The art of angling greatly improved, containing the most esteemed methods of angling for pond and river fish .. . t about afoot from the hook. It must be observed,that very slender transparent gut, of the co-lour of the water, is one of the most impor-tant causes of success in Grayling small goose-quill float must be used; ifworms be the bait, the hook should be No. 5or 6, if maggots. No. 8 or 9. Great cautionmust be observed in landing the Grayling,as it is very tender-mouthed. Cotton stig-matises the Grayling as one of the deadest-hearted fishes in the world, and the biggerhe is th
The art of angling greatly improved, containing the most esteemed methods of angling for pond and river fish .. . t about afoot from the hook. It must be observed,that very slender transparent gut, of the co-lour of the water, is one of the most impor-tant causes of success in Grayling small goose-quill float must be used; ifworms be the bait, the hook should be No. 5or 6, if maggots. No. 8 or 9. Great cautionmust be observed in landing the Grayling,as it is very tender-mouthed. Cotton stig-matises the Grayling as one of the deadest-hearted fishes in the world, and the biggerhe is the more easily he is taken. The Grayling may be frequently caughtwith cabbage-grubs, cod-baits, and grass-hoppers, either natural or artificial; the me-thod of angling in this manner is, to allow^the bait to sink by degrees to the bottom,and to draw it up again about two feet withrather a sudden motion. When fishing w^ithmaggot this plan may also be adopted, butthe line requires to be heavier leaded. Onthese occasions the rod and line must be ofequal length, the hook No. 5 or G, and lead-ed upon the shank. 45. Ruffe. The principal spawning time of the RufFe isthe beginning of April^ but some are said tospawn again in October. In the Elementsof Natural History a RuiFe is said to depo-sit seventy-five thousand eggs. To the young angler the RufFe yields goodsport. Its haunts are in recluse places,where the water is deep, and runs quietly,with a loamy or muddy bottom. The tackleshould be fine; the hook No. 7, and a quillfloat; the bait a small well-scoured redworm, and it must just run on the in some clay balls with worms, or ifthe water be clear, use common mud balls tocolour it. Three rods may be easily managed, thebaits touching the bottom. When there is abite strike directly, for they gorge so hastilythat the knife must be frequently used to getout the hook. Both in the spring and sum-mer they will bite all day with a brisk warm 46 wind; and will sometimes in cold w
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