A booke of fishing with hooke & line, and of all other instruments thereunto belonging. Another of sundrie engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine & beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime. Made by L.M.

What times best to angle.

HEre shall ye vnderstand what time of the day is best to angle, from the beginning of May, vnto the mo∣neth of September fish will byte. The best angling to take fish, is earely in the morning from foure of the clock vntil it it be eight a clocke, other be méetly, but not so good as in the morning: also the euenings be indifferent good to angle, if it be some what calme withall, or els not good, the winde blowing from the South or West.

Also if it be a cold whistling winde in a darke lowring

day, for the darke louring weather is much better to angle in: then in a cleare sunny day, and from the beginning of September vnto the end of Aprill, ye shall spare no time of the day to angle, and likewise many poole fish will byte best in the mid day about noone. If ye shall sée any time of the day, the Troute, or Grayling leape, ye may then angle to him a double worme, according to the same month, and if the water doth ebbe and flow, the fish in some place will byte best at the ebbe, and in some places at the floud, accor∣ding to the places of rest, as behind pillers and arches of bridges, or such like suckering places in the most quiet water.