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you�察�and then cutting off a very little of the other end�察�that so your hook
may enter�察�and if your hook be small and good�察�you will find this to be a
very choice bait�察 �either for winter or summer�察 �you sometimes casting a
little of it into the place where your float swims。
And to take the Roach and Dace�察 �a good bait is the young brood of
wasps or bees�察�if you dip their heads in blood�察�especially good for Bream�察�
if they be baked�察�or hardened in their husks in an oven�察�after the bread is
taken out of it�察�or hardened on a fire´shovel�此�and so also is the thick blood
of sheep�察 �being half dried on a trencher�察 �that so you may cut into such
pieces as may best fit the size of your hook�察�and a little salt keeps it from
growing black�察�and makes it not the worse�察�but better�此�this is taken to be a
choice bait�察�if rightly ordered。
There be several oils of a strong smell that I have been told of�察�and to
be excellent to tempt fish to bite�察 �of which I could say much。 But I
remember I once carried a small bottle from Sir George Hastings to Sir
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Henry Wotton�察 �they were both chemical men�察 �as a great present�此 �it was
sent�察�and receiv'd�察�and us'd�察�with great confidence�察�and yet�察�upon inquiry�察�I
found it did not answer the expectation of Sir Henry�察�which�察�with the help
of this and other circumstances�察�makes me have little belief in such things
as many men talk of。 Not but that I think that fishes both smell and hear�察�
as I have express in my former discourse�此�but there is a mysterious knack�察�
which though it be much easier than the philosopher's stone�察 �yet is not
attainable by common capacities�察 �or else lies locked up in the brain or
breast of some chemical man�察 �that�察 �like the Rosicrucians�察 �will not yet
reveal it。 But let me nevertheless tell you�察 �that camphire�察 �put with moss
into your worm´bag with your worms�察�makes them�察�if many anglers be not
very much mistaken�察�a tempting bait�察�and the angler more fortunate。 But I
stepped by chance into this discourse of oils�察 �and fishes smelling�察 �and
though there might be more said�察 �both of it and of baits for Roach and
Dace and other float´fish�察�vet I will for bear it at this time�察�and tell you�察�in
the next place�察�how you are to prepare your tackling�此�concerning which�察�I
will�察�for sport sake�察�give you an old rhyme out of an old fish book�察�which
will prove a part�察�and but a part�察�of what you are to provide。
My rod and my line�察�my float and my lead�察�My hook and my plummet�察�
my whetstone and knife�察�My basket�察�my baits�察�both living and dead�察�My
net�察�and my meat�察�for that is the chief�此�Then I must have thread�察�and hairs
green and small�察�With mine angling purse�此�and so you have all。
But you must have all these tackling�察�and twice so many more�察 �with
which�察 �if you mean to be a fisher�察 �you must store yourself�察 �and to that
purpose I will go with you�察�either to Mr。 Margrave�察�who dwells amongst
the book´sellers in St。 Paul's Church´yard�察�or to Mr。 John Stubs�察�near to the
Swan in Goldinglane�此�they be both honest�察�an�察�and will fit an angler with
what tackling he lacks。
Venator。 Then�察 �good master�察 �let it be at for he is nearest to my
dwelling。 And I pray let's meet there the ninth of May next�察�about two of
the clock�察�and I'll want nothing that a fisher should be furnished with。
Piscator。 Well�察�and I'll not fail you�察�God willing�察�at the time and place
appointed。
Venator。 I thank you�察�good master�察�and I will not fail you。 And�察�good
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master�察�tell me what BAITS more you remember�察�for it will not now be
long ere we shall be at Tottenham´High´Cross�察�and when we come thither
I will make you some requital of your pains�察�by repeating as choice a copy
of Verses as any we have heard since we met together�察�and that is a proud
word�察�for we have heard very good ones。
Piscator Well�察�scholar�察�and I shall be then right glad to hear them。 And
I will�察�as we walk�察�tell you whatsoever comes in my mind�察�that I think may
be worth your hearing。 You may make another choice bait thus�此 �take a
handful or two of the best and biggest wheat you can get�察�boil it in a little
milk�察�like as frumity is boiled�察�boil it so till it be soft�察�and then fry it�察�very
leisurely�察�with honey�察�and a little beaten saffron dissolved in milk�察�and you
will find this a choice bait�察�and good�察�I think�察�for any fish�察�especially for
