144 ON ANGLING WITH THE WORM. 



THE BRANDLING is only to be found in an old 

 dunghill or similar place, and it may be known by 

 being ringed all round, with a knot a little above 

 the middle : it is also flatter in shape than most 

 worms. We hold this worm in great repute; it 

 can be scoured in a day or two, and is then a 

 beautiful worm to appearance. It is also in 

 general of the very size the angler would wish. 

 The principal objection to brandlings is their 

 extreme softness ; they are incapable of being 

 toughened, and when used upon a single hook, 

 slip down upon the bend, thus exposing the shank. 

 This objection does not apply to them when used 

 upon the four small hooks, and we very often use 

 them in this way. When pierced they emit a very 

 offensive smell, but anglers must not be too 

 particular in this respect. 



THE MARSH WORM. When taken from the 

 earth this worm is of a pale-blue colour with a 

 whitish knot a little above the centre. It is a 

 very small worm, and is more usually found too 

 small than too large. If kept sufficiently long it 

 becomes of a lively pink colour, and may be used 

 with great success, particularly in small waters. 

 It is the most plentiful of all descriptions of 

 worms, and may be found in any garden among 

 heaps of decayed rubbish and below stones. 



THE KED-HEADED WORM. This worm is only 

 to be found plentifully in the very richest soil, 

 about the edges of dunghills and similar places. 



