The art of angling greatly improved, containing the most esteemed methods of angling for pond and river fish .. . kes the bait best when the wind isblowing against the stream, and near the sea. Carp and Tench morning and evening,very early and late, in June, July, andAugust, or even in the night. Chub from sun-rising or earlier. In theheat of the day, he will seldom bite. InJune and July, till about eight, and at threein the afternoon, at ground or fly, if theweather be cool. Pike bitss best at three in the afternoon,in a clear water, accompanied by a gentlegale, in July, August, September, Oc
The art of angling greatly improved, containing the most esteemed methods of angling for pond and river fish .. . kes the bait best when the wind isblowing against the stream, and near the sea. Carp and Tench morning and evening,very early and late, in June, July, andAugust, or even in the night. Chub from sun-rising or earlier. In theheat of the day, he will seldom bite. InJune and July, till about eight, and at threein the afternoon, at ground or fly, if theweather be cool. Pike bitss best at three in the afternoon,in a clear water, accompanied by a gentlegale, in July, August, September, October. Bream from about sun-rising till eight, ina muddy water, and a good breeze of ponds, the more violent the wind, and thehigher the waves, the better. From the endof May, June, July especially, and August. Roach and Dace, during the whole of theday, in clear weather, with a slight from April till he has spawned inMay, and then to the end of the year, inwarm clear weather. Flounder, during the whole of the day, inAprils May, June, and July, when the waterhas been disturbed by BAITS. On Baits in general. Worms are the most natural baits underwater for almost every fish, instances havingeven occurred of Pike taking them. Theyshould be preserved and cleansed in mode-rately dry moss, in a cool place in the sum-mer, and out of the reach of the frost in thewinter. The greater the quantity of moss?which is used, and the oftener it is changed,the longer they will live, as they cannot bearbeing exposed to the open air. The largest is The Loh, or Dew-wormy which is found in old gardens, fallow fields, and early in the morning it may be takenupon the surface of grass fields. It is a goodbait for Salmon, Trout, Perch, Chub, andEels, particularly in muddy water. The Red Worm is found in all loamy soils, and nic^y be ga-thered by following a plough, turning up gar-den soil, and under boards, bricks, slates,tiles, stones, &c. that have lain undisturbeda short
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