140 ART OF ANGLING. 



WOEM-FISHIJSTGL 



" You must not every worm promiscuous use ; 

 Judgment will tell the proper bait to chuse ; 

 The worm that draws a long immod'rate size 

 The Trout abhors, and the rank morsel flies ; 

 And if too small, the naked fraud's in sight, 

 And fear forbids, while hunger does invite. 

 Those baits will best reward the fisher's pains, 

 Whose polish'd tails a shining yellow stains ; 

 Cleanse them from filth, to give a tempting gloss, 

 Cherish the sullied reptile race with moss ; 

 Amid the verdant bed they twine, they toil, 

 And from their bodies wipe their native soil." 



Gay. 



WORM-FISHING begins early in February, and is 

 good throughout the year. During spring worms 

 may be used any time of the day ; when the summer 

 is advanced, only early in the morning and late in 

 the evening ; and in the autumn they may again be 

 used all day ; if the rivers are disturbed, this is the 

 only bait that can be used at all. The necessary 

 tackle for worm-fishing is described on page 25 ; 

 and, as this bait is most killing in rapid streams, 

 the lead should be sufficiently heavy to keep the 

 bait on the ground. A float is quite unnecessary, 

 unless you angle in ponds or still water. There are 

 several kinds of worms fit for the angler's purpose ; 

 the following are the most useful. 



LOBWORMS. These worms, which are the largest 

 used in angling, are generally found in gardens, in 

 damp evenings, during the spring and summer, on 



