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half in a bag in his basket till required. The 

 repeated thrusting in of the angler's hand, the 

 dangling of the bag, and exposure to the sun, will 

 greatly injure the worms before the day is out, if 

 the whole supply is kept in one bag. 



The angler should be very particular about the 

 size and appearance of his worms, and should never 

 start for a day's trouting without a sufficient supply. 

 Nothing is more provoking than to run short of bait 

 at the very time the trout are taking. Under any 

 circumstances, a gross and a half or two gross is the 

 smallest number that should be taken for a day's 

 trouting with worm. 



Worm-fishing is better understood than fly-fish- 

 ing ; that is to say, there are more anglers who fish 

 up stream with the one than with the other. Ang- 

 ling up stream with the worm possesses all the 

 advantages which have been mentioned in fly-fish- 

 ing, and which it is unnecessary to recapitulate. 

 The objections against fishing down stream apply 

 with even greater force to worm-fishing than to 

 fly, as in fly-fishing the angler can keep out of 

 sight, to a certain extent, by throwing a long line. 

 Not so in worm-fishing ; he must either be opposite 

 or below his worm, so that every trout in the 

 neighbourhood of his line can see him distinctly ; 

 and if he were to fish down a small clear water 

 with the worm, he would hardly catch a trout, 

 while his neighbour fishing up stream might fill 

 his basket. All worm-fishers of the present day 



