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long to be at it�察�and indeed to rest myself too�察�for though I have walked but 

four miles this morning�察�yet I begin to be weary�察�yesterday's hunting hangs 

still upon me。 

     Piscator。 Well�察�Sir�察�and you shall quickly be at rest�察�for yonder is the 

house I mean to bring you to。 

     Come�察�hostess�察�how do you �拭�Will you first give us a cup of your best 

drink�察�and then dress this Chub�察�as you dressed my last�察�when I and my 

friend were here about eight or ten days ago �拭�But you must do me one 

courtesy�察�it must be done instantly。 

     Hostess。 I will do it�察�Mr。 Piscator�察�and with all the speed I can。 

     Piscator。 NOW�察�Sir�察�has not my hostess made haste�拭�and does not the 

fish look lovely�拭�

     Venator。 Both�察�upon my word�察�Sir�察�and therefore let's say grace and fall 

to eating of it。 

     Piscator。 Well�察�Sir�察�how do you like it�拭�

     Venator。 Trust me�察�'tis as good meat as I ever tasted。 Now let me thank 

you   for   it�察  �drink   to   you   and   beg   a   courtesy   of   you�察  �but   it   must   not   be 

denied me。 

     Piscator What is it�察�I pray�察�Sir�拭�You are so modest�察�that methinks I may 

promise to grant it before it is asked。 

     Venator。 Why�察�Sir�察�it is�察�that from henceforth you would allow me to 

call you Master�察�and that really I may be your scholar�察�for you are such a 

companion�察�and have so quickly caught and so excellently cooked this fish�察�

as makes me ambitious to be your scholar。 

     Piscator。   Give   me   your   hand�察  �from   this   time   forward   I   will   be   your 

Master�察�and teach you as much of this art as I am able�察�and will�察�as you 

desire me�察�tell you somewhat of the nature of most of the fish that we are 

to   angle   for�察  �and   I   am   sure   I   both   can   and   will   tell   you   more   than   any 

common angler yet knows。 



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                   The third day´continued 



                How to fish for�察�and to dress�察�the Chavender of Chub 



                                         Chapter III 



                                     Piscator and Venator 

       Piscator。   The   Chub�察  �though   he   eat   well�察  �thus   dressed�察  �yet   as   he   is 

usually dressed�察�he does not。 He is objected against�察�not only for being full 

of   small   forked   bones�察  �dispersed   through   all   his   body�察  �but   that   he   eats 

waterish�察�and that the flesh of him is not firm�察�but short and tasteless。 The 

French   esteem   him   so   mean�察  �as   to   call   him   Un   Villain�察  �nevertheless   he 

may be so dressed as to make him very good meat�察�as�察�namely�察�if he be a 

large Chub�察�then dress him thus�此�

     First�察�scale him�察�and then wash him clean�察�and then take out his guts�察�

and to that end make the hole as little�察�and near to his gills�察�as you may 

conveniently�察  �and   especially   make   clean   his   throat   from   the   grass   and 

weeds that are usually in it�察�for if that be not very clean�察�it will make him 

to taste very sour。 Having so done�察�put some sweet herbs into his   belly�察�

and then tie him with two or three splinters to a spit�察�and roast him�察�basted 

often   with   vinegar�察  �or   rather  verjuice   and   butter�察  �with   good   store   of   salt 

mixed with it。 

     Being thus dressed�察�you will find him a much better dish of meat than 

you�察�or most folk�察�even than anglers themselves�察�do imagine�此�for this dries 

up the fluid watery humour with which all Chubs do abound。 But take this 

rule   with   you�察�That   a   Chub   newly  taken and  newly  dressed�察�is so   much 

better than a Chub of a day's keeping after he is dead�察�that L can compare 

him   to   nothing   so   fitly   as   to   cherries   newly   gathered   from   a   tree�察  �and 

others that have been bruised and lain a day or two in water。 But the Chub 

being thus used�察�and dressed presently�察�and not washed after he is gutted�察�

for note�察�that lying long in water�察�and washing the blood out of any fish 

after   they   be   gutted�察  �abates   much   of   their   sweetness�察  �you   will   find   the 

Chub�察  �being   dressed   in   the   blood�察  �and   quickly�察  �to   be   such   meat   as   will 

recompense your labour�察�and disabuse your opinion。 



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     Or you may dress the Chavender or Chub thus�此�

