the
             other
             under
             Cow-dung
             in
             June
             and
             July
             :
             but
             I
             intimate
             that
             some
             are
             found
             when
             others
             are
             not
             
               in
               rerum
               natura
            
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             V.
             Of
             all
             sorts
             of
             Baits
             for
             each
             kind
             of
             Fish
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             find
             and
             keep
             them
             .
          
           
             
             1.
             
             THe
             Salmon
             taketh
             the
             artificial
             flie
             very
             well
             ,
             but
             you
             must
             use
             a
             Trowle
             (
             as
             for
             the
             Pike
             )
             or
             he
             being
             a
             strong
             fish
             will
             hazard
             your
             line
             ,
             except
             you
             give
             him
             length
             ;
             his
             flies
             must
             be
             much
             larger
             than
             you
             use
             for
             other
             fish
             ,
             the
             wings
             very
             long
             (
             two
             or
             four
             )
             
             behind
             one
             another
             ,
             with
             very
             long
             tails
             ;
             his
             chiefest
             ground-bait
             a
             great
             Garden
             or
             Lob-worm
             .
          
           
           
             2.
             
             The
             Trout
             takes
             all
             sorts
             of
             worms
             ,
             especially
             Brandlings
             ;
             all
             sorts
             of
             flies
             ,
             Menow
             ,
             young
             
               Frogs
               ,
               Marsh-worme
               ,
               Dock-worme
               ,
               Flag-worme
            
             ;
             all
             sorts
             of
             
               Cadbait
               ,
               Bob
               ,
               Palmers
               ,
               Caterpillers
               ,
               Gentles
               ,
               Wasps
               ,
               Hornets
               ,
               Dores
               ,
               Bees
               ,
               Grashoppers
               ,
               Cankers
            
             and
             Bark-worm
             ;
             he
             is
             a
             ravenous
             greedy
             fish
             ,
             and
             loveth
             a
             large
             bait
             at
             ground
             ,
             and
             you
             must
             fit
             him
             accordingly
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             The
             Umber
             is
             generally
             taken
             
             with
             the
             same
             baits
             as
             the
             Trout
             ;
             he
             is
             an
             eager
             fish
             ,
             biteth
             freely
             ,
             and
             will
             rise
             often
             at
             the
             same
             flie
             ,
             if
             you
             prick
             him
             not
             .
          
           
             The
             Barbel
             bites
             best
             at
             great
             red
             worms
             well
             scowered
             in
             Moss
             ,
             at
             Cheese
             and
             several
             sorts
             of
             Pastes
             ,
             and
             Gentles
             .
          
           
           
           
           
             4.
             
             Carp
             and
             Tench
             love
             the
             largest
             red
             worms
             ,
             the
             Tench
             especially
             if
             they
             smell
             much
             of
             Tar
             ;
             to
             which
             end
             you
             may
             some
             small
             time
             before
             you
             use
             them
             ,
             take
             so
             many
             as
             you
             will
             use
             at
             that
             time
             ,
             and
             put
             them
             by
             themselves
             in
             a
             little
             Tar
             ,
             but
             let
             them
             not
             lye
             long
             lest
             it
             kill
             them
             ;
             Paste
             also
             of
             all
             sorts
             made
             with
             strong-sented
             Oyles
             ,
             Tar
             ,
             Bread-grain
             boiled
             soft
             ,
             Maggots
             ,
             
               Gentles
               ,
               Marsh-worm
               ,
               Flag-worm
            
             ,
             especially
             feed
             much
             and
             often
             for
             these
             Fish.
             
          
           
           
             5.
             
             The
             Pike
             taketh
             all
             sorts
             of
             baits
             ,
             (
             save
             the
             flie
             )
             
               Gudgeon
               ,
               Roches
               ,
               
               Dace
               ,
               Loaches
               ,
            
             young
             Frogs
             in
             Summer
             :
             You
             may
             halter
             him
             thus
             ;
             Fasten
             a
             strong
             line
             with
             a
             snare
             at
             the
             end
             of
             it
             to
             a
             Pole
             ,
             which
             if
             you
             go
             circumspectly
             to
             work
             ,
             he
             will
             permit
             you
             to
             put
             it
             over
             his
             head
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             must
             by
             strength
             hoist
             him
             to
             land
             .
          
           
           
             6.
             
             Eeles
             ,
             take
             great
             red
             worms
             ,
             Beef
             ,
             Wasps
             ,
             guts
             of
             Fowles
             and
             Menow
             :
             Bait
             Night-hooks
             for
             him
             with
             small
             Roches
             ,
             the
             hook
             must
             lye
             in
             the
             mouth
             of
             the
             Fish
             ,
             as
             for
             the
             Pike
             ;
             this
             way
             takes
             the
             greatest
             Eeles
             .
          
           
           
             7.
             
             Barbel
             ,
             Cheese
             ,
             or
             Paste
             made
             of
             it
             with
             Suet
             ,
             Maggots
             and
             red
             worms
             ,
             feed
             much
             for
             this
             Fish.
             
          
           
             8.
             
             The
             
               Gadgeon
               ,
               Ruff
            
             and
             Bleak
             take
             the
             smallest
             red
             worms
             ,
             
               Cadbait
               ,
               Gentles
               ,
               Wasps
            
             :
             the
             Bleak
             takes
             the
             natural
             or
             artificial
             flie
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             Evening
             .
          
           
             The
             Ruff
             taketh
             the
             same
             baits
             as
             the
             Pearch
             ,
             save
             that
             you
             must
             have
             lesser
             worms
             ,
             he
             being
             a
             smaller
             Fish.
             
          
           
             9.
             
             Roch
             and
             Dace
             ,
             small
             worms
             ,
             Cadbait
             ,
             Flies
             ,
             Bobs
             ,
             Sheeps
             bloud
             ,
             small
             white
             Snails
             ,
             all
             sorts
             
             of
             worms
             bred
             on
             herbs
             or
             trees
             ,
             Paste
             ,
             
               Wasps
               ,
               Gnats
               ,
               Cherries
            
             and
             Lipberries
             .
          
           
             The
             Bleak
             is
             an
             eager
             Fish
             ,
             and
             takes
             the
             same
             baits
             as
             the
             Roch
             ,
             onely
             they
             must
             be
             less
             :
             You
             may
             angle
             for
             him
             with
             as
             many
             hooks
             ,
             on
             your
             line
             at
             once
             ,
             as
             you
             can
             conveniently
             fasten
             on
             it
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             Chevin
             ,
             all
             sorts
             of
             earth
             ,
             worms
             ,
             Bob
             ,
             Menow
             ,
             Flies
             of
             all
             sorts
             ,
             Cadbait
             ,
             all
             sorts
             of
             worms
             bred
             on
             herbs
             and
             trees
             ,
             especially
             Oak-worms
             ,
             young
             
               Frogs
               ,
               Cherries
               ,
               Wasps
               ,
               Dores
               ,
               Bees
               ,
               Grashopper
            
             at
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             Cheese
             ,
             grain
             ,
             Beetles
             ,
             a
             great
             brown
             Flie
             that
             lives
             on
             the
             Oak
             like
             a
             Scarrabee
             ,
             black
             Snails
             ,
             their
             bellies
             slit
             that
             the
             white
             appear
             ;
             he
             loveth
             a
             large
             bait
             ,
             as
             a
             
               Waspe
               ,
               Colwort-worm
            
             ,
             and
             then
             a
             Waspe
             altogether
             .
          
           
           
             11.
             
             Bream
             ,
             loveth
             red
             worms
             ,
             especially
             those
             that
             are
             got
             at
             the
             root
             of
             a
             great
             Dock
             ,
             it
             lyeth
             wrapped
             up
             in
             a
             knot
             or
             round
             Clue
             ;
             Paste
             ,
             
               Flag-worms
               ,
               Wasps
            
             ,
             green
             flies
             ,
             Butter-flies
             ,
             a
             Grashopper
             his
             legs
             cut
             off
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             
               Flownder
               ,
               Shad
               ,
               Suant
               ,
               Thwait
            
             and
             Mullet
             ,
             love
             red
             worms
             of
             all
             sorts
             ,
             Wasps
             and
             Gentles
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             the
             
               Menow
               ,
               Loach
               ,
               Bull-head
            
             or
             Millers-thumb
             ,
             being
             usually
             Childrens
             recreation
             ,
             I
             once
             purposed
             to
             have
             omitted
             them
             wholly
             ,
             but
             considering
             they
             often
             are
             baits
             for
             better
             fish
             ,
             as
             
               Trout
               ,
               Pike
               ,
               
               Eele
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             Neither
             could
             this
             Discourse
             be
             general
             if
             they
             were
             omitted
             ;
             and
             though
             I
             should
             wave
             mentioning
             them
             ,
             yet
             I
             cannot
             forget
             them
             ,
             who
             have
             so
             often
             vexed
             me
             with
             their
             unwelcome
             eagernesse
             ;
             for
             the
             Menow
             will
             have
             a
             part
             in
             the
             play
             ,
             if
             you
             come
             where
             he
             is
             ,
             which
             is
             almost
             every
             where
             ,
             you
             need
             not
             seek
             him
             ;
             I
             use
             to
             find
             him
             oftner
             than
             I
             desire
             ,
             onely
             deep
             still
             places
             he
             least
             frequents
             of
             any
             ,
             and
             is
             not
             over
             curious
             in
             his
             baits
             ;
             any
             thing
             will
             serve
             that
             he
             can
             swallow
             ,
             and
             he
             will
             strain
             hard
             for
             what
             he
             cannot
             gorge
             ;
             but
             chiefly
             loveth
             smallest
             red
             wormes
             ,
             Cadbait
             ,
             worms
             bred
             on
             herbs
             or
             trees
             ,
             and
             Wasps
             .
          
