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these bobs or grubs (Note, grubs or maggots are used 

 chiefly by country Anglers in still waters, especially 

 for Perch 3 they are found in light mould, and under 

 and about cabbages, potatoes, &c. they are very tough, 

 and will live a long while among half-dried cow-dung 

 or light mould ; they vary in colours, some are grey— 

 which I have found the best — others green and 

 brown) has been while fishing for Perch in the months 

 of July and August, especially in ponds and still 

 waters, when they refused a worm, but they have 

 generally been small Fish 3 there are also two or 

 three other insects, known by the names of cad-bait. 

 Cads, cadis, or straw case-worms, which may be kept 

 and scoured in a box or bag, in damp house-sand ; 

 but they are hardly worth the trouble of getting or 

 preserving for Roach-fishing while gentles can be 

 procured. First, the cad in a husk or case ; secondly. 



No. 1 , in the Husk. No. 2, Perfect. No. 3, on the Wing. 



a complete fly 5 thirdly, on the wing. — This fly is the 

 stone-fly, by some called the cad-fly 3 the green and 



