ON BAITS. 



in a damp place ; and if you want some for winter or 

 spring fishing about November, procure a cow's liver or a 

 sheep's head, and expose it for the flies to blow upon, 

 aud when the maggots are full grown, put them, together 

 with the liver or heads, into a tub or cask, with one end 

 taken out, first putting at the bottom a quantity of fresh 

 mould mixed with half dried cow-dung, then fill the tub 

 with the same kind of mould, and keep them in a cool 

 place ; if the mould should become "dry at the top, sprin- 

 kle a little water over it. 



WASP-GRUBS 



Are an excellent bait for many kinds of fish. To prevent 

 them from coming forward too fast, keep the wasp-combe 

 in a very cool place, or bake them a little in a half-cooled 

 oven, or pour scalding milk over them. . 



ANT-EGGS 



Are capital bait for trout, greyling, roach, dace, chub, 

 and many other kinds of fish, 



THE COD-BAIT 



Is to be found in gravelly and sandy rivulets, and by the 

 sides of streams in large rivers, among and under stones ; 

 put them into a linen bag, dip them, bag and all, into wa- 

 ter, and hang them up. When you want to use them 



