rather a central spot, free from heavy weeds, and acces- 

 sible to all kinds and sizes of fish ; yet so situated, that 

 jacks, if there be any in the waters, cannot make abrupt 

 attacks from lurking places. Besides, the supply should 

 be conspicuously situated $ and, at the moment of ang- 

 ling, the bait should be equally so. There may exist a 

 few exceptions, but this will, as a general rule, be found 

 highly worthy of attention. 



Ground-baits are sometimes used at the time of ang- 

 ling. High- dried malt, steeped for a few minutes in 

 water enough to cover the grains, is an excellent thing; 

 for keeping the fishes together; or even stale grains, 

 such as are had at the distillers', or at the brewers', are 

 better than nothing, though they possess little flavour, 

 and less substance. Balls made of stiff clay, in which 

 holes being made, the tails of lob-worms, or shreds of 

 greaves, are fastened, are useful ; especially the worms, 

 which should be large and active, but not cleansed or 

 scoured in moss $ it being an object, that your baits, 

 which have been well treated, should be far superior to 

 your ground-laits. 



Thus, when you have thrown in a clay -loll with un- 

 prepared his, although their writhiiigs will attract the 

 fishes, and perhaps induce them to feed, yet, when they 

 see a rich transparent brandling, or other good worm, 

 descend gently among them, in an instant they will quit 

 the Lois, and attack the latter with all the eagerness of 

 competition. 



When ground- baits are used previous to angling, you 

 should give plenty of time for the fishes to have com- 

 pletely eaten all you threw in, and to have acquired 

 a disposition to feed again. Hence it will be obvious, 

 e 2 that 