           
           
           
             The
             Loach
             and
             Bullhead
             are
             much
             of
             the
             same
             dyet
             ,
             but
             their
             principall
             bait
             is
             smallest
             red
             worms
             ,
          
           
             Having
             spoken
             before
             of
             Pastes
             ,
             
             I
             shall
             now
             shew
             how
             you
             may
             make
             the
             same
             ;
             and
             though
             there
             
             be
             as
             many
             kinds
             as
             men
             have
             fancies
             ,
             yet
             I
             esteem
             these
             best
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Take
             the
             tenderest
             part
             of
             the
             leg
             of
             a
             young
             Rabbet
             ,
             Whelp
             or
             Catling
             ,
             as
             much
             Virgin
             wax
             and
             Sheeps
             Suet
             ,
             beat
             them
             in
             a
             Mortar
             till
             they
             be
             perfectly
             incorporated
             ,
             then
             with
             a
             little
             clarified
             Honey
             temper
             them
             before
             the
             Fire
             into
             a
             Paste
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Sheeps
             Kidney
             Suet
             ,
             as
             much
             Cheese
             ,
             fine
             Flower
             or
             Manchet
             ,
             make
             it
             into
             a
             Paste
             ,
             soften
             it
             with
             clarifyed
             Honey
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Sheeps
             bloud
             ,
             Cheese
             ,
             fine
             Manchet
             ,
             clarifyed
             Honey
             ,
             make
             all
             into
             a
             Paste
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Cherries
             ,
             Sheeps
             bloud
             ,
             Saffron
             ,
             and
             fine
             Manchet
             ,
             make
             all
             into
             a
             Paste
             .
          
           
             You
             may
             adde
             to
             any
             Paste
             
               Coculus
               Indie
               ,
               Assa
               foetida
            
             ,
             Oyle
             of
             Polipody
             of
             the
             Oak
             ,
             of
             
               Lignum
               vitae
            
             ,
             of
             Ivie
             ,
             or
             the
             gum
             of
             Ivie
             dissolved
             :
             I
             judge
             there
             is
             vertue
             
             in
             these
             Oyles
             ,
             and
             Gum
             especially
             ,
             which
             I
             would
             adde
             to
             all
             Pastes
             I
             make
             ;
             as
             also
             a
             little
             Flax
             to
             keep
             the
             Paste
             that
             it
             wash
             not
             off
             the
             hook
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             VI.
             To
             keep
             your
             Baits
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             PAste
             will
             keep
             very
             long
             if
             you
             put
             Virgin
             wax
             and
             clarified
             Honey
             into
             it
             ,
             and
             stick
             well
             on
             the
             hook
             if
             you
             beat
             Cotton
             Wooll
             or
             Flax
             into
             it
             ,
             when
             you
             make
             your
             Paste
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Put
             your
             worms
             into
             very
             good
             long
             Moss
             ,
             whether
             white
             ,
             red
             or
             green
             ,
             I
             matter
             not
             ;
             wash
             it
             well
             ,
             and
             cleanse
             it
             from
             all
             earth
             and
             filth
             ,
             wring
             it
             very
             dry
             ,
             then
             put
             your
             Moss
             and
             worms
             into
             an
             earthen
             Pot
             ,
             cover
             it
             close
             that
             they
             crawle
             not
             out
             ,
             set
             it
             in
             a
             cool
             place
             in
             Summer
             ,
             and
             in
             Winter
             
             in
             a
             warm
             place
             ,
             that
             the
             Frost
             kill
             them
             not
             ;
             every
             third
             day
             in
             Summer
             change
             your
             Moss
             ,
             once
             in
             the
             week
             in
             Winter
             ;
             the
             longer
             you
             keep
             them
             before
             you
             use
             them
             ,
             the
             better
             :
             Clean
             scowering
             your
             worms
             makes
             them
             clearer
             ,
             redder
             ,
             tougher
             ,
             and
             to
             live
             long
             on
             the
             hook
             ,
             and
             to
             keep
             colour
             ,
             and
             therefore
             more
             desireable
             to
             the
             Fish
             :
             A
             little
             Bole-Armoniack
             put
             to
             them
             will
             much
             further
             your
             desire
             ,
             and
             scower
             them
             in
             a
             short
             time
             :
             Or
             you
             may
             put
             them
             all
             night
             in
             water
             ,
             and
             they
             will
             scower
             themselves
             ,
             but
             will
             be
             weak
             ;
             but
             a
             few
             hours
             in
             good
             Moss
             will
             recover
             them
             .
             But
             lest
             your
             worms
             die
             ,
             you
             may
             feed
             them
             with
             crums
             of
             Bread
             and
             Milk
             ,
             or
             fine
             Flowre
             and
             Milk
             ,
             or
             the
             Yelk
             of
             an
             Egge
             and
             sweet
             Cream
             coagulated
             over
             the
             Fire
             ,
             give
             them
             a
             little
             and
             often
             ;
             sometimes
             also
             put
             to
             them
             earth
             
             cast
             out
             of
             a
             Grave
             ,
             the
             newer
             the
             Grave
             the
             better
             ,
             I
             mean
             the
             shorter
             time
             the
             party
             hath
             been
             buried
             ,
             you
             will
             find
             the
             fish
             will
             exceedingly
             covet
             them
             after
             this
             earth
             ;
             &
             here
             you
             may
             gather
             what
             gum
             that
             is
             ,
             which
             
               J.
               D.
            
             in
             his
             
               Secrets
               of
               Angling
            
             ,
             calleth
             
               Gum
               of
               life
            
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             You
             must
             keep
             all
             other
             sorts
             of
             worms
             with
             the
             leaves
             of
             those
             trees
             and
             herbs
             ,
             on
             which
             they
             are
             bred
             ,
             renewing
             the
             leaves
             often
             in
             a
             day
             ,
             and
             put
             in
             fresh
             for
             the
             old
             ones
             :
             The
             Boxes
             you
             keep
             them
             in
             ,
             must
             have
             a
             few
             small
             holes
             to
             let
             in
             air
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Keep
             Gentles
             or
             Maggots
             with
             dead
             flesh
             ,
             Beasts
             Livers
             or
             Suet
             ,
             cleanse
             or
             scower
             them
             in
             Meal
             ,
             or
             Bran
             which
             is
             better
             ;
             you
             may
             breed
             them
             by
             pricking
             a
             Beasts
             Liver
             full
             of
             holes
             ,
             hang
             it
             in
             the
             Sun
             in
             Summer
             time
             ,
             set
             an
             old
             course
             Barrel
             or
             small
             Firken
             with
             Clay
             and
             Bran
             in
             it
             ,
             into
             
             which
             they
             will
             drop
             ,
             and
             cleanse
             themselves
             in
             it
             .
          
           
             
             5.
             
             Cadbait
             cannot
             endure
             the
             wind
             and
             cold
             ,
             therefore
             keep
             them
             in
             a
             thick
             woollen
             Bag
             ,
             with
             some
             Gravel
             amongst
             them
             ,
             wet
             them
             once
             a
             day
             at
             least
             if
             in
             the
             house
             ,
             but
             often
             in
             the
             hot
             weather
             ;
             when
             you
             carry
             them
             forth
             ,
             fill
             the
             bag
             full
             of
             water
             ,
             then
             hold
             the
             mouth
             close
             ,
             that
             they
             drop
             not
             out
             ,
             and
             so
             let
             the
             water
             run
             from
             them
             ;
             I
             have
             thus
             kept
             them
             three
             weeks
             :
             Or
             you
             may
             put
             them
             into
             an
             earthen
             Pot
             full
             of
             water
             ,
             with
             some
             Gravel
             at
             the
             bottom
             ,
             and
             take
             them
             forth
             into
             your
             bag
             as
             you
             use
             them
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             The
             spawn
             of
             some
             Fish
             is
             a
             good
             bait
             ,
             
             to
             be
             used
             at
             such
             time
             as
             that
             Fish
             spawneth
             ,
             some
             dayes
             before
             they
             spawn
             they
             will
             bite
             eagerly
             ;
             if
             you
             take
             one
             that
             is
             full-bellied
             ,
             take
             out
             the
             spawn
             ,
             boil
             it
             so
             hard
             as
             to
             stick
             on
             your
             
             hook
             ,
             and
             so
             use
             it
             ;
             or
             not
             boil
             it
             at
             all
             ,
             the
             spawn
             of
             Salmon
             is
             best
             of
             all
             sorts
             of
             spawn
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             I
             have
             observed
             ,
             that
             Chevin
             ,
             
             
               Roch
               ,
               Dace
            
             bite
             much
             better
             at
             the
             Oak-worm
             ,
             (
             or
             any
             worm
             bred
             on
             herbs
             or
             trees
             )
             especially
             if
             you
             angle
             with
             the
             same
             (
             when
             they
             shew
             themselves
             )
             at
             the
             top
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             (
             as
             with
             the
             natural
             flie
             )
             then
             if
             you
             use
             it
             under
             ;
             for
             I
             have
             observed
             ,
             that
             when
             a
             gale
             of
             wind
             shaketh
             the
             trees
             ,
             the
             worms
             fall
             into
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             presently
             rise
             and
             flote
             on
             the
             top
             ,
             where
             I
             have
             seen
             the
             Fish
             rise
             at
             them
             as
             at
             flies
             ,
             which
             taught
             me
             this
             experience
             ,
             and
             indeed
             they
             sink
             not
             till
             tost
             and
             beaten
             by
             the
             stream
             ,
             and
             so
             they
             dye
             and
             lose
             their
             colour
             ,
             and
             then
             the
             Fish
             (
             as
             you
             may
             see
             by
             your
             own
             on
             your
             hook
             )
             do
             not
             much
             esteem
             them
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             There
             are
             two
             ;
             
             some
             say
             three
             ,
             sorts
             of
             Cadbait
             ;
             the
             one
             
             bred
             under
             stones
             ,
             that
             lye
             hollow
             in
             shallow
             Rivers
             or
             small
             Brooks
             ,
             in
             a
             very
             fine
             gravelly
             case
             or
             husk
             ,
             these
             are
             yellow
             when
             ripe
             :
             the
             other
             in
             old
             Pits
             ,
             Ponds
             or
             slow
             running
             Rivers
             or
             Ditches
             ,
             in
             cases
             or
             husks
             of
             Straw
             ,
             sticks
             or
             Rushes
             ,
             these
             are
             green
             when
             ripe
             ;
             both
             are
             excellent
             for
             a
             Trout
             ,
             used
             as
             before
             is
             directed
             ,
             and
             for
             most
             sorts
             of
             small
             Fish.
             The
             green
             sort
             ,
             which
             is
             bred
             in
             Pits
             ,
             Ponds
             or
             Ditches
             ,
             may
             be
             found
             in
             March
             before
             the
             other
             yellow
             ones
             come
             in
             ;
             the
             other
             yellow
             ones
             come
             in
             season
             with
             May
             or
             the
             end
             of
             April
             ,
             and
             go
             out
             in
             July
             :
             a
             second
             sort
             ,
             but
             smaller
             ,
             come
             in
             again
             in
             August
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Yellow
             Bobs
             are
             also
             of
             two
             sorts
             ,
             
             the
             one
             bred
             in
             mellow
             light
             soils
             ,
             and
             gathered
             after
             the
             Plough
             when
             the
             Land
             is
             first
             broken
             up
             from
             grazing
             ,
             and
             are
             in
             season
             in
             the
             Winter
             till
             March
             ;
             
             the
             other
             sort
             is
             bred
             under
             Cow-dung
             ,
             hath
             a
             red
             head
             ;
             and
             these
             are
             in
             season
             in
             the
             Summer
             only
             :
             scowre
             them
             in
             Bran
             ,
             or
             dry
             Moss
             ,
             or
             Meal
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             Under
             the
             bark
             of
             an
             Oak
             ,
             
