How to Get Them 



thing so simple that any one may succeed in it. 

 Yet a live worm is the most effective, deadly, all- 

 round bait available ; for all the fish that swim, 

 either in fresh or salt water, from the plebeian and 

 lowly catfish to the lordly salmon, at all seasons, 

 daytime or night time, it is resistless, and bound 

 to be seized with avidity, especially if properly 

 impaled on a hook which is of the right size. Nat- 

 ure's bountiful provision of an inex- 

 Worrn a haustible supply makes the worm a 

 Provision poor man's friend. No matter where 

 he digs in suitable soil, a few minutes 

 will suffice to amply supply him with all that is 

 needed to capture and provide a mess of fish for 

 himself and his family. With the aid of a small 

 hook and some fine line, costing a few cents, 

 when used with care and judgment, he will 

 be as successful as the rich man with ex- 

 pensive tackle and fly book. Of course, the 

 highest art in worm-fishing is that practised 

 by salmon and trout anglers, not the ever-present 

 worm plugger of mountain brooks, but the ex- 

 pert, who captures the wary trout in low and 

 clear water during June and July. One advan- 

 tage it possesses over the fly is the superior size of 

 the trout caught. It is just as important that the 

 bait be properly prepared, that the angler may 

 succeed in landing more fish of larger size. In using 

 worms for chub, dace, perch and wall-eye, and 

 sunfish, there is a great advantage in having them 

 well scoured and of proper size. There are four 

 kinds of worms most esteemed by anglers. The 

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