DESCRIPTION OF BOBS AND WORMS.

the Rooks will direct where this Grub is to be met with by their close
attendance upon the plough,is white,bigger than a Gentle with a
red head. Another is found in heathy ground with a black or
blue head either of these are to be got by digging one spit
deep in the above mentioned Soils, where they have long re
mained unploughed. Keep them in an earthen vessel well
covered with a sufficient quantity of the mould they har
bourin,with dryish Mots at top,and let them be in a wa
rm place, are Excellent from beginning of November
to middle of April.

FLIES WHERE FOUND.

N°1 Earthbob, found in sandy or light ground after the Plough NiStone Flv, under hollow stones at the sides of Rivers, is of a brown colour with yellow streaks on the back and belly, has large wings. In Season from April to July. No2.Green Drake, among stones by Rivers side, has a yellow body ribbed with green, is long and slender, his wi ngs like a Butterflies, his tail turns on his back. Very good from May to Midsummer. N°5.Oak Fly upon the body of an old Oak er Ash tree with its head downwards, is of a brown colour from May to September Excellent for Trout in a clear water, putting a Cad bait on the point of the hook, and letting it sink a few inches and gradually raising it N°4Palmer Fly or Worm, upon the leaves of plants, is commonly called a Caterpillar, when it turns to a Fly, very good for Trout. N°5 Ant Fly, in Ant hills from June to September; a handfull of the Earth, with as much of the grafs that grows on their hillocks put into a glass bottle with the Ant flies will keep them alive. N 6.MayFly, playing at the River side especially

No2.Gentles, to be had from putrid Flesh, let them be
put into Wheat bran two or three days before used.
N3. FlagWorms, found amongst rools of Flags, is pa
le yellow, longer and thinner than a Gentle, must be
kept like the Cad bait.

N4WaspGrubs or Wasp Maggots, are to be in the
Cakes of Cells as taken in the nest, before using put them
into an Oven, after the bread is drawn, or they may be dri
ed on a Tile before the fire just to harden and make
them tough.

N6.Cowdung bob or Clap bait, found under a Cow
drop from May till Michaelmas is larger but like a
Gentle, in its native Earth as N°1.is to be preserved.
No6,CadisWorm or Cad bait, found under loose st
ones in shallow rivers or brocks, are covered with Husks
of Sticks Straw, Rushes, and Stones, they are yellow bigger than
a Gentle, with a black or blue head. Keep them in flannel or linen
bags, and dip them bag and all into Water once a day for five
or six days they will then become tough and fitter for an
gling than when first taken from the water.
No% Lobor DewWorm, found in Gardens, is very large
having a red head a streak down the back and a broad
flat Tail, those with a Knot are fit only for Eels.
N°8.Marsh Worm, found in marshy ground are of a
blueish colour and require more scouring in Mots than
most other worms are a good bait from March to Michaelmas.
No9. Brandling Red or Blood Worm found in retten Du
nghills and Tanners Bark that has been used. The red worm
found at the root of a great Dock, and which lies wrapt upina
round clew is a particular bait for Bream.

before Rain.

NBlack Fly, upon every Hawthorn after the buds appear,
Mem: Artificial Flies may be procured at the
shops where fishing Tackle is sold.
Worms of various sorts, and other baits, are also general
ly kept in the season, ready prepared for use.

PASTES, HOW TO BE MADE.

N1Red Paste, the crumb of fine new white bread without
being made wet worked up in the hand and coloured with
Vermilion, as near as pofsible to that of the Salmons Row.
N°2BrownPaste, the crumb of brown bread mixed
with honey, worked up in the same manner.
No3, Blood of a Sheeps heart mixed with honey and
flower, and worked to a proper consistency.
N°4 Old Cheese grated Butter, sufficient to work it, and
coloured with Saffron. If in Winter use the fat of
reasty bacon instead et butter
N°5. Crumbs of bread worked with honey or sugar,
moistened with Gum Ivy water.

N°6. Bread chewed and worked in the hand untill

The common red worm is very good for all small fish. still.

ANGLING.

SUCH is the natural progress of Man in society, that the wearisome pursuits which are the first and sole means of his subsistence, often rank, afterwards, among the prime sources of his diversion and enjoy

ment.