             Ash
             ,
             Alder
             ,
             and
             Birch
             especially
             ,
             if
             they
             lie
             a
             year
             or
             more
             after
             they
             are
             fallen
             ,
             you
             may
             find
             a
             great
             white
             Worm
             ,
             with
             a
             brown
             head
             ,
             something
             resembling
             a
             Dore-Bee
             or
             Humble-Bee
             ,
             this
             is
             in
             season
             all
             the
             year
             ,
             especially
             from
             September
             until
             June
             ,
             or
             mid
             -
             May
             ;
             the
             Umber
             covets
             this
             bait
             above
             any
             ,
             save
             Fly
             and
             Cad-bait
             :
             you
             may
             also
             find
             this
             Worm
             in
             the
             body
             of
             a
             rotted
             Alder
             ,
             if
             you
             break
             it
             with
             an
             Ax
             or
             Beetle
             ,
             but
             be
             careful
             only
             to
             shake
             the
             tree
             in
             pieces
             with
             beating
             ,
             and
             crush
             not
             the
             Worm
             :
             you
             may
             also
             find
             him
             under
             the
             bark
             of
             the
             stump
             of
             a
             tree
             ,
             if
             decayed
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             Dry
             your
             
               Wasps
               ,
               Dares
            
             ,
             
             or
             
             Bees
             upon
             a
             Tile-stone
             ,
             or
             in
             an
             Oven
             cooled
             after
             baking
             ,
             lest
             they
             burn
             ;
             and
             to
             avoid
             that
             ,
             you
             must
             lay
             them
             on
             a
             thin
             board
             or
             chip
             ,
             and
             cover
             them
             with
             another
             so
             supported
             ,
             as
             not
             to
             crush
             them
             ,
             or
             else
             clap
             two
             Cakes
             together
             :
             this
             way
             they
             will
             keep
             long
             ,
             and
             stick
             on
             your
             hook
             well
             .
             If
             you
             boyl
             them
             hard
             ,
             they
             grow
             black
             in
             a
             few
             days
             .
          
           
             
             12.
             
             Dry
             your
             Sheeps
             blood
             in
             the
             air
             upon
             a
             dry
             board
             ,
             till
             it
             become
             a
             pretty
             hard
             lump
             ;
             then
             cut
             it
             into
             small
             pieces
             for
             your
             use
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             When
             you
             use
             Grain
             ,
             boyl
             it
             soft
             ,
             
             and
             get
             off
             the
             outward
             rind
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             bran
             ;
             and
             then
             if
             you
             will
             ,
             you
             may
             fry
             the
             same
             in
             Honey
             and
             Milk
             ,
             or
             some
             strong
             sented
             Oyls
             ,
             as
             
               Polypody
               ,
               Spike
               ,
               Ivy
               ,
               Tunpentine
            
             ;
             for
             Nature
             ,
             which
             maketh
             nothing
             in
             vain
             ,
             hath
             given
             the
             Fish
             Nostrils
             ,
             and
             that
             they
             can
             smell
             is
             undeniable
             ;
             
             and
             ,
             I
             am
             perswaded
             ,
             are
             more
             guided
             by
             the
             sense
             of
             smelling
             than
             sight
             ;
             for
             sometimes
             they
             will
             come
             to
             the
             float
             ,
             if
             any
             Wax
             be
             upon
             it
             ,
             smell
             at
             it
             and
             go
             away
             .
             We
             see
             also
             that
             strong
             sents
             draw
             them
             together
             ;
             as
             ,
             put
             Grains
             ,
             Worms
             ,
             or
             Snails
             in
             a
             bottle
             of
             Hay
             tied
             pretty
             close
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             ,
             if
             you
             pluck
             it
             out
             suddenly
             ,
             sometimes
             draw
             up
             Eeles
             in
             it
             .
             But
             I
             never
             yet
             made
             trial
             of
             any
             of
             these
             Oyls
             ;
             for
             ,
             when
             I
             had
             the
             Oyls
             ,
             I
             wanted
             time
             to
             try
             them
             ;
             or
             when
             I
             had
             time
             ,
             I
             wanted
             the
             Oyls
             :
             but
             I
             recommend
             them
             to
             tryal
             of
             others
             ,
             and
             do
             purpose
             (
             God
             willing
             )
             to
             prove
             their
             virtue
             my self
             ,
             especially
             that
             Oyntment
             so
             highly
             commended
             by
             
               I.
               D.
            
             in
             his
             
               Secret
               of
               Angling
            
             .
          
           
             14.
             
             When
             you
             see
             the
             Ant-Flyes
             in
             greatest
             plenty
             ,
             
             go
             to
             the
             Ant-hills
             where
             they
             breed
             ,
             
             take
             a
             great
             handful
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             with
             as
             much
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             the
             grass
             that
             groweth
             on
             those
             Hills
             ,
             put
             all
             into
             a
             large
             glass
             bottle
             ,
             then
             gather
             a
             pottle
             full
             of
             the
             blackest
             Ant-flyes
             unbruised
             ,
             put
             them
             into
             the
             bottle
             (
             or
             into
             a
             firkin
             ,
             if
             you
             would
             keep
             them
             long
             )
             first
             washed
             with
             Honey
             ,
             or
             Water
             and
             Honey
             ;
             Roach
             and
             Dace
             will
             bite
             at
             these
             Flyes
             under
             water
             near
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             15.
             
             When
             you
             gather
             Bobs
             after
             the
             Plough
             ,
             
             put
             them
             into
             a
             Firkin
             with
             sufficient
             of
             the
             soyle
             they
             were
             bred
             in
             ,
             to
             preserve
             them
             ,
             stop
             the
             vessel
             exceeding
             close
             ,
             or
             all
             will
             spoyl
             ,
             set
             it
             where
             neither
             wind
             nor
             frost
             may
             offend
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             will
             keep
             all
             winter
             for
             your
             use
             .
          
           
             16.
             
             At
             the
             later
             end
             of
             September
             ,
             
             take
             some
             dead
             Carrion
             that
             hath
             some
             Maggots
             bred
             in
             it
             that
             begin
             to
             creep
             ,
             bury
             all
             deep
             in
             
             the
             ground
             ,
             that
             the
             frost
             kill
             them
             not
             ,
             and
             they
             will
             serve
             in
             March
             or
             April
             following
             to
             use
             .
          
           
             17.
             
             To
             find
             the
             Flag-worm
             do
             thus
             ,
             
             go
             to
             an
             old
             pond
             or
             pit
             where
             there
             are
             store
             of
             Flags
             ,
             or
             (
             as
             some
             call
             them
             )
             Sedges
             ,
             pull
             some
             up
             by
             the
             roots
             ,
             then
             shake
             those
             roots
             in
             the
             water
             ,
             till
             all
             the
             mud
             and
             dirt
             be
             washed
             away
             from
             them
             ,
             then
             amongst
             the
             small
             strings
             or
             fibres
             that
             grow
             to
             the
             roots
             ,
             you
             will
             find
             little
             husks
             or
             cases
             of
             a
             reddish
             or
             yellowish
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             other
             colours
             ,
             open
             these
             carefully
             with
             a
             pin
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             find
             in
             them
             a
             little
             small
             Worm
             ,
             white
             as
             a
             Gentle
             ,
             but
             longer
             and
             slenderer
             ;
             this
             is
             an
             excellent
             bait
             for
             
               Tench
               ,
               Bream
            
             ,
             especially
             Carp
             :
             if
             you
             pull
             the
             Flags
             in
             sunder
             ,
             and
             cut
             open
             the
             round
             stalk
             ,
             you
             will
             also
             finde
             a
             Worm
             like
             the
             former
             in
             the
             husks
             ,
             but
             tougher
             ,
             and
             in
             that
             respect
             better
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             VII
             .
             Of
             several
             haunts
             or
             resorts
             of
             Fishes
             ,
             and
             in
             what
             Rivers
             or
             places
             of
             them
             they
             are
             most
             usually
             found
             .
          
           
             THis
             part
             of
             our
             Discourse
             being
             a
             discovery
             of
             the
             several
             places
             or
             Rivers
             each
             kind
             of
             fish
             doth
             most
             haunt
             ,
             or
             covet
             ,
             and
             in
             which
             they
             are
             ordinarily
             found
             .
          
