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The following will prove themselves the best baits. 



The common house-fly, for dace in particular. 



The L-lue-lottle, excellent for chuls, and many other 

 fishes. 



The grey stone-fly, is taken by trouts, chuls, dace, &c. 



The very large Had: gad-fly , is admirable for all fishes. 



The green- Lacked fly with cojjee-co loured sides, is a 

 remarkably tempting bait. 



The yellow coiu-dungfly, peculiarly good for the fin- 

 scale. 



The cock-chaffer or dummador, in many places called 

 caterpillar, is a very fine bait, especially for chubs, when 

 the outer wings are cut off; leaving the inr.er ones to 

 expand. This is chiefly used in dipping over banks, 

 hedges, &c. 



The beetle : of this there are various kinds ; but the 

 lightest coloured are generally the best : they must be 

 treated like the cock-chaffer. 



The grasshopper and the locust, are extremely tender, 

 and their long legs present the ready means of stripping 

 them from the hook : but they are capital baits. I seldom 

 use them ; for the above objection proves, at times, preg- 

 nant with trouble and vexation ! The fishes do not take 

 them so well when the legs are cut off. If, however, 

 you do give one a trial, or cannot readily obtain any other 

 bait, be careful to allow the fish full time to swallow it 3 

 or you may find that he had only hold of a limb. 



I have experienced that two Hies put on the same hook, 

 in such manner as to imitate their junction, at particular 

 seasons, is extremely alluring : this is done by threading 

 the upper fly entirely through its whole length, inserting 



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