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hazel nut should be cut off with a pair of scissors. Angle 

 with this in the same manner as with the brandling, 



Wheat, or Malt. — Let either of these be boiled gently, 

 and slowly, for three or four hours, and then remove the 

 husks from the malt with a penknife, and make an incision 

 at one end, to allow the white to appear, and cut a small 

 hole at the opposite end for the reception of the hook. This 

 bait will answer for trout and other fish, at all seasons. 

 Malt and wheat bait soon become sour ; so that, to have 

 them in perfection, they should be prepared daily. To en- 

 tice the fish, it is a common practice to throw a few grains 

 of this bait at the sp()t where the float swims. 



Pastes. — Many receipts for composing pastes have been 

 given by various writers on angling. A common one is 

 flour moistened with the white of an egg, and coloured 

 with vermilion. To give it consistency it is well incorporated 

 with cotton wool, and a little butter or oil added to keep 

 it moist. Salmon's-roe, and also shrimps, are mixed up with 

 flour, and a variety of other substances. 



DIFFERENT SPECIES OF FISH TAKEN BY THE 

 ANGLE. 



The various fishes sought after by anglers in Great Britain 

 and Ireland may be classed under two distinct heads, namely, 

 those which locate permanentl}^ in fresh waters, and those 

 which live in fresh waters, but which periodically visit the 

 sea. The former of these continue in a healthy condition 

 without having access to salt water, while the latter cannot 

 exist unless they perform their periodical migrations : they 

 fall off" in condition, and ultimately die. Salmon which re- 

 main in fresh water the whole year are called kells, and are 

 easily distinguished by their lank appearance. They are 

 also called foul/ish, not being reckoned wholesome 