           
             The
             several
             sorts
             of
             Rivers
             ,
             Streams
             ,
             Soyls
             and
             Waters
             they
             most
             frequent
             ,
             is
             a
             matter
             (
             in
             this
             under
             valuable
             Art
             )
             of
             no
             smal
             importance
             ;
             for
             if
             you
             come
             with
             baits
             for
             the
             Trout
             or
             Umber
             ,
             and
             Angle
             for
             them
             in
             slow
             muddy
             Rivers
             or
             places
             ,
             you
             will
             have
             little
             (
             if
             any
             )
             sport
             at
             all
             :
             and
             to
             seek
             for
             Carp
             or
             Tench
             in
             stony
             swift
             Rivers
             ,
             is
             equally
             preposterous
             ;
             and
             though
             I
             know
             that
             
             some
             times
             you
             may
             meet
             with
             fish
             in
             such
             rivers
             and
             places
             ,
             as
             they
             do
             not
             usually
             frequent
             (
             for
             no
             general
             rule
             but
             admits
             of
             particular
             exceptions
             )
             yet
             the
             exact
             knowledge
             of
             what
             rivers
             or
             soyls
             ,
             or
             what
             part
             of
             the
             river
             (
             for
             some
             rivers
             have
             swift
             gravelly
             streams
             ,
             and
             also
             slow
             ,
             deep
             ,
             muddy
             places
             )
             such
             or
             such
             sorts
             of
             fish
             do
             most
             frequent
             ,
             will
             exceedingly
             adapt
             you
             ,
             to
             know
             what
             rivers
             ,
             or
             what
             part
             of
             them
             are
             most
             fit
             for
             your
             baits
             ,
             or
             what
             baits
             suit
             best
             with
             each
             river
             ,
             and
             the
             fish
             in
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             Salmon
             loveth
             large
             swift
             rivers
             where
             it
             ebbeth
             and
             floweth
             ,
             and
             there
             they
             are
             found
             in
             greatest
             numbers
             ;
             nevertheless
             I
             have
             known
             them
             to
             be
             found
             in
             lesser
             rivers
             ,
             high
             up
             in
             the
             Country
             ,
             yet
             chiefly
             in
             the
             later
             end
             of
             the
             year
             ,
             when
             they
             come
             thither
             to
             spawn
             ,
             he
             chuseth
             the
             most
             
             swift
             and
             violent
             streams
             ,
             (
             or
             rather
             Cataracts
             )
             and
             in
             England
             the
             clearest
             gravelly
             rivers
             usually
             with
             rocks
             or
             weeds
             ;
             but
             in
             Ireland
             I
             do
             not
             know
             any
             river
             (
             I
             mean
             high
             in
             the
             Country
             )
             that
             hath
             such
             plenty
             of
             them
             ,
             as
             the
             black
             water
             by
             Charlemont
             ,
             and
             the
             broad
             water
             by
             Shanes
             Castle
             ,
             both
             which
             have
             their
             heads
             in
             great
             boggs
             ,
             and
             are
             of
             a
             dark
             muddy
             colour
             ,
             and
             very
             few
             (
             comparatively
             )
             in
             the
             upper
             ban
             ,
             though
             clearer
             and
             swifter
             than
             they
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             The
             Trout
             loveth
             small
             purling
             Brooks
             ,
             or
             Rivers
             that
             are
             very
             swift
             ,
             and
             run
             upon
             stones
             or
             gravel
             ;
             he
             feedeth
             whilest
             strong
             in
             the
             swiftest
             streams
             behind
             a
             stone
             ,
             logge
             ,
             or
             some
             small
             bank
             that
             shooteth
             into
             the
             river
             ,
             which
             the
             streams
             beareth
             upon
             ;
             and
             there
             he
             lieth
             watching
             for
             what
             cometh
             down
             the
             stream
             ,
             and
             suddenly
             
             catcheth
             it
             up
             ;
             his
             hold
             is
             usually
             in
             the
             deep
             ,
             under
             a
             hollow
             place
             of
             the
             bank
             ,
             or
             a
             stone
             that
             lieth
             hollow
             ,
             which
             he
             loveth
             exceedingly
             ;
             and
             sometimes
             ,
             but
             not
             so
             usually
             he
             is
             found
             amongst
             weeds
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             The
             Pearch
             loveth
             a
             gentle
             stream
             of
             a
             reasonable
             depth
             ,
             (
             seldom
             shallow
             )
             close
             by
             a
             hollow
             Bank
             ;
             and
             though
             these
             three
             sorts
             of
             fish
             covet
             clear
             and
             swift
             Rivers
             ,
             green
             weeds
             and
             stony
             gravel
             ;
             yet
             they
             are
             sometimes
             found
             (
             but
             not
             in
             such
             plenty
             and
             goodness
             )
             in
             slow
             muddy
             Rivers
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             
               Carp
               ,
               Tench
            
             and
             Eele
             seek
             mud
             and
             a
             still
             water
             ;
             Eeles
             under
             roots
             or
             stones
             ,
             a
             Carp
             chuseth
             the
             deepest
             and
             stillest
             place
             of
             Pond
             or
             River
             ,
             so
             doth
             the
             Tench
             ,
             and
             also
             green
             weeds
             ,
             which
             he
             loveth
             exceedingly
             :
             Greatest
             Eeles
             love
             as
             before
             ,
             but
             the
             smaller
             
             ones
             are
             found
             in
             all
             sorts
             of
             Rivers
             and
             soils
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             
               Pike
               ,
               Bream
            
             and
             Chub
             ,
             chuse
             Sand
             or
             Clay
             ;
             the
             Bream
             a
             gentle
             stream
             and
             broadest
             part
             of
             the
             River
             ;
             the
             Pike
             still
             Pools
             full
             of
             Frie
             ,
             and
             shelters
             himself
             (
             the
             better
             to
             surprise
             his
             prey
             unawares
             )
             amongst
             Bull-rushes
             ,
             water-docks
             ,
             or
             under
             Bushes
             ;
             the
             Chub
             loves
             the
             same
             ground
             ,
             (
             is
             more
             rarely
             found
             without
             some
             tree
             to
             shade
             and
             cover
             him
             )
             large
             Rivers
             and
             streams
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             
               Barbel
               ,
               Roch
               ,
               Dace
               ,
               Ruff
               ,
            
             seek
             Gravel
             and
             Sand
             more
             than
             the
             Bream
             ,
             and
             the
             deepest
             parts
             of
             the
             River
             ,
             where
             shady
             trees
             are
             more
             grateful
             to
             them
             ,
             than
             to
             the
             Chub
             or
             Chevin
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             The
             Umber
             desires
             Marle
             ,
             Clay
             ,
             clear
             waters
             ,
             swift
             streams
             ,
             far
             from
             the
             Sea
             ,
             (
             for
             I
             never
             saw
             any
             taken
             near
             it
             )
             and
             the
             greatest
             plenty
             of
             them
             that
             I
             know
             of
             ,
             are
             
             found
             in
             the
             mountainous
             parts
             of
             
               Derby-shire
               ,
               Stafford-shire
            
             ,
             as
             
               Dove-trent
               ,
               Derwent
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             8.
             
             Gudgeon
             desires
             sandy
             ,
             gravelly
             ,
             gentle
             streams
             ,
             and
             smaller
             Rivers
             ,
             but
             I
             have
             known
             them
             taken
             in
             great
             abundance
             in
             Trent
             in
             
               Derby
               shire
            
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             very
             large
             ,
             but
             conceive
             them
             to
             be
             in
             greater
             plenty
             nearer
             the
             head
             of
             that
             River
             about
             or
             above
             Heywood
             :
             I
             can
             say
             the
             same
             of
             other
             Rivers
             ,
             and
             therefore
             conceive
             they
             love
             smaller
             Rivers
             rather
             than
             the
             large
             ,
             or
             the
             small
             Brooks
             ;
             for
             I
             never
             found
             them
             in
             so
             great
             plenty
             in
             Brooks
             ,
             as
             small
             Rivers
             :
             He
             bites
             best
             in
             the
             Spring
             till
             he
             spawns
             ,
             and
             little
             after
             till
             Wasp
             time
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             
               Shad
               ,
               Thwait
               ,
               Peel
               ,
               Mullet
               ,
               Suant
            
             and
             Flounder
             ,
             love
             chiefly
             to
             be
             in
             or
             near
             the
             saltish
             waters
             ,
             where
             it
             ebbeth
             and
             floweth
             ;
             I
             have
             known
             the
             Flounder
             taken
             (
             in
             
             good
             plenty
             )
             in
             fresh
             Rivers
             ,
             they
             covet
             Sand
             and
             Gravel
             ,
             deep
             gentle
             streams
             near
             the
             Bank
             ,
             or
             at
             the
             end
             of
             a
             stream
             in
             a
             deep
             still
             place
             :
             Though
             these
             rules
             may
             and
             do
             hold
             good
             in
             the
             general
             ,
             yet
             I
             have
             found
             them
             admit
             of
             particular
             exceptions
             ;
             but
             every
             mans
             habitation
             ingageth
             him
             to
             one
             or
             (
             usually
             at
             most
             to
             )
             two
             Rivers
             ,
             his
             own
             experience
             will
             quickly
             inform
             him
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             the
             fish
             in
             them
             .
             I
             would
             perswade
             all
             that
             love
             angling
             ,
             and
             desire
             to
             be
             complete
             Anglers
             ,
             to
             spend
             some
             time
             in
             all
             sorts
             of
             ▪
             Waters
             ,
             Ponds
             ,
             Rivers
             ,
             swift
             and
             slow
             ,
             stony
             ,
             gravelly
             ,
             muddy
             and
             slimy
             ;
             and
             to
             observe
             all
             the
             differences
             in
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             fish
             ,
             the
             waters
             and
             baits
             ,
             and
             by
             this
             means
             he
             will
             be
             able
             to
             take
             fish
             where
             ever
             he
             angleth
             ;
             otherwise
             (
             through
             want
             of
             experience
             )
             he
             will
             be
             like
             the
             man
             
             that
             could
             read
             in
             no
             book
             but
             his
             own
             ;
             besides
             ,
             a
             man
             (
             his
             occasions
             or
             desires
             drawing
             him
             from
             home
             )
             must
             onely
             stand
             as
             an
             idle
             spectator
             ,
             whilest
             others
             kill
             fish
             ,
             but
             he
             none
             ,
             and
             so
             lose
             the
             repute
             of
             a
             complete
             Angler
             ,
             how
             excellent
             soever
             he
             be
             at
             his
             own
             known
             River
             .
          
