Angling for Pike with Lay-hooks.-Time, February.— Aspect of the Country.-Directions for the Sport.- The Heron.-Noted Rivers and Lakes for Angling.- The Decoy-ponds.-Angling on the Lakes.-Descrip- tion of the Trimmer, another Instrument for catch- ing Pike.-Colonel Thornton.-His mode of Fishing with Fox-hounds.-Praise due to him for making La- dies partakers of the Angler's Sports.-Invitation to Head Piece: Two Anglers Punt-fishing.-Tail Piece: Head Piece: Angler Stream-fishing. - Tail Piece : Jolly Anglers regaling after a Day's Sport. Containing useful Matters, and general Instructions in the Art of Angling, which could not be comprised in the Notes, without rendering them of too great THE ANGLER'S SONG. By the Author. SEE! at the earliest dawn of day The jolly Angler bend his way To streams, where far from care and strife, He snares the finny race: A southern gale propitious blows, His rod prepared-his line he throws, A bite! he strikes! Now hold fast, line! He's caught! A full grown Dace. Chorus, The jolly Angler's is the life, Devoid of care, devoid of strife. Now chang'd the tackle and the bait ; Give time to pouch-Now strike! Now seeks his haunt the wounded prey, He lands a glorious Pike. The Jolly Angler's is the life, Devoid of care, devoid of strife. Bream, barbel, carp, tench, roach and eel, Arrested by superior force, Yields to the Angler's skill. He tries the deep, the shoal, the stream, His joy-the diving quill. Chorus, The Jolly Angler's is the life, THE ANGLER'S SONG. xxi Now stor❜d his pannier, as eve draws near, By skilful cook-maid drest; There takes his pipe, his jug of ale, Till nature bids him to retire, Then happy sinks to rest. Chorus, The Jolly Angler's is the life, Devoid of care, devoid of strife. |