Roach�察�Dace�察�Chub�察�or Grayling�此�I know not but that it may be as good for
a river Carp�察�and especially if the ground be a little baited with it。
And you may also note�察 �that the SPAWN of most fish is a very
tempting bait�察�being a little hardened on a warm tile and cut into fit pieces。
Nay�察�mulberries�察�and those black´berries which grow upon briars�察�be good
baits for Chubs or Carps�此�with these many have been taken in ponds�察�and
in some rivers where such trees have grown near the water�察�and the fruit
customarily drops into it。 And there be a hundred other baits�察�more than
can be well named�察�which�察�by constant baiting the water�察�will become a
tempting bait for any fish in it。
You are also to know�察�that there be divers kinds of CADIS�察�or Case´
worms�察�that are to be found in this nation�察�in several distinct counties�察�in
several little brooks that relate to bigger rivers�察�as namely�察�one cadis called
a piper�察 �whose husk�察 �or case�察 �is a piece of reed about an inch long�察 �or
longer�察 �and as big about as the compass of a two´pence。 These worms
being kept three or four days in a woollen bag�察�with sand at the bottom of
it�察�and the bag wet once a day�察�will in three or four days turn to be yellow�察�
and these be a choice bait for the Chub or Chavender�察�or indeed for any
great fish�察�for it is a large bait。
There is also a lesser cadis´worm�察�called a Cockspur�察�being in fashion
like the spur of a cock�察�sharp at one end�此�and the case�察�or house。 in which
this dwells�察�is made of small husks�察�and gravel�察�and slime�察�most curiously
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made of these�察�even so as to be wondered at�察�but not to be made by man�察�
no more than a king´fisher's nest can�察�which is made of little fishes' bones�察�
and have such a geometrical interweaving and connection as the like is not
to be done by the art of man。 This kind of cadis is a choice bait for any
float´fish�察�it is much less than the piper´ cadis�察�and to be so ordered�此�and
these may be so preserved�察 �ten�察 �fifteen�察 �or twenty days�察 �or it may be
longer。
There is also another cadis�察 �called by some a Straw´worm�察 �and by
some a Ruff´coat�察�whose house�察�or case�察�is made of little pieces of bents�察�
and rushes�察�and straws�察�and water´weeds�察�and I know not what�察�which are
so knit together with condensed slime�察 �that they stick about her husk or
case�察 �not unlike the bristles of a hedge´hog。 These three cadises are
commonly taken in the beginning of summer�察 �and are good�察 �indeed�察 �to
take any kind of fish�察 �with float or otherwise。 I might tell you of many
more�察�which as they do early�察�so those have their time also of turning to be
flies in later summer�察 �but I might lose myself�察 �and tire you�察 �by such a
discourse�此 �I shall therefore but remember you�察 �that to know these�察 �and
their several kinds�察�and to what flies every particular cadis turns�察�and then
how to use them�察�first as they be cadis�察�and after as they be flies�察�is an art�察�
and an art that every one that professes to be an angler has not leisure to
search after�察�and�察�if he had�察�is not capable of learning。
I'll tell you�察 �scholar�察 �several countries have several kinds of cadises�察�
that indeed differ as much as dogs do�察�that is to say�察�as much as a very cur
and a greyhound do。 These be usually bred in the very little rills�察�or ditches�察�
that run into bigger rivers�察�and I think a more proper bait for those very
rivers than any other。 I know not how�察�or of what�察�this cadis receives life�察�
or what coloured fly it turns to�察�but doubtless they are the death of many
Trouts�此�and this is one killing way�此�
Take one�察�or more if need be�察�of these large yellow cadis�此�pull off his
head�察�and with it pull out his black gut�察�put the body�察�as little bruised as is
possible�察�on a very little hook�察�armed on with a red hair�察�which will shew
like the cadis´head�察�and a very little thin lead�察�so put upon the shank of the
hook that it may sink presently。 Throw this bait�察�thus ordered�察�which will
look very yellow�察 �into any great still hole where a Trout is�察 �and he will
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presently venture his life for it�察�it is not to be doubted�察�if you be not espied�察�
and that the bait first touch the water before the line。 And this will do best
in the deepest stillest water。
Next�察�let me tell you�察�I have been much pleased to walk quietly by a
brook�察�with a little stick in my hand�察�with which I might easily take these�察�
and consider the curiosity of