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good sport to the Angler, and when in the 

 humour it is not difficult to fill a pannier 

 with them. They sometimes, though not 

 commonly, exceed half a pound in weight, 

 and are much better eating than the Dace. 

 A small feather from the starling's wing, or 

 a bright hackle from a golden plover dress- 

 ed upon small hooks, will generally prove 

 successful. Another very killing method is 

 the sandy feather of a landrail dressed as 

 for the w r ings of a fly, and a well cleansed 

 maggot or gentle, as before mentioned for 

 Trout. In the early part of the Spring 

 they prefer worms, of which a small Brand- 

 ling and Gilt-tail are most to be depended 

 upon. 



THE 



is by no means common in the northern 

 counties, and but rarely to be found in Scot- 

 land ; whereas on the southern coasts it is 



