of the brightest of his Flies. If the
Sun prove bright, then must he put on some of the darkest of his
flies. Thus must you goe to work with your Flies, light for darkness,
and dark for lightness, with the wind in the South, then that blows
the Flie in the Trouts mouth. Though I set down the wind being in the
South, if the weather be warm, I am indifferent where the wind
standeth, either with ground Bait or Menow, so that I can cast my Bait
into the River. The very same observations is for night, as for day:
For if the Moon prove cleer, or if the Stars glitter in the skie,
there is as ill Angling that night, as if it were at high noon in the
midst of Summer, when the Sun shineth at the brightest, wherein there
is no hopes of pleasure.

I will begin to Angle for the Trout, with the ground Baits with this
quality.

The first thing you must gaine, must be a neat taper Rod, light
before, with a tender hazell top, which is very gentle. If you desire
to attain my way of Angling, (for I have Angled these forty years)
with a single haire of five lengths, one tied to another for the
bottom of my Line, and a Line of three haired links for the uppermost
part; and so you may kill the greatest Trout that swims, with
Sea-room.

He that Angles with a Line made of three haired links at the bottom,
and more at the top, may kill Fish: but he that Angles with one hair
shall kill five Trouts to the others one; for the Trout is very quick
sighted; therefore the best way for night or day, is to keep out of
the sight. You must Angle alwayes with the point of your Rod downe the
stream; for a Fish hath not the quickness of sight so perfect up the
stream, as opposite against him, observing seasonable times; as for
example, we begin to Angle in _March_; If it prove cloudie, you may
Angle with the ground Baits all day long: but if it prove bright and
cleere, you must take the morning and evening, or else you are not
like to do any good; so the times must be observed, and truely
understood; for when an Angler commeth to the River for his pleasure
that doth not understand to set forth his Tackles fit for the time, it
is as good keep them in the bag, as set them forth.

I am determined to Angle with the ground Baits and set my Tackles to
my Rod, and go to my pleasure: I begin at the uppermost part of the
streame, carrying my Line with an upright hand, feeling the Plummet
running on the ground some ten inches from the hook, plumming my Line
acc