. The compleat angler. Fishing. The Compleat Angler And the baits for this bold fish are not many : I mean, he will bite as well at some or at any of these three, as at any or all others whatsoever : a worm, a minnow, or a little frog (of which you may find many in hay- time) ; and of worms, the dunghill-worm, called a brandling, I take to be best, being well scoured in moss or fennel; or he will bite at a worm that lies under a cow- turd, with a bluish head. And if you rove for a perch with a minnow, then it is best to be alive, you sticking your hook through his back fin, or a minnow with th
. The compleat angler. Fishing. The Compleat Angler And the baits for this bold fish are not many : I mean, he will bite as well at some or at any of these three, as at any or all others whatsoever : a worm, a minnow, or a little frog (of which you may find many in hay- time) ; and of worms, the dunghill-worm, called a brandling, I take to be best, being well scoured in moss or fennel; or he will bite at a worm that lies under a cow- turd, with a bluish head. And if you rove for a perch with a minnow, then it is best to be alive, you sticking your hook through his back fin, or a minnow with the hook in his upper lip, and letting him swim up and down about mid-water, or a little lower, and you still keeping him to about that depth by a cork, which ought not to be a very little one ; and the like way you are to fish for the perch, with a small frog, your hook being fastened through the' skin of his leg, towards the upper part of it ; and lastly, I will give you but this advice, that you give the perch time enough when he bites, for there was scarce ever any angler that has given him too much. And now I think best to rest myself, for I have almost spent my spirits with talking so long. Ven. Nay, good master, one fish more, for you see it rains still, and you know our angles are like money put to usury, they may thrive, though we sit still and do nothing but talk and enjoy one another. Come, come, the other fish, good master. Pisc. But, scholar, have you nothing to mix with this discourse, which now grows both tedious and tiresome.'' Shall I have nothing 182. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687; Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947 ed. London ; New York : John Lane
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