ON BAITS. 81 



LOACH AND BULLHEADS 



Are to be found near the sides, on the bottom, and under 

 stones in shallow gravelly waters; they may be taken 

 either with small worms or by the hand. They are a good 

 bait for night lines. 



BRAMBLINGS, GILTTAILS AND RED-WORMS. 



Are to be found in old horse-dung hills, hog's dung, and 

 rotten earth, and about cucumber pits, and in tanner 's 

 bark, after it has been used and has become rotten ; you 

 may scour them in damp moss, but they are better with- 

 out it. 



MEADOW-WORMS 



Are longer than the brambling, of a whiteish colour, with 

 a yellow tinge at the end of the tail, something like the 

 gilt-tail, and may be found in turnip-fields and pasture- 

 land, after or during rainy weather. 



MARSH-WORMS 



Are found in marshy ground, under cow-dung, and in rich 

 soils near the banks of rivers ; they are of a dark blue 

 colour. They are an excellent bait for perch, and many 

 other fish. 



SMALL WHITE EARTH WORMS 

 Are found in gardens and ploughed fields ; they are of a 