     When you have scaled him�察�and cut off his tail and fins�察�and washed 

him very clean�察�then chine or slit him through the middle�察�as a salt´fish is 

usually cut�察�then give him three or four cuts or scotches on the back with 

your   knife�察  �and   broil   him   on   charcoal�察  �or   wood   coal�察  �that   are   free   from 

smoke�察  �and   all   the   time   he   is   a´broiling�察  �baste   him   with   the   best   sweet 

butter�察�and good store of salt mixed with it。 And�察�to this�察�add a little thyme 

cut exceedingly small�察�or bruised into the butter。 The Cheven thus dressed 

hath the watery taste taken away�察�for which so many except against him。 

Thus was the Cheven dressed that you now liked so well�察�and commended 

so much But note again�察�that if this Chub that you eat of had been kept till 

to´morrow�察�he had not been worth a rush。 And remember�察�that his throat be 

washed very clean�察�I say very clean�察�and his body not washed after he is 

gutted�察�as indeed no fish should be。 

     Well�察�scholar�察�you see what pains I have taken to recover the lost credit 

of the poor despised Chub。 And now I will give you some rules how  to 

catch him�此�and I am glad to enter you into the art of fishing by catching a 

Chub�察�for there is no fish better to enter a young Angler�察�he is so easily 

caught�察�but then it must be this particular way�此�

     Go to the same hole in which I caught my Chub�察�where�察�in most hot 

days�察�you will find a dozen or twenty Chevens floating near the top of the 

water。 Get two or three grasshoppers�察�as you go over the meadow�此�and get 

secretly behind the tree�察�and stand as free from motion as is possible。 Then 

put a grasshopper on your hook�察�and let your hook hang a quarter of a yard 

short of the water�察�to which end you must rest your rod on some bough of 

the tree。 But it is likely the Chubs will sink down towards the bottom of 

the water�察 �at the   first   shadow   of   your rod   ��for   Chub   is   the   fearfullest   of 

fishes���察  �and   will   do   so   if   but   a   bird   flies   over   him   and   makes   the   least 

shadow on the water�察�but they will presently rise up to the top again�察�and 

there lie soaring till some shadow affrights them again。 I say�察�when they lie 

upon   the   top   of   the   water�察  �look   out   the   best   Chub�察  �which   you�察  �setting 

yourself in a fit place�察�may very easily see�察�and move your rod�察�as softly as 

a snail moves�察�to that Chub you intend to catch�察�let your bait fall gently 

upon the water three or four inches before him�察�and he will infallibly take 



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the bait。 And you will be as sure to catch him�察�for he is one of the leather´ 

mouthed   fishes�察     �of   which    a   hook  does    scarce   ever   lose   its  hold�察 �and 

therefore   give   him   play   enough   before   you   offer   to   take   him   out   of   the 

water。 Go your way presently�察�take my rod�察�and do as I bid you�察�and I will 

sit down and mend my tackling till you return back。 

     Venator。   Truly�察  �my   loving   master�察  �you   have   offered   me   as   fair   as   I 

could wish。 I'll go and observe your directions。 

     Look you�察�master�察�what I have done�察�that which joys my heart�察�caught 

just such another Chub as yours was。 

     Piscator。   Marry�察  �and   I   am   glad   of   it�此  �I   am   like   to   have   a   towardly 

scholar of you。 I now see�察�that with advice and practice�察�you will make an 

Angler in a short time。 Have but a love to it�察�and I'll warrant you。 

     Venator。 But�察�master� �what if I could not have found a grasshopper�拭�

     Piscator。 Then I may tell you�察�That a black snail�察�with his belly slit�察�to 

show   his   white�察  �or   a   piece   of   soft   cheese�察  �will   usually   do   as   well。   Nay�察�

sometimes a worm�察�or any kind of fly�察�as the ant´fly�察�the flesh´fly�察�or wall´ 

fly�察  �or   the   dor or   beetle   which   you   may   find   under  cow´dung�察  �or   a   bob 

which you will find in the same place�察�and in time will be a beetle�察�it is a 

short white worm�察�like to and bigger than a gentle�察�or a cod´ worm�察�or a 

case´worm�察�any of these will do very well to fish in such a manner。 

     And after this manner you may catch a Trout in a hot evening�此�when�察�

as you walk by a brook�察�and shall see or hear him leap at flies�察�then�察�if you 

get a grasshopper�察�put it on your hook�察�with your line about two yards long�察�

standing behind a bush or tree where his hole is�此�and make your bait stir 

up and down on the top of the water。 You may�察�if you stand close�察�be sure 

of a bite�察�but not sure to catch him�察�for he is not a leather´ mouthed fish。 

And after this manner you may fish for him with almost any kind of live 

fly�察�but especially with a grasshopper。 

     Venator。   But   before   you   go   further�察  �I   pray�察  �good   master�察  �what   mean 

you by a leather´mouthed fish �拭�

     Piscator。 By a leather´mouthed fish�察�I mean such as have their teeth in 

their throat�察�as the Chub or Cheven�此�and so the Barbel�察�the Gudgeon�察�and 

Carp�察�and divers others have。 And the hook being stuck into the leather�察�or 

skin�察�of the mouth of such fish�察�does very seldom or never lose its hold�此�



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but   on   the   contrary�察  �a   Pike�察  �a   Perch�察  �or   Trout�察  �and   so   s

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