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the stones. This insect produces the Stone "Fly, 

 and is about three quarters of an inch in length ; it 

 is an excellent bait for Trout, Greyling, Eoach, 

 Dace, or Chub, from the middle of May till June. 

 The line for this purpose should be fine, and a 

 No. 4 hook leaded on the shank ; when you bait 

 with it you must carefully break the case in which 

 it is enclosed; put two on, one to cover the leaded 

 shank of the hook, and the other to cover the point 

 and bend. The way of using this bait is by sinking 

 and drawing, that is, moving it continually up and 

 down within a foot of the bottom. 



There is a great advantage in this mode of 

 angling, inasmuch as it enables the angler to fish in 

 holes in rivers encumbered with bushes ; also, in 

 bubbles, curls, and other places in which he cannot 

 angle with any other bait, and where generally the 

 largest fish lie. This bait is much improved by 

 being kept in a linen bag for a few days, dipping 

 the same in water at least once a day. It may 

 be made artificially with straw-coloured silk on the 

 shank of the hook, putting only one cod-bait upon 

 the bend. 



aKASSHOPPEE-FISHINGL 



Grasshoppers are very abundant during the 

 months of June, July, and August. It is a capital 



