138 ADDENDA. 



fly or blue bottle, has been long established. It is 

 used by the roving angler as an appendage to the small 

 fly, and fished with them. In smelting it is of the 

 greatest importance, and its attraction fatal to many a 

 trout. It is baited by putting the fly hook in at the 

 head and out at the tail ; or by putting the point in at 

 one side and out at the other, a little below the head, 

 when two or more may be put on the same hook. 

 They are the best that are preserved over winter in the 

 scraps and bits of refuse of chandler's tallow ; procure 

 the latest blown and put them in a jar or small barrel, 

 in a cool place or cellar. 



THE BRANDLING WORM. 



Worms are a general and natural food of fish. The 

 yellow, amber, and red shades marked and mingled 

 in the brandling, together with its moderate size, ren- 

 der it a more fascinating and attractive bait to trout, 

 grayling, and smelt, than any other worm. For trout 

 and smelt fishing, put the point of the hook in towards 

 the head and out again towards the tail, leaving both 

 ends at liberty, and all the hook covered except the 

 point and barb ; or put the hook in near the head and 

 down about an inch of the worm, running it up on to the 

 gut. Then put the point in at the tail and run it up 

 over the bend, letting out the point and barb and drawing 

 the part on the gut back over the shank of the hook; in 

 this way the bait is least liable to be entangled at the 