In that state of barbarism which precedes the introduction of the arts, fishing and hunting form the chief employ of the savage adventurer, who, finding in them the means of life, naturally makes their improvement an object of his skill and perseverance. The method by which the first men drew their prey from the waters was, without doubt, sufficiently simple; but after a long and steady application to the same pursuit, the most unskilful become in time expert, contrivances are suggested, improvements are discovered, and the mind, travelling in one track, goes slowly on towards the last stage of proficiency. When, at length, the æra of commerce and refinement arrives, the seas and rivers which before drew only the necessitous to their shores, now present a recreation to the sedentary, and an amusement to opulent leisure.

Atque alius latum fundâ jam verberat amnem
Alta petens: pelagoque alius trahit humida lina..

Angling, or the taking of Fish with a rod, hook, and line, is said to have been practised 1498 years previous to the Christian Era, some have carried its antiquity to a period still more remote, and have insisted that the elder children of SETH's (one of ADAM's Sons) family, were instructed by their Father in this pastime, and that from them, the present race of men have derived and continued it; on this subject, how

ever, traditionary history has not been very minute. Abandoning therefore these very early authorities, it will suffice to remark, that the Art of Angling has been the relaxation and amusement of many very great, and learned men for ages, and that as a peaceful and harmless pleasure, it can boast an undoubted superiority over most others. The intention of this Work is by no means to dispute the date of its origin, but to endeavour at elucidating and arranging the modes, best adapted to encourage the zeal of its votaries, and by stating the antient and modern rules for advancing it to perfection, thereby to give the practitioner the information most calculated to promote his success. The description of the apparatus needful for the Angler naturally first offers itself; and altho' the fashion is to extol the ingenuity of former times, it may perhaps admit of much question, whether the Amateurs now living, cannot be more neatly and better equipped by USTONSON, than they were at those distant periods, when every individual must have confided in his own personal exertions, for the necessary requisites; it will however here be explained, in what manner those who are themselves anxious that their own hands should form the various articles, may supply themselves, and this account will commence with an indispensable one, that of the ROD.

The wood for rods should be cut about Christmas, (and some insist that if left in the open air for twelve months afterwards, it will season better, than if stowed in a dry place.) Hazel is the wood generally procured for this purpose, and of all the sorts, that of the Cob-nut grows to the greatest length, and is for the most part straight and taper ; the but end should rather exceed an inch in diameter, but of whatever wood the rod is composed, the shoots for stocks, middle pieces, and tops, must be of proper size, well grown, and as free from knots as possible. The tops should be the best rush ground-shoots, without knots, and proportionally taper; the excrescent twigs are to be cut off, but not close, for fear of hurting the bark, which ought never to be touched with a knife or rasp, for altho' they will dress neater, it considerably weakens them; these pieces are to be kept free from wet until the

beginning of the following Autumn, when such as are wanted: to form a rod, should be selected, and after being warmed over a gentle fire, set as straight as possible, and laid aside for two or three days, when they must be rubbed over with a piece of flannel and linseed oil, which will polish and fetch off any superfluous bark; they are then to be bound tight to a straight pole, and so kept until the next Spring, when they will be seasoned for use; (some however prefer keeping them from eighteen months to two years before they are made up ;) they are then to be matched together in just proportion, in three, four, or more parts, according to the width of the water, or the wish of the maker, taking care that the different joints fit so nicely, if ferruled, that the whole rod may move as if it were but one piece. If the parts are not ferruled, observe, that they must be cut to join each other with the utmost exactness, and neatly spliced with glue, boiled very gently in strong quick lime water, keeping it stirred until it becomes smooth and all alike, and then are to be whipped over the glued part with waxed thread. When the rod is completed,. it should be nicely rubbed with the following varnish :-Half a pint of linseed oil, and a little India rubber scraped fine; put them over a slow fire, and stir them well together until the rubber is dissolved, then boil and skim it; apply it warm, and do not use the rod until quite dry. The appearance upon the rod will be like a fine thin bark, it will preserve the rod from being worm eaten, and from other injuries, and is very durable. As moisture is at all times destructive to wood, it is essential for the Angler to guard all in his power against its influence on his rod; for admitting, that a shower of rain will not spoil it, yet if not protected by a varnish, it may soon be deprived of its elasticity, which is the chief requisite of any, and more particularly of a Fly-rod. Variety of methods are used in preparing varnish, the one here mentioned is said to be excellent; half an ounce of Shell, and the same quantity, of Seed-lac, powdered fine in a mortar,; put into separate vials, with half a pint of good spirits of wine in each, and placed in a sand heat to dissolve; during the process, shake the vials often; when each is dissolved, mix them together in a larger bottle, with