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dry, forming, in the first instance, a piece of dough y 

 this dough must be worked in the hands through 

 twenty or more different waters, till it becomes of a 

 consistence almost as sticky as birdlime : when made, 

 carry it in a damp cloth, and you must invariably wet 

 your fingers when baiting your hook, or else fingers, 

 cloth, hook, and all will stick together. This paste is 

 known to experienced Anglers, and preferred solely for 

 its remaining fast to the hook, which it will do in any 

 stream, however rapid. It is distinguished from other 

 pastes by the name of patent paste ; but my own ex- 

 perience has quite convinced me that the other kinds 

 which I have described are in every respect superior, 

 and which is also the opinion of the best Anglers I 

 am acquainted with. By using the different sorts of 

 paste which I have enumerated, and for such Fish as I 

 shall direct in their proper places, the Angler may be 

 assured of success, without the aid of oils, scents, or 

 any other quackery. — ^Note, Of late years there has 

 been sold at the fishing tackle shops, in small 

 earthenware pots, a sort of paste called Salmon paste 

 or Spawn, which I believe they receive from the 

 north, but the fish in the southern waters do not seem 

 to like it. 



Salmon Spawn and Wheat. 



Real Salmon spawn is described by some writers as 

 a superior bait for Trout, Chub, Roach, &c. For Trout, 

 in some Rivers, it certainly is the most killing bait that 

 can be used, for a short time. The way to preserve it 



