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break off carefully the husks. They are a good bait for 

 most fish. 



DOCK-WORMS. 



These worms are found by plucking up the plan ts and 

 washing their roots free from earth ; in their fibres are 

 little cases of a red or yellow colour, in which, upon being 

 opened with a pin, Vill be discovered the worm ; they 

 must be kept in bran. They are a good bait for bream, 

 greyling, trout and perch. 



PASTES 



Made of old rotten Cheshire-cheese and white bread, is a 

 good bait for chub. A good bait for barbel may be made 

 by dipping white bread in the water which chandler's 

 greaves has been boiled in, and kneaded stiff. But the best 

 paste which I have found for all kinds of fish is made as 

 follows : Get a moderate-sized potato, nearly half its bulk 

 of cheese, and a teaspoonful of white sugar, mix them in a 

 bason till they are well incorporated together, then add to 

 it white flour until it has the consistency of putty, tie it 

 in a clean cloth, put it in a saucepan full of cold water 

 over the fire, let it boil about three or four minutes, and it 

 is ready for use. 



SALMON-ROE 

 Is an excellent bait for trout, chub, roach, dace, and 



