fish that has his teeth in his throat and will hardly be loft off from the hook if he be once ftrucken: they be ufually scattered up and down every River in the shallows, in the heat of Summer; but in Autome, when the weeds begin to grow fowre or rot, and the weather colder, then they gather together, and get into the deeper parts of the water, and are te be fish'd for there, with your hook alwaies touching the ground, if you fifh for him with a flote or with a cork; but many will fish for the Gudgion by hand, with a running line upon the ground without a cork as a Trout is fished for,and it is an excellent way.

There is also another fish called a Pope, and by fome a Russe, a fish that is not known to be in fome Rivers; it is much like the Pearch for his fhape, but will not grow to be bigger then a Gudgion; he is an excellent fish, no fish that swims is of a pleasanter

pleasanter tafte; and he is alfo excellent to enter a young Angler, for he is a greedy biter, and they will ufually lye abundance of them together in one reserved place where the water is deep, and runs quietly, and an eafie Angler, if he has found where they lye, may catch fortie or fiftie, or fometimes twice fo many at a ftanding.

There is also a Bleak,a fish that is ever in motion, and therefore called by fome the River Swallow; for juft as you shall obferve the Swallow to be most evenings in Summer ever in motion, making fhort and quick turns when he flies to catch flies in the aire, by which he lives, fo does the Bleak at the top of the water; and this fish is best caught with a fine smal Artificial Fly, which is to be of a brown colour, and very fmal, and the hook anfwerable: There is no better sport then whipping for Bleaks in a boat in a Sum

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mers evening, with a hazle top about five or fix foot long, and a line twice the length of the Rod. I have heard Sir Henry Wotton say, that there be many that in Italy will catch Swallows fo, or efpecially Martins (the Bird-Angler ftanding on the top of a Steeple to do it, and with a line twice fo long, as I have spoke of) and let me tell you, Scholer,that both Martins and Blekes be most excellent meat.

I might now tell you how to catch Roch and Dace, and fome other fish of little note,that I have not yet spoke of; but you fee we are almost atour lodging,and indeed if we were not, I would omit to give you any directions concerning them, or how to fish for them, not but that they be both good fish (being in season) and especially to fome palates, and they also make the Angler good fport (and you know the Hunter fayes, there is more fport in hunting

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the Hare,then in eating of her) but I will forbear to give you any direction concerning them, because you may go a few dayes and take the pleasure of the fresh aire, and bear any common Angler company that fishes for them, and by that means learn more then any direction I can give you in words, can make you capable of; and I will therefore end my discourse, for yonder comes our brother Peter and honeft Coridon, but I will promise you that as you and I fish, and walk to morrow towards London, if I have now forgotten any thing that I can then remember, I will not keep it from you.

Well met, Gentlemen, this is luckie that we meet so just together at this very door. Come Hoftis, where are you? is Supper ready? come, first give us drink, and be as quick as you can, for I believe wee are all very hungry. Wel, brother

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Peter and Coridon to you both; come drink, and tell me what luck of fish: we two have caught but ten Trouts, of which my Scholer caught three; look here's eight, and a brace we gave away: we have had a most pleasant day for fishing, and talking, and now returned home both weary and hungry, and now meat and rest will be pleasant.

Pet. And Coridon and I have not had an unpleasant day, and yet I have caught but five Trouts; for indeed we went to a good honeft Alehouse, and there we plaid at shovelboard half the day; all the time that it rained we were there, and as merry as they that fish'd, and I am glad we are now with a dry house over our heads, for heark how it rains and blows. Come Hoftis, give us more Ale, and our Supper with what hafte you may, and when we have fup'd, lets have your Song, Pifcator, and the Ketch that your Scholer promi

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