THE YOUNG FISHERMAN. 



The cabbage worm, or the caterpillar, is a good bait for 

 chub, dace, roach, or trout. 



The locality of the crab -tree worm is indicated by its 

 name. It is a good bait for roach, dace, trout, and chub. 



Flag or dock worms inhabit the fibres of flag roots in 

 old pits or ponds. They are excellent baits for tench, 

 bream, bleak, grayling, carp, perch, dace, and roach. 



Gentles, or maggots, are bred by hanging up a piece of 

 meat until it putrefies ; they should be kept on flesh, and 

 when they have arrived at their full size, a little bran 

 and damp sand may be put in the vessel in which they 

 are immured, for the purpose of scouring them ; they 

 will be fit for use in a day or two, and are tempting bait 

 for all kinds of fish. "When putting a gentle on the hook, 

 you must insert the hook at one end of it, and bring it 

 out at the other, and then draw the gentle back until it 

 completely covers the point of the hook. 



In order to scour and preserve worms, you must pro- 

 cure some very fresh moss, wash away all particles of earth 

 from it, and squeeze it, but not too dry ; then put it into 

 a jar and press it closely down, and place worms upon it. 



Miller's thumbs, bleaks, minnows, dace, gudgeons, 

 loaches, sticklebacks, smelts, and roach, are used as baits 

 for some of the larger fish. 



Grasshoppers are good baits during June, July, and 

 August, for roach, grayling, chub, and trout ; their legs 

 and wings must be taken off before they are put on the 

 hook. 



Salmon spawn is an excellent bait for trout and chub ; 

 you may purchase it at the shops ready for use. 



GROUND BAIT. 



Ground baiting is a most essential part of angling and 

 ought never to be omitted, as success in bottom or float 

 fishing cannot be expected, unless the proper means for 

 drawing the fish together are resorted to. 



-For barbel, it is necessary to make the lumps of ground 

 bait large in proportion to the strength of the current in 

 which you fish. 



For carp, tench, eels, perch, and bream, fresh grains 

 will be found very serviceable. They must be very fresh, 

 for df they have the slightest taint of sourness, the fish 

 will not touch them. 