           
             Furthermore
             ,
             you
             must
             understand
             ,
             that
             as
             some
             fish
             covet
             one
             soil
             more
             than
             another
             ;
             so
             they
             differ
             in
             their
             choice
             of
             places
             ,
             in
             every
             season
             :
             some
             keep
             all
             Summer
             long
             near
             the
             top
             ,
             some
             never
             leave
             the
             bottom
             ;
             for
             the
             former
             sort
             you
             may
             angle
             with
             a
             Quill
             or
             small
             flote
             near
             the
             top
             ,
             with
             a
             flie
             or
             any
             sort
             of
             worm
             bred
             on
             herbs
             or
             trees
             ;
             or
             with
             a
             flie
             at
             the
             top
             :
             the
             later
             sort
             you
             will
             all
             Summer
             long
             find
             at
             the
             tails
             of
             Wiers
             ,
             Mills
             ,
             Floud-gates
             ,
             Arches
             of
             Bridges
             ,
             or
             the
             more
             shallow
             parts
             of
             the
             River
             ,
             in
             a
             strong
             ,
             swift
             or
             
             gentle
             stream
             ,
             except
             Carp
             ,
             and
             Tench
             ,
             and
             Eele
             ;
             in
             Winter
             all
             flye
             into
             the
             deep
             still
             places
             :
             Where
             it
             ebbeth
             and
             floweth
             they
             will
             sometimes
             bite
             best
             ,
             in
             the
             ebbe
             most
             usually
             ,
             sometimes
             when
             it
             floweth
             ,
             rarely
             at
             full
             water
             near
             the
             Arches
             of
             Bridges
             ,
             Wiers
             ,
             Floud-gates
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             VIII
             .
             What
             times
             are
             unseasonable
             to
             angle
             in
             .
          
           
             
             THere
             being
             a
             time
             for
             all
             things
             ,
             in
             which
             with
             ease
             and
             facility
             the
             same
             may
             be
             accomplished
             ,
             and
             most
             difficult
             ,
             if
             not
             impossible
             ,
             at
             another
             :
             The
             skill
             and
             knowledge
             how
             to
             chuse
             the
             best
             season
             to
             angle
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             avoid
             the
             contrary
             ,
             come
             next
             to
             be
             handled
             ;
             which
             I
             shall
             do
             first
             Negatively
             ,
             viz.
             What
             times
             are
             
             unfit
             to
             angle
             ;
             and
             then
             Affirmatively
             ,
             which
             are
             the
             best
             seasons
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             When
             the
             earth
             is
             parched
             with
             a
             great
             drought
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Rivers
             run
             with
             a
             much
             less
             current
             than
             is
             usual
             ,
             it
             s
             to
             no
             purpose
             to
             angle
             ;
             and
             indeed
             the
             heat
             of
             the
             day
             in
             Summer
             (
             except
             cooled
             by
             winds
             ,
             and
             shaddowed
             with
             Clouds
             ,
             though
             there
             be
             no
             drought
             )
             you
             will
             find
             very
             little
             sport
             ,
             especially
             in
             muddy
             ,
             or
             very
             shallow
             and
             clear
             Rivers
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             In
             cold
             ,
             frosty
             ,
             snowy
             weather
             ,
             I
             know
             the
             fish
             must
             eat
             in
             all
             seasons
             ,
             and
             that
             a
             man
             may
             kill
             fish
             when
             he
             must
             first
             break
             the
             Ice
             ;
             yet
             I
             conceive
             the
             sport
             is
             not
             then
             worth
             pursuing
             ,
             the
             extreme
             cold
             taking
             away
             the
             delight
             ;
             besides
             ,
             the
             indangering
             health
             (
             if
             not
             life
             )
             by
             those
             colds
             ,
             which
             at
             least
             cause
             Rhumes
             and
             Coughs
             :
             Wherefore
             I
             leave
             Winter
             
             and
             night
             angling
             to
             such
             strong
             healthful
             bodies
             ,
             whose
             extraordinary
             delight
             in
             angling
             ,
             or
             those
             whose
             necessity
             enforceth
             them
             to
             seek
             profit
             by
             their
             recreation
             in
             such
             unseasonable
             times
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             When
             there
             happeneth
             any
             small
             frost
             ,
             all
             that
             day
             after
             the
             fish
             will
             not
             rise
             freely
             and
             kindly
             ,
             except
             in
             the
             evening
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             same
             prove
             very
             pleasant
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             If
             the
             wind
             be
             extream
             high
             ,
             so
             that
             you
             cannot
             guide
             your
             tools
             to
             advantage
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             When
             Shepherds
             or
             Country-men
             wash
             their
             Sheep
             ,
             though
             whilest
             they
             are
             washing
             (
             I
             mean
             the
             first
             time
             onely
             )
             the
             fish
             will
             bite
             exceedingly
             well
             ;
             I
             suppose
             the
             filth
             that
             falleth
             from
             the
             Sheep
             doth
             draw
             them
             (
             as
             your
             baiting
             a
             place
             )
             together
             ,
             and
             then
             they
             so
             glut
             themselves
             ,
             that
             till
             the
             whole
             washing
             time
             be
             over
             ,
             
             and
             they
             have
             disgested
             their
             fulness
             ,
             they
             will
             not
             take
             any
             artificial
             baits
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Sharp
             ,
             bitter
             ,
             nipping
             winds
             ,
             which
             most
             usually
             blow
             out
             of
             the
             North
             or
             East
             especially
             ,
             blast
             your
             recreation
             ;
             but
             this
             is
             rather
             the
             season
             than
             the
             wind
             ,
             though
             I
             also
             judge
             those
             winds
             have
             a
             secret
             maligne
             quality
             to
             hinder
             the
             recreation
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             After
             any
             sort
             of
             fish
             have
             spawned
             they
             will
             not
             bite
             any
             thing
             to
             purpose
             ,
             until
             they
             have
             recovered
             their
             strength
             and
             former
             appetite
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             When
             any
             clouds
             arise
             that
             will
             certainly
             bring
             a
             showre
             ,
             or
             storm
             (
             though
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             Summer
             )
             they
             will
             not
             bite
             :
             I
             have
             observed
             that
             though
             the
             fish
             bite
             most
             eagerly
             ,
             and
             to
             your
             hearts
             content
             ,
             yet
             upon
             the
             first
             appearing
             of
             any
             clouds
             ,
             that
             will
             certainly
             bring
             rain
             (
             though
             my
             
             own
             judgment
             could
             not
             then
             apprehend
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             least
             conjecture
             ,
             that
             a
             storm
             was
             arising
             )
             they
             have
             immediately
             left
             off
             biting
             ;
             and
             that
             hath
             been
             all
             that
             hath
             given
             me
             to
             understand
             that
             a
             showre
             was
             coming
             ,
             and
             that
             it
             was
             Prudence
             to
             seek
             shelter
             against
             the
             same
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             IX
             .
             The
             best
             times
             and
             seasons
             to
             angle
             .
          
           
             
             WE
             now
             come
             to
             the
             affirmamative
             part
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             best
             season
             to
             angle
             ,
             that
             as
             before
             we
             discovered
             when
             it
             would
             be
             lost
             labour
             to
             seek
             recreation
             ;
             so
             now
             you
             may
             learn
             to
             improve
             opportunity
             (
             when
             it
             offers
             it self
             )
             to
             best
             advantage
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Calm
             ,
             clear
             (
             or
             which
             is
             better
             )
             
             coole
             cloudy
             weather
             in
             Summer
             ,
             the
             wind
             blowing
             gently
             ,
             so
             as
             you
             may
             guide
             your
             tools
             with
             ease
             ;
             in
             the
             hottest
             months
             the
             cooler
             the
             better
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             When
             the
             floods
             have
             carried
             away
             all
             the
             filth
             that
             the
             rain
             had
             washed
             from
             the
             higher
             grounds
             into
             the
             river
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             river
             keepeth
             his
             usual
             bounds
             ,
             and
             looketh
             of
             a
             Whay
             colour
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             When
             a
             sudden
             violent
             shower
             hath
             a
             little
             mudded
             and
             raised
             the
             river
             ;
             then
             if
             you
             go
             forth
             in
             ,
             or
             immediately
             after
             such
             a
             showre
             ,
             and
             angle
             in
             the
             stream
             at
             the
             ground
             (
             with
             a
             red
             worm
             chiefly
             )
             if
             there
             be
             store
             of
             fish
             in
             the
             river
             ,
             you
             will
             have
             sport
             to
             your
             own
             desire
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             A
             little
             before
             any
             fish
             spawn
             (
             your
             own
             observation
             will
             inform
             you
             of
             the
             time
             by
             the
             fulness
             of
             their
             bellies
             )
             they
             come
             into
             the
             gravelly
             ,
             sandy
             foards
             to
             rub
             and
             
             loosen
             their
             bellies
             ,
             and
             then
             they
             bite
             very
             freely
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             When
             Rivers
             after
             rain
             do
             rise
             ,
             yet
             so
             as
             that
             they
             keep
             within
             their
             banks
             ,
             in
             swift
             rivers
             the
             violence
             of
             the
             stream
             forceth
             the
             fish
             to
             seek
             shelter
             and
             quiet
             ease
             ,
             in
             the
             little
             and
             milder
             currents
             of
             small
             Brooks
             ,
             where
             they
             fall
             into
             larger
             Rivers
             ,
             and
             behind
             the
             ends
             of
             Bridges
             that
             are
             longer
             than
             the
             breadth
             of
             the
             River
             ,
             making
             a
             low
             vacancy
             ,
             where
             the
             Bridge
             defends
             ,
             a
             small
             spot
             of
             ground
             from
             the
             violence
             of
             the
             stream
             ,
             or
             in
             any
             low
             place
             near
             the
             rivers
             side
             ,
             where
             the
             fish
             may
             lie
             at
             rest
             and
             secure
             from
             the
             disturbance
             of
             the
             rapid
             stream
             ;
             in
             such
             a
             place
             (
             being
             not
             very
             deep
             )
             and
             at
             such
             a
             time
             ,
             you
             will
             find
             sport
             :
             my self
             have
             ever
             found
             it
             equal
             to
             the
             best
             season
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Early
             in
             the
             morning
             from
             (
             Carp
             and
             Tench
             before
             )
             Sun
             rising
             ,
             
             until
             eight
             of
             the
             clock
             ;
             and
             from
             four
             after
             noon
             till
             night
             ;
             Carp
             and
             Tench
             ,
             from
             Sun
             set
             till
             far
             in
             the
             night
             in
             the
             hot
             months
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             In
             March
             ,
             beginning
             of
             April
             ,
             later
             end
             of
             September
             ,
             and
             all
             winter
             fish
             bite
             best
             in
             the
             warmth
             of
             the
             day
             ,
             no
             winds
             stirring
             ,
             the
             air
             clear
             ;
             in
             Summer
             months
             ,
             morning
             and
             evening
             is
             best
             ,
             or
             cool
             cloudy
             weather
             :
             if
             you
             can
             find
             shelter
             ,
             no
             matter
             how
             high
             the
             wind
             be
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             Fish
             rise
             best
             at
             the
             flye
             after
             ,
             a
             shower
             that
             hath
             not
             mudded
             the
             water
             ,
             yet
             hath
             beaten
             the
             Gnats
             and
             Flyes
             into
             the
             Rivers
             ,
             you
             may
             in
             such
             a
             shower
             observe
             them
             rise
             much
             if
             you
             will
             endure
             the
             rain
             ;
             also
             the
             best
             months
             for
             the
             flye
             are
             
               March
               ,
               April
               ,
               May
            
             ,
             part
             of
             June
             ;
             in
             the
             cooler
             months
             ,
             in
             the
             warmest
             time
             of
             the
             day
             ;
             in
             warmer
             weather
             ,
             about
             nine
             in
             the
             morning
             ;
             three
             after
             noon
             ,
             if
             
             any
             gentle
             gale
             blow
             ;
             sometimes
             in
             a
             warm
             evening
             ,
             when
             the
             gnats
             play
             much
             .
          
