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I'll　tell　you；　scholar；　several　countries　have　several　kinds　of　cadises；　that　indeed　differ　as　much　as　dogs　do；　that　is　to　say；　as　much　as　a　very　cur　and　a　greyhound　do。　These　be　usually　bred　in　the　very　little　rills；　or　ditches；　that　run　into　bigger　rivers；　and　I　think　a　more　proper　bait　for　those　very　rivers　than　any　other。　I　know　not　how；　or　of　what；　this　cadis　receives　life；　or　what　coloured　fly　it　turns　to；　but　doubtless　they　are　the　death　of　many　Trouts：　and　this　is　one　killing　way：

Take　one；　or　more　if　need　be；　of　these　large　yellow　cadis：　pull　off　his　head；　and　with　it　pull　out　his　black　gut；　put　the　body；　as　little　bruised　as　is　possible；　on　a　very　little　hook；　armed　on　with　a　red　hair；　which　will　shew　like　the　cadis…head；　and　a　very　little　thin　lead；　so　put　upon　the　shank　of　the　hook　that　it　may　sink　presently。　Throw　this　bait；　thus　ordered；　which　will　look　very　yellow；　into　any　great　still　hole　where　a　Trout　is；　and　he　will　presently　venture　his　life　for　it；　it　is　not　to　be　doubted；　if　you　be　not　espied；　and　that　the　bait　first　touch　the　water　before　the　line。　And　this　will　do　best　in　the　deepest　stillest　water。

Next；　let　me　tell　you；　I　have　been　much　pleased　to　walk　quietly　by　a　brook；　with　a　little　stick　in　my　hand；　with　which　I　might　easily　take　these；　and　consider　the　curiosity　of　their　composure：　and　if　you　should　ever　like　to　do　so；　then　note；　that　your　stick　must　be　a　little　hazel；　or　willow；　cleft；　or　have　a　nick　at　one　end　of　it；　by　which　means　you　may；　with　ease；　take　many　of　them　in　that　nick　out　of　the　water；　before　you　have　any　occasion　to　use　them。　These；　my　honest　scholar；　are　some　observations；　told　to　you　as　they　now　come　suddenly　into　my　memory；　of　which　you　may　make　some　use：　but　for　the　practical　part；　it　is　that　that　makes　an　angler：　it　is　diligence；　and　observation；　and　practice；　and　an　ambition　to　be　the　best　in　the　art；　that　must　do　it。　I　will　tell　you；　scholar；　I　once　heard　one　say；　〃　I　envy　not　him　that　eats　better　meat　than　I　do；　nor　him　that　is　richer；　or　that　wears　better　clothes　than　I　do：　I　envy　nobody　but　him；　and　him　only；　that　catches　more　fish　than　I　do　〃。　And　such　a　man　is　like　to　prove　an　angler；　and　this　noble　emulation　I　wish　to　you；　and　all　young　anglers。






The　FIFTH　day…continued

Of　the　Minnow；　or　Penk；　Loach；　Bull…Head；　or　Miller's…　Thumb：　and　the　Stickle…bag

Chapter　XVIII

Piscator　and　Venator

Piscator。　There　be　also　three　or　four　other　little　fish　that　I　had　almost　forgot；　that　are　all　without　scales；　and　may　for　excellency　of　meat；　be　compared　to　any　fish　of　greatest　value　and　largest　size。　They　be　usually　full　of　eggs　or　spawn；　all　the　months　of　summer；　for　they　breed　often；　as　'tis　observed　mice　and　many　of　the　smaller　four…footed　creatures　of　the　earth　do　and　as　those；　so　these　come　quickly　to　their　full　growth　and　perfection。　And　it　is　needful　that　they　breed　both　often　and　numerously；　for　they　be；　besides　other　accidents　of　ruin；　both　a　prey　and　baits　for　other　fish。　And　first　I　shall　tell　you　of　the　Minnow　or　Penk。

The　MINNOW　hath；　when　he　is　in　perfect　season；　and　not　sick；　which　is　only　presently　after　spawning；　a　kind　of　dappled　or　waved　colour；　like　to　a　panther；　on　its　sides；　inclining　to　a　greenish　or　sky…colour；　his　belly　being　milk　white；　and　his　back　almost　black　or　blackish。　He　is　a　sharp　biter　at　a　small　worm；　and　in　hot　weather　makes　excellent　sport　for　young　anglers；　or　boys；　or　women　that　love　that　recreation。　And　in　the　spring　they　make　of　them　excellent　Minnow…tansies；　for　being　washed　well　in　salt；　and　their　heads　and　tails　cut　off；　and　their　guts　taken　out；　and　not　washed　after；　they　prove　excellent　for　that　use；　that　is；　being　fried　with　yolk　of　eggs；　the　flowers　of　cowslips　and　of　primroses；　and　a　little　tansy；　thus　used　they　make　a　dainty　dish　of　meat。

