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my success during the first part of the Summer. On 

 a wet warm evening, I have had sport by baiting 

 with a small green caterpillar, found on bushes, 

 cabbage leaves, &c. ; when you bait with red worms, 

 put only one on your hook -, but when blood worms, 

 three or four, and the same with gentles. The crumb 

 of new bread dipped in honey, and well worked into 

 a stiff paste, is a killing bait for Carp in rivers, or 

 still waters, towards the Autumn. You may use a 

 piece of it nearly as large as a small marble, for a bait, 

 with which cover the shank as well as other parts of 

 your hook. When fishing with this paste, in still 

 water, the Carp will suck it off the hook so slyly, that, 

 without you keep a watchful eye, your bait will be 

 gone without your discoveijing a bite : Carp are also 

 very fond of a wasp gentle j put two or three on 

 your hook : also they are fond of small pieces of white 

 greaves. In fishing for Carp, keep as far from the 

 water as you can ; and, if convenient, you should 

 ground-bait the place you intend angling in, the 

 night before, and also then plumb the depth, that 

 you may not have occasion to disturb the water, 

 when you begin to xingle very early in the morning. 

 Those who are inclined, or have an opportunity of 

 pursuing this plan, will find they have not lost their 

 labour. Carp will seldom bite in the middle of the 

 day, in Summer, unless soft light rain descends : the 

 best time is as soon as you can see your float in the wa- 

 ter, in the morning, and very late in the evening 3 they 

 will even feed all night. When angling in a stream. 



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