           
             Also
             after
             the
             River
             is
             cleared
             from
             a
             flood
             they
             rise
             exceeding
             well
             ,
             I
             conceive
             they
             were
             glutted
             with
             ground
             baits
             ,
             and
             now
             covet
             the
             fly
             ,
             having
             wanted
             it
             a
             time
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             A
             Trout
             bites
             best
             in
             a
             muddy
             rising
             water
             ,
             in
             dark
             ,
             cloudy
             ,
             windy
             weather
             ,
             early
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             from
             half
             an
             hour
             after
             eight
             till
             ten
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             afternoon
             ,
             from
             three
             ,
             till
             after
             four
             ;
             and
             sometimes
             in
             the
             evening
             ;
             but
             nine
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             and
             three
             afternoon
             are
             his
             chiefest
             and
             most
             constant
             hours
             of
             biting
             at
             ground
             or
             fly
             ,
             as
             the
             water
             suits
             either
             ;
             
               March
               ,
               April
               ,
               May
            
             ,
             and
             part
             of
             June
             are
             his
             chiefest
             months
             ,
             though
             he
             bites
             well
             in
             
               July
               ,
               August
            
             ,
             and
             September
             .
             After
             a
             showre
             in
             the
             evening
             he
             riseth
             well
             at
             gnats
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Salmon
             ,
             three
             afternoon
             ,
             
             chiefly
             in
             
               May
               ,
               Iune
               ,
               Iuly
               ,
               August
               ,
            
             a
             clear
             water
             and
             some
             wind
             ,
             and
             he
             biteth
             best
             when
             the
             wind
             bloweth
             against
             the
             stream
             ,
             and
             near
             the
             Sea.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Carp
             and
             Tench
             ,
             morning
             and
             evening
             very
             early
             and
             late
             ,
             
               Iune
               ,
               Iuly
            
             ,
             and
             August
             ,
             or
             indeed
             in
             the
             night
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             A
             Chevin
             ,
             from
             Sun
             rising
             or
             earlier
             (
             at
             Snails
             especially
             ,
             for
             in
             the
             heat
             of
             the
             day
             he
             careth
             not
             for
             them
             )
             in
             Iune
             and
             Iuly
             ,
             till
             about
             eight
             ;
             again
             at
             three
             after
             noon
             at
             ground
             or
             fly
             ;
             and
             his
             chief
             fly
             which
             he
             most
             delights
             in
             ,
             is
             a
             great
             Moth
             ,
             with
             a
             very
             great
             head
             ,
             not
             unlike
             to
             an
             Owl
             ,
             with
             whitish
             wings
             and
             yellowish
             body
             (
             you
             may
             find
             them
             flying
             abroad
             in
             Summer
             evenings
             in
             Gardens
             )
             some
             wind
             stirring
             ,
             large
             Rivers
             chiefly
             ,
             streams
             or
             shade
             ,
             he
             will
             take
             a
             small
             Lamprey
             or
             Seaven-eyes
             ,
             an
             Eele-brood
             ,
             either
             
             of
             them
             about
             a
             straws
             bigness
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Pike
             bites
             best
             about
             three
             Afternoon
             ,
             in
             a
             clear
             water
             ,
             a
             gentle
             gale
             ;
             
               July
               ,
               August
               ,
               September
               ,
               October
               .
            
          
           
             6.
             
             A
             Bream
             from
             about
             Sun
             rising
             till
             eight
             in
             a
             muddy
             water
             ,
             a
             good
             gale
             of
             wind
             ;
             and
             in
             Ponds
             the
             higher
             the
             wind
             ,
             and
             where
             the
             waves
             are
             highest
             ,
             and
             nearer
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Pond
             ,
             the
             better
             ;
             end
             of
             
               May
               ,
               June
               ,
               July
            
             (
             especially
             )
             and
             August
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Roch
             and
             Dace
             all
             day
             long
             ,
             best
             at
             the
             top
             ,
             at
             flie
             or
             Oak-worm
             principally
             ,
             and
             at
             all
             other
             worms
             bred
             on
             herbs
             or
             trees
             ,
             
               Palmers
               ,
               Caterpillers
               ,
               &c.
            
             in
             plain
             Rivers
             or
             Ponds
             ,
             under
             Water-dock-leaves
             ,
             under
             shady
             trees
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             
               Gudgeon
               ,
               April
            
             ,
             and
             till
             he
             have
             spawned
             in
             May
             ,
             and
             little
             after
             that
             till
             Wasp
             time
             ,
             and
             then
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             year
             all
             day
             long
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             Flounder
             all
             day
             in
             
               April
               ,
               May
               ,
               June
               ,
               July
               .
            
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             X.
             General
             Observations
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             LEt
             the
             Anglers
             Apparel
             be
             sad
             dark
             colours
             ,
             as
             sad
             gray's
             ,
             tawny
             ,
             purple
             hair
             or
             musk
             colour
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Use
             Shoomakers
             wax
             to
             your
             silk
             or
             thred
             ,
             with
             which
             you
             make
             or
             mend
             either
             rod
             or
             flie
             ;
             it
             holds
             more
             firmly
             ,
             and
             sticketh
             better
             than
             any
             other
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Into
             such
             places
             as
             you
             use
             to
             angle
             at
             ,
             once
             a
             week
             at
             least
             cast
             in
             all
             sorts
             of
             Corn
             boyled
             soft
             ,
             grains
             washed
             in
             bloud
             ,
             bloud
             dryed
             and
             cut
             into
             pieces
             ,
             Snails
             ,
             worms
             chopt
             small
             ,
             pieces
             of
             fowle
             or
             beasts
             guts
             ,
             beasts
             Livers
             ;
             for
             Carp
             and
             Tench
             you
             cannot
             feed
             too
             often
             ,
             or
             too
             much
             ;
             this
             course
             draweth
             the
             fish
             to
             the
             place
             you
             desire
             :
             And
             to
             keep
             them
             together
             ,
             cast
             about
             twenty
             
             grains
             of
             ground
             Malt
             at
             a
             time
             ,
             now
             and
             then
             as
             you
             angle
             ;
             and
             indeed
             all
             sorts
             of
             baits
             are
             good
             to
             cast
             in
             ,
             specially
             whilest
             you
             are
             angling
             with
             that
             bait
             ;
             principally
             
               Cadbait
               ,
               Gentles
            
             and
             Wasps
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             find
             they
             will
             snap
             up
             yours
             more
             eagerly
             ,
             and
             with
             less
             suspicion
             ;
             but
             by
             no
             means
             when
             you
             angle
             in
             a
             stream
             cast
             them
             in
             at
             your
             hook
             ,
             but
             something
             above
             where
             you
             angle
             ,
             lest
             the
             stream
             carry
             them
             beyond
             your
             hook
             ,
             and
             so
             instead
             of
             drawing
             them
             to
             you
             ,
             you
             draw
             them
             from
             you
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Destroy
             all
             beasts
             or
             birds
             that
             devour
             the
             fish
             or
             their
             spawn
             ,
             and
             endeavour
             (
             whether
             in
             Authority
             or
             not
             )
             to
             see
             all
             Statutes
             put
             in
             execution
             ,
             against
             such
             as
             use
             unlawful
             Nets
             or
             means
             to
             take
             fish
             ;
             especially
             barre
             netting
             and
             Night-hooking
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             Get
             your
             rods
             and
             tops
             without
             
             knots
             ,
             they
             are
             dangerous
             for
             breaking
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Keep
             your
             rod
             dry
             ,
             lest
             it
             rot
             ;
             and
             not
             near
             the
             fire
             ,
             lest
             it
             grow
             brittle
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             In
             drought
             wet
             your
             rod
             a
             little
             before
             you
             begin
             to
             angle
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             
               Lob-worms
               ,
               Dew-worms
            
             ,
             and
             great
             Garden
             worms
             all
             one
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             When
             you
             angle
             at
             ground
             ,
             or
             with
             the
             natural
             flie
             ,
             your
             line
             must
             not
             exceed
             the
             length
             of
             your
             rod.
             For
             the
             Trout
             at
             ground
             it
             must
             be
             shorter
             ,
             and
             in
             some
             cases
             not
             half
             the
             length
             ,
             as
             in
             small
             Brooks
             or
             woody
             Rivers
             ,
             either
             at
             ground
             or
             with
             the
             natural
             flie
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             When
             you
             have
             hooked
             a
             good
             fish
             ,
             have
             an
             especial
             care
             to
             keep
             your
             rod
             bent
             ,
             lest
             he
             run
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             line
             ,
             and
             break
             your
             hook
             or
             his
             hold
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             Such
             tops
             or
             stocks
             as
             you
             get
             ,
             must
             not
             be
             used
             till
             fully
             seasoned
             ,
             which
             wich
             will
             not
             be
             in
             