The　LOACH　is；　as　I　told　you；　a　most　dainty　fish：　he　breeds　and　feeds　in　little　and　clear　swift　brooks　or　rills；　and　lives　there　upon　the　gravel；　and　in　the　sharpest　streams：　he　grows　not　to　be　above　a　finger　long；　and　no　thicker　than　is　suitable　to　that　length　The　Loach　is　not　unlike　the　shape　of　the　Eel：　he　has　a　beard　or　wattles　like　a　barbel。　He　has　two　fins　at　his　sides；　four　at　his　belly；　and　one　et　his　tail；　he　is　dappled　with　many　black　or　brown　spots；　his　mouth　is　barbel…like　under　his　nose。　This　fish　is　usually　full　of　eggs　or　spawn；　and　is　by　Gesner；　and　other　learned　physicians；　commended　for　great　nourishment；　and　to　be　very　grateful　both　to　the　palate　and　stomach　of　sick　persons。　He　is　to　be　fished　for　with　a　very　small　worm；　at　the　bottom；　for　he　very　seldom；　or　never；　rises　above　the　gravel；　on　which　I　told　you　he　usually　gets　his　living。

The　MILLER'S…THUMB；　or　BULL…HEAD；　is　a　fish　of　no　pleasing　shape。　He　is　by　Gesner　compared　to　the　Sea…toad…fish；　for　his　similitude　and　shape。　It　has　a　head　big　and　flat；　much　greater　than　suitable　to　his　body；　a　mouth　very　wide；　and　usually　gaping；　he　is　without　teeth；　but　his　lips　are　very　rough；　much　like　to　a　file。　He　hath　two　fins　near　to　his　gills；　which　be　roundish　or　crested；　two　fins　also　under　the　belly；　two　on　the　back；　one　below　the　vent；　and　the　fin　of　his　tail　is　round。　Nature　hath　painted　the　body　of　this　fish　with　whitish；　blackish；　brownish　spots。　They　be　usually　full　of　eggs　or　spawn　all　the　summer；　I　mean　the　females；　and　those　eggs　swell　their　vents　almost　into　the　form　of　a　dug　They　begin　to　spawn　about　April；　and；　as　I　told　you；　spawn　several　months　in　the　summer。　And　in　the　winter；　the　Minnow；　and　Loach；　and　Bull…head　dwell　in　the　mud；　as　the　Eel　doth；　or　we　know　not　where；　no　more　than　we　know　where　the　cuckoo　and　swallow；　and　other　half…year　birds；　which　first　appear　to　us　in　April；　spend　their　six　cold；　winter；　melancholy　months。　This　BULL…HEAD　does　usually　dwell；　and　hide　himself；　in　holes；　or　amongst　stones　in　clear　water；　and　in　very　hot　days　will　lie　a　long　time　very　still；　and　sun　himself；　and　will　be　easy　to　be　seen　upon　any　flat　stone；　or　any　gravel；　at　which　time　he　will　suffer　an　angler　to　put　a　hook；　baited　with　a　small　worm；　very　near　unto　his　very　mouth：　and　he　never　refuses　to　bite；　nor　indeed　to　be　caught　with　the　worst　of　anglers。　Matthiolus　commends　him　much　more　for　his　taste　and　nourishment；　than　for　his　shape　or　beauty。

There　is　also　a　little　fish　called　a　STICKLEBAG；　a　fish　without　scales；　but　hath　his　body　fenced　with　several　prickles。　I　know　not　where　he　dwells　in　winter；　nor　what　he　is　good　for　in　summer；　but　only　to　make　sport　for　boys　and　women…anglers；　and　to　feed　other　fish　that　be　fish　of　prey；　as　Trouts　in　particular；　who　will　bite　at　him　as　at　a　Penk；　and　better；　if　your　hook　be　rightly　baited　with　him；　for　he　may　be　so　baited　as；　his　tail　turning　like　the　sail　of　a　wind…mill；　will　make　him　turn　more　quick　than　any　Penk　or　Minnow　can。　For　note；　that　the　nimble　turning　of　that；　or　the　Minnow　is　the　perfection　of　Minnow…fishing。　To　which　end；　if　you　put　your　hook　into　his　mouth；　and　out　at　his　tail；　and　then；　having　first　tied　him　with　white　thread　a　little　above　his　tail；　and　placed　him　after　such　a　manner　on　your　hook　as　he　is　like　to　turn　then　sew　up　his　mouth　to　your　line；　and　he　is　like　to　turn　quick；　and　tempt　any　Trout：　but　if　he　does　not　turn　quick；