490 THE BAIT TABLE. 



The Red Head is a very bright gleaming worm, a sort 

 of link between the red worm and the lob. It is the most 

 active of any, and is found in rich mould, and notably 

 under the old dead droppings of cows. Used mostly in 

 trout ing, or for perch, tench, &c., being too large for the 

 smaller fish, and not large enough for barbel, &c. It is 

 rather a tender worm, and easily damaged. Scour with 



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The Lob or Dew Worm is the largest and perhaps the 

 commonest worm we have. It is found in all gardens and 

 fields, and many other places likewise, save where the 

 ground is dressed with lime, salt, cinders, or such matters 

 as are inimical to worms. In grass plots not very well 

 kept ; village greens, and any places where the grass is 

 kept pretty short ; the sides of garderi walks, and such- 

 like spots, they will be found very plentiful after a good 

 fall or two of rain, as soon as the evening comes on. Go 

 out then with a lantern, and, treading gently, you may 

 gather two or three or more quart* of them; but the 

 worm-catcher requires to be pretty active in grabbing 

 them, and resolute in hanging on, as they dart into their 

 holes, when alarmed, with great rapidity, and hang on 

 when half in and half out with singular tenacity, often 

 submitting rather to' be pulled in halves than to let go. 

 They should be scoured in a plentiful supply of moss, and 

 looked over every day, the dead and sickly picked out 

 and thrown away, or they poison the rest. In order to 

 keep a good stock of them, fill an old chest or packing- 

 case with clay, and turn some thousands of worms into it. 

 This will keep them in good order till they are wanted, 

 when they can be taken out and scoured. For the hook, 

 those which are reddest, with a red streak down the 

 back and a clean bright tail, are the best. The others do 

 for ground bait. Used for trout, salmon, barbel, bream, 

 and chub. 