             one
             year
             and
             a
             quarter
             ;
             but
             I
             like
             them
             better
             if
             kept
             till
             they
             be
             two
             years
             old
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             The
             first
             fish
             you
             take
             cut
             up
             his
             belly
             ,
             and
             you
             may
             then
             see
             his
             stomach
             ;
             it
             is
             known
             by
             its
             largeness
             and
             place
             ,
             lying
             from
             the
             Gills
             to
             the
             small
             guts
             ;
             take
             it
             out
             very
             tenderly
             ,
             (
             if
             you
             bruise
             it
             your
             labour
             and
             design
             are
             lost
             )
             and
             with
             a
             sharp
             Knife
             cut
             it
             open
             without
             bruising
             ,
             and
             then
             you
             may
             find
             his
             food
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             thereby
             discover
             what
             bait
             the
             fish
             at
             that
             instant
             takes
             best
             ,
             flies
             or
             ground-baits
             ,
             and
             so
             fit
             them
             accordingly
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             Fish
             are
             frighted
             with
             any
             the
             least
             sight
             or
             motion
             ,
             therefore
             by
             all
             means
             keep
             out
             of
             sight
             ,
             either
             by
             sheltering
             your self
             behind
             some
             bush
             or
             tree
             ,
             or
             by
             standing
             so
             far
             off
             the
             Rivers
             side
             ,
             that
             you
             can
             see
             nothing
             but
             your
             flie
             or
             flote
             ;
             to
             effect
             this
             ,
             a
             long
             rod
             as
             
             ground
             ,
             and
             a
             long
             line
             with
             the
             artificial
             flie
             may
             be
             of
             use
             to
             you
             .
             And
             here
             I
             meet
             with
             two
             different
             opinions
             and
             practises
             ,
             some
             alwayes
             cast
             their
             flie
             and
             bait
             up
             the
             water
             ,
             and
             so
             they
             say
             nothing
             occurreth
             to
             the
             fishes
             sight
             but
             the
             line
             :
             others
             fish
             down
             the
             River
             ,
             and
             so
             suppose
             (
             the
             rod
             and
             line
             being
             long
             )
             the
             quantity
             of
             water
             takes
             away
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             lesseneth
             the
             fishes
             fight
             ;
             but
             the
             other
             affirm
             ,
             that
             rod
             and
             line
             ,
             and
             perhaps
             your self
             are
             seen
             also
             .
             In
             this
             difference
             of
             opinions
             I
             shall
             onely
             say
             ,
             in
             small
             Brooks
             you
             may
             angle
             upwards
             ,
             or
             else
             in
             great
             Rivers
             you
             must
             wade
             ,
             as
             I
             have
             known
             some
             ,
             who
             thereby
             got
             the
             Sciatica
             ,
             and
             I
             would
             not
             wish
             you
             to
             purchase
             pleasure
             at
             so
             dear
             a
             rate
             ;
             besides
             ,
             casting
             up
             the
             River
             you
             cannot
             keep
             your
             line
             out
             of
             the
             water
             ,
             which
             we
             noted
             for
             a
             fault
             before
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             use
             this
             
             way
             confess
             ,
             that
             if
             in
             casting
             your
             flie
             ,
             the
             line
             fall
             into
             the
             water
             before
             it
             ,
             the
             flie
             were
             better
             uncast
             ,
             because
             it
             frights
             the
             fish
             ;
             then
             certainly
             it
             must
             do
             it
             this
             way
             ,
             whether
             the
             flie
             fall
             first
             or
             not
             ,
             the
             line
             must
             first
             come
             to
             the
             fish
             or
             fall
             on
             him
             ,
             which
             undoubtedly
             will
             fright
             him
             :
             Therefore
             my
             opinion
             is
             ,
             that
             you
             angle
             down
             the
             River
             ,
             for
             the
             other
             way
             you
             traverse
             twice
             so
             much
             ,
             and
             beat
             not
             so
             much
             ground
             as
             downwards
             .
          
           
             14.
             
             Keep
             the
             Sun
             (
             and
             Moon
             ,
             if
             night
             )
             before
             you
             ,
             if
             your
             eyes
             will
             endure
             it
             ,
             (
             which
             I
             much
             question
             )
             at
             least
             be
             sure
             to
             have
             those
             Planets
             on
             your
             side
             ,
             for
             if
             they
             be
             on
             your
             back
             ,
             your
             rod
             will
             with
             its
             shadow
             offend
             much
             ,
             and
             the
             fish
             see
             further
             and
             clearer
             ,
             when
             they
             look
             towards
             those
             Lights
             ,
             then
             the
             contrary
             ;
             as
             you
             may
             experiment
             thus
             ,
             in
             a
             dark
             night
             if
             a
             man
             come
             betwixt
             you
             and
             any
             
             light
             ,
             you
             see
             him
             clearly
             but
             not
             at
             all
             if
             the
             light
             come
             betwixt
             you
             and
             him
             .
          
           
             15.
             
             When
             you
             angle
             for
             the
             Trout
             ,
             you
             need
             not
             make
             above
             three
             or
             four
             tryals
             in
             one
             place
             ,
             either
             with
             flie
             or
             ground-bait
             ;
             for
             he
             will
             then
             either
             take
             it
             ,
             or
             make
             an
             offer
             ,
             or
             not
             stir
             at
             all
             ,
             and
             so
             you
             lose
             time
             to
             stay
             there
             any
             longer
             .
          
           
           
             Pearch
             bites
             exceeding
             well
             at
             all
             sorts
             of
             Earth-worms
             ,
             if
             well
             scowered
             ,
             especially
             Lob-wormes
             and
             
               Brandlings
               ,
               Bobs
               ,
               Oak-wormes
               ,
               Gentles
               ,
               Cadbait
               ,
               Wasps
               ,
               Dores
               ,
               Menow
               ,
               
               Colwort-worm
               ,
            
             and
             often
             as
             almost
             any
             bait
             saye
             the
             flie
             .
          
           
             He
             bites
             well
             all
             day
             long
             in
             seasonable
             weather
             ,
             but
             chiefly
             from
             eight
             in
             the
             morning
             till
             after
             ten
             ,
             and
             from
             a
             little
             before
             three
             Afternoon
             ,
             till
             almost
             five
             .
          
           
             16.
             
             A
             Chevin
             loveth
             to
             have
             several
             flies
             ,
             and
             of
             divers
             sorts
             ,
             on
             the
             hook
             at
             once
             ,
             and
             several
             baits
             also
             at
             once
             on
             the
             hook
             ;
             as
             a
             Wasp
             and
             Colwort-worm
             ,
             or
             an
             old
             Wasp
             and
             young
             Dore
             ,
             or
             Humble
             when
             his
             wings
             and
             legs
             are
             grown
             forth
             ,
             or
             a
             flie
             and
             Cad-worm
             or
             Oak-worm
             .
          
           
             17.
             
             Take
             for
             a
             Trowt
             two
             Lob-worms
             well
             scowered
             ,
             cut
             them
             into
             two
             equal
             halfs
             ,
             put
             them
             on
             your
             hook
             ;
             this
             is
             an
             excellent
             bait
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             muddy
             water
             a
             Trout
             will
             not
             take
             a
             Cadbait
             ,
             you
             must
             therefore
             onely
             use
             it
             in
             clear
             waters
             .
          
           
           
             If
             you
             desire
             to
             angle
             in
             a
             very
             swift
             stream
             ,
             and
             have
             your
             bait
             rest
             in
             one
             place
             ,
             and
             yet
             not
             overburthen
             your
             line
             with
             Lead
             ,
             take
             a
             stone
             bow
             or
             small
             Pistoll
             Bullet
             ,
             make
             a
             hole
             through
             it
             ,
             wider
             at
             each
             side
             than
             in
             the
             middle
             ;
             yet
             so
             open
             in
             every
             place
             ,
             as
             that
             the
             line
             may
             easily
             pass
             through
             it
             without
             any
             stop
             ;
             place
             a
             very
             small
             piece
             of
             Lead
             on
             your
             line
             ,
             that
             may
             keep
             this
             Bullet
             from
             falling
             nearer
             the
             hook
             than
             that
             piece
             of
             Lead
             ,
             and
             if
             your
             flote
             be
             made
             large
             enough
             to
             bear
             above
             water
             against
             the
             force
             of
             the
             stream
             ,
             the
             fish
             will
             ,
             when
             they
             bite
             ,
             run
             away
             with
             the
             bait
             as
             securely
             ,
             as
             if
             there
             were
             no
             more
             weight
             upon
             your
             line
             ,
             than
             the
             little
             piece
             of
             Lead
             ,
             because
             the
             hole
             in
             the
             Bullet
             gives
             passage
             to
             the
             line
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             were
             not
             there
             .
          
           
             18.
             
             When
             Cattle
             in
             Summer
             
             come
             into
             the
             Foards
             ,
             their
             dung
             draweth
             the
             fish
             unto
             the
             lower
             end
             of
             the
             Foard
             ;
             at
             such
             a
             time
             angle
             for
             a
             Chevin
             with
             baits
             fit
             for
             him
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             have
             sport
             .
          
           
             19.
             
             Before
             you
             set
             your
             hook
             to
             your
             line
             ,
             arme
             the
             line
             by
             turning
             the
             Silk
             five
             or
             six
             times
             about
             the
             link
             ,
             and
             so
             with
             the
             same
             hair
             set
             on
             your
             hook
             ;
             this
             preserves
             your
             lines
             ,
             that
             your
             hook
             cut
             it
             not
             in
             sunder
             ,
             and
             also
             that
             it
             will
             not
             ,
             when
             you
             use
             the
             cast
             flie
             ,
             snap
             off
             so
             easily
             ,
             which
             it
             is
             very
             subject
             to
             do
             .
          
           
             20.
             
             In
             very
             wet
             seasons
             Trouts
             leave
             the
             rivers
             and
             larger
             Brooks
             ,
             and
             flee
             into
             such
             little
             Brooks
             as
             scarce
             run
             at
             all
             in
             dry
             Summers
             .
          
           
             21.
             
             To
             all
             sorts
             of
             Pastes
             adde
             Flax
             ,
             Cotton
             or
             Wooll
             ,
             to
             keep
             the
             Paste
             from
             falling
             off
             your
             hook
             .
          
           
             22.
             
             Deny
             not
             part
             of
             what
             your
             
             endeavours
             shall
             purchase
             unto
             any
             sick
             or
             indigent
             persons
             ,
             but
             willingly
             distribute
             a
             part
             of
             your
             purchase
             to
             those
             who
             may
             desire
             a
             share
             .
          
           
             23.
             
