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kill more in a day's angling than those who use two, 

 besides having less trouble. Blood worms are the 

 most killing bait in the Spring, but, towards the 

 end of the Summer, Gudgeons prefer a red worm, 

 they will also take gentles. — Note, when baiting 

 the hook with blood worms, put two on the hook, 

 in doing which you must be very careful not to 

 squeeze them, or they burst to pieces ; when you use 

 red worms, put only the half of one on your hook, and 

 that should be the tail end of the worm. — If you ar'j 

 without a rake, very frequently cast in a handful of gra- 

 vel or road sand about where you are angling, which 

 will keep the Gudgeons about the spot. — Further note, 

 when angling for Gudgeons with a whole or half a red 

 worm, that you enter the point of your hook at the 

 top or upper part of the worm, and carry it down very 

 near to the end of the tail, leaving as little as possi- 

 ble loose, or they will nibble at the loose piece instead 

 of taking the whole in their mouths, in which case 

 you may have plenty of bites but kill no Fish. — ^Note, 

 in Flanders, it is the general practice to angle for 

 Gudgeons with a small piece of raw sheep's liver, for 

 a bait, which Gudgeons take freely ; and further note, 

 when I speak of angling in Flanders, I mean in the 

 waters around the city of Ghent. 



Remarks on Gudgeons. 



The Gudgeon is a handsome lively Fish, of the 

 Carp species, the body long and covered with small 

 scales, the back a dusky dark colour, the belly a dusky 



