CHAPTER IV. 



BAITS, AND THEIR USE. 



IT is well to know that fish freely take such baits as 

 the season affords as worms, insects, &c. Worms 

 are the most natural bait for fish; and they may be 

 used at all times of the day, in spring and autumn; 

 but in the summer, only early in the morning and late 

 in the evening. 



Lob-worms, which should have a red head, a streak 

 down the back, and a broad tail, are found in the 

 garden, or in churchyards, late in the evening. They 

 make a good bait for grayling, trout, perch, bream, and 

 gudgeons. 



The branding may be procured in rotten earth, 