             Make
             not
             a
             profession
             of
             any
             recreation
             ,
             lest
             your
             immoderate
             love
             to
             the
             same
             bring
             a
             cross
             wish
             with
             it
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           You
           may
           be
           most
           completely
           furnished
           with
           all
           manner
           of
           fishing
           tackling
           at
           Mr.
           Fletchers
           ,
           near
           St.
           Gregories
           Church
           by
           the
           west
           end
           of
           Pauls
           ;
           or
           at
           Mr.
           Brandons
           ,
           near
           to
           the
           Swan
           in
           Golden-lane
           ;
           or
           at
           Mr.
           Kirbies
           in
           
             Harp
             Alley
          
           in
           Shoo-lane
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           most
           choice
           Hook-maker
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           TABLE
           .
        
         
           
             A
          
           
             ANgling
             Tools
             when
             to
             provide
             Page
             2
          
           
             Angling
             the
             several
             kinds
             .
             Page
             14
          
           
             Angling
             at
             ground
             for
             the
             Trout
             .
             Page
             40
          
           
             Angling
             in
             the
             night
             .
             Page
             41
          
           
             Angling
             with
             the
             Menow
             .
             Page
             42
          
           
             Anglig
             for
             the
             Pike
             .
             Page
             44
          
           
             Angling
             for
             the
             Eele
             Page
             49
          
           
             Angling
             at
             ground
             for
             all
             sorts
             of
             fish
             ,
             directions
             .
             Page
             51
          
           
             Ant-flies
             to
             keep
             .
             Page
             73
          
        
         
           
             B
          
           
             Bark-worm
             .
             Page
             71
          
           
             Bags
             for
             worms
             .
             Page
             12
          
           
             Barbel
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             59
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             80
          
           
             Bleak
             his
             baits
             as
             the
             Roach
             .
             Page
             60
          
           
             Bobs
             .
             Page
             70
          
           
             Bream
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             61
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             80
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
             94
          
           
             Boxes
             for
             Flies
             ,
             Cankers
             ,
             &c.
             Page
             12
          
           
             Bobbing
             .
             Page
             49
          
           
             Brogling
             Page
             ibid.
             
          
           
             Bulhead
             .
             Page
             63
          
           
             Bloud
             to
             order
             .
             Page
             72
          
        
         
           
           
             C
          
           
             Cadbait
             his
             kind
             .
             Page
             69
          
           
             How
             to
             keep
             them
             .
             Page
             68
          
           
             How
             to
             use
             them
             .
             Page
             38
          
           
             Cane
             or
             Reed
             its
             best
             use
             .
             Page
             4
          
           
             Carp
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             57
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             79
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
             93
          
           
             Chevin
             or
             Chub
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             60
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             80
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
             93
          
        
         
           
             D
          
           
             Dace
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             59
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             80
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
             94
          
           
             Depth
             of
             water
             to
             try
             .
             Page
             11
          
        
         
           
             E
          
           
             Eele
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             58
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             79
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
          
        
         
           
             F
          
           
             Flie
             ,
             what
             fish
             rise
             best
             at
             it
             .
             Page
             17
          
           
             When
             each
             Flie
             comes
             in
             .
             Page
             19
          
           
             How
             to
             find
             that
             time
             .
             Page
             20
          
           
             Flie
             artificial
             to
             make
             .
             Page
             24
          
           
             Directions
             how
             to
             use
             it
             .
             Page
             30
          
           
             
             Flie
             natural
             to
             angle
             with
             .
             Page
             21
          
           
             Directions
             how
             to
             use
             it
             .
             Page
             22
          
           
             Why
             fish
             rise
             not
             at
             the
             artificial
             Flie
             in
             muddy
             rivers
             so
             well
             as
             in
             others
             .
             Pages
             34
             ,
             35
             ,
             36
          
           
             Flounder
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             61
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             81
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
             84
          
           
             Flag-worm
             .
             Page
             75
          
           
             When
             fish
             rise
             at
             the
             Flie
             best
             .
             Page
             91
          
           
             Feeding
             the
             fish
             .
             Page
             95
          
        
         
           
             G
          
           
             Gudgeon
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             59
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             81
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
             94
          
           
             Grayling
             ,
             vide
             Umber
             .
             Page
          
           
             Grain
             to
             order
             .
             Page
             72
          
        
         
           
             H
          
           
             Hooks
             the
             shape
             .
             Page
             9
          
           
             How
             to
             set
             them
             to
             the
             line
             .
             Page
             10
          
           
             To
             sharpen
             them
             .
             Page
             12
          
        
         
           
             L
          
           
             Line
             how
             to
             make
             .
             Page
             7
          
           
             Lines
             ,
             hooks
             ,
             flies
             to
             carry
             .
             Page
             13
          
           
             Leach
             his
             baits
             ,
             haunts
             ,
             &c.
             Page
             61
          
        
         
           
             M
          
           
             Menow
             his
             baits
             ,
             haunts
             ,
             &c.
             Pages
             61
             ,
             62
          
           
             
             Mullet
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             ●●
          
           
             His
             haunt
             as
             the
             Flounder
             .
             Page
             81
          
           
             Maggots
             to
             breed
             and
             keep
             .
             Page
             74
          
        
         
           
             O
          
           
             Oak-worm
             how
             to
             use
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             fish
             take
             it
             best
             .
             Page
             69
          
        
         
           
             P
          
           
             Pannier
             .
             Page
             13
          
           
             Pastes
             to
             make
             .
             Page
             63
          
           
             Pike
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             45
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             80
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
             94
          
           
             How
             to
             halter
             him
             .
             Page
             58
          
           
             Pearch
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             101
          
           
             His
             haunts
             .
             Page
             79
          
           
             His
             biting
             time
             .
             Page
             102
          
        
         
           
             R
          
           
             Roach
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             59
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             80
          
           
             His
             time
             of
             biting
             .
             Page
             94
          
           
             Ruff
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             79
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             80
          
           
             Biting
             time
             as
             the
             Pearch
             .
             Page
          
        
         
           
             S
          
           
             Salmon
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             54
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             77
          
           
             Biting
             time
             Page
             92
          
           
             Shad
             and
             Suant
             their
             baits
             .
             Page
             61
          
           
             Their
             haunts
             .
             Page
             81
          
           
             
             Biting
             time
             as
             the
             Flounder
             .
             Page
             84
          
           
             Spawn
             of
             fish
             how
             to
             use
             .
             Page
             68
          
           
             Swivel
             its
             use
             .
             Page
             43
          
        
         
           
             T
          
           
             Tench
             his
             baits
             ,
             Page
             57
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             79
          
           
             Biting
             time
             .
             Page
             99
          
           
             Trout
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             55
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             78
          
           
             His
             biting
             time
             .
             Page
             92
          
           
             To
             take
             a
             Trout
             you
             have
             missed
             .
             Page
             44
          
           
             Trowle
             its
             several
             wayes
             .
             Page
             ibid.
             
          
        
         
           
             U
          
           
             Umber
             his
             baits
             .
             Page
             56
          
           
             His
             haunt
             .
             Page
             80
          
           
             His
             biting
             time
             .
             Page
             92
          
        
         
           
             W
          
           
             Worms
             how
             to
             order
             .
             Page
             65
          
           
             Worm-bags
             .
             Page
             12
          
           
             Wasps
             .
             Page
             71
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A64795-e780
           
             The
             Introduction
             to
             the
             ensuing
             Discourse
             .
          
           
             The
             time
             to
             provide
             stocks
             and
             tops
             .
          
           
             The
             use
             of
             the
             Reed
             or
             Cane
             .
          
           
             The
             making
             the
             line
             .
          
           
             The
             shape
             of
             the
             Hook.
             
          
           
             The
             flote
             .
          
           
             To
             try
             the
             depth
             of
             the
             water
             .
          
           
             To
             carry
             your
             lines
             or
             artificial
             flies
             .
          
           
             To
             sharpen
             the
             hook
             that
             is
             dulled
             .
          
           
             To
             carry
             baits
             and
             other
             necessaries
             .
          
           
             For
             worms
             ,
             c●dbait
             .
          
           
             To
             land
             great
             fish
             when
             you
             want
             an
             assistant
             .
          
           
             Your
             Pannier
             .
          
           
             Several
             wayes
             of
             angling
             .
          
           
             What
             fish
             rise
             best
             at
             the
             fly
             ,
             both
             natural
             and
             artificial
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             find
             what
             flie
             the
             fish
             at
             that
             instant
             most
             desire
             .
          
           
             Directions
             in
             using
             the
             artificial
             flie
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             artificial
             flie
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             make
             the
             artificial
             fl●e
             several
             wayes
             .
          
           
             Cautions
             for
             the
             use
             of
             the
             artificial
             fly
             .
          
           
             Two
             conjectures
             
          
           
             why
             fish
             rise
             not
             wel
             at
             the
             artificial
             flie
             in
             slimy
             rivers
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             angle
             with
             the
             Cadbait
             .
          
           
             Ground
             angling
             .
          
           
             Night
             ●ngling
             .
          
           
             Angling
             for
             the
             Trout
             with
             a
             Menow
             .
          
           
             The
             use
             of
             the
             Swivel
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             misse
             a
             Trout
             how
             to
             take
             her
             afterwards
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             angle
             for
             the
             Pike
             with
             a
             Trowle
             ,
             and
             several
             other
             wayes
             .
          
           
             Brogling
             for
             Eeles
             .
          
           
             Bobbing
             for
             Eeles
             
          
           
             Directions
             in
             angling
             at
             the
             ground
             .
          
           
             Baits
             for
             the
             Salmon
             .
          
           
             Several
             sorts
             of
             Pastes
             .
          
           
             Cadbait
             .
          
           
             Spawn
             of
             fish
             .
          
           
             The
             chiefest
             way
             to
             use
             the
             Oakworm
             .
          
           
             Cadbait
             his
             kinds
             .
          
           
             Bobs
             ,
             two
             sorts
             .
          
           
             Barke
             wormes
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             use
             Wasps
             .
          
           
             Sheeps
             blood
             ,
             how
             to
             use
             it
             .
          
           
             How
             to
             o●der
             Graine
             .
          
           
             Ant-flyes
             .
          
           
             Bobs
             after
             the
             plow.
             
          
           
             To
             breed
             and
             keep
             Gentles
             .
          
           
             To
             find
             the
             Flag-worm
             .
          
           
             When
             unseasonable
             to
             angle
             .
          
           
             When
             it
             is
             best
             to
             angle
             .
          
        
      
    
  

