MAGGOTS. 123 



MAGGO T-FISHING. 



MAGGOTS or gentles can seldom be procured 

 before tbe beginning of May ; they are certain- 

 ly the best and most killing ground bait of any ; 

 they may be bred from any animal substance, 

 either flesh or fowl, by exposing it for the flies 

 to blow on during spring and summer. After 

 they are full grown put them in a vessel con- 

 taining a quantity of bran and house sand mix- 

 ed ; the sand should be damp, or otherwise the 

 maggots will soon enter into their chrysalis 

 state, when they are of no use to the angler. 

 The tackle proper for maggot-fishing is descri- 

 bed on page 26. 



To preserve Maggots in Winter. 

 In the beginning of November procure a 

 beef's liver, or two or three sheep's heads, and 

 expose them for the flies to blow on ; and when 

 the fly-blows are become full grown maggots, 

 put them, together with the remains of the liver 

 or heads, into a cask or large jar, having first 

 strewed in the cask a little fresh mould mixed 

 with half dried cowdung, and then put the same 

 quantity of mould and dung over them ; keep 

 them in a cool place, and when the mould be- 

 comes dry at the top sprinkle a little water over 



