14 THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



also very common to dart Salmon as they 

 are endeavouring to get over the weirs. 



When the fish are caught, they open them, 

 take out the guts and gills, and salt them 

 in large tubs made for that purpose ; out of 

 which they are taken before October, when 

 they are packed up in cases from four hun- 

 dred and fifty to five hundred pounds weight, 

 and sent to the London market. 



Salmon spawn is a very good bait for 

 Trout. The common way of using it is to 

 take the spaw^n and boil it so hard as to stick 

 on the hook, though many people use it 

 without boiling; others put a great quantity 

 of salt to their spawn, and hang it in a li- 

 nen bag, in the kitchen, far from the fire, 

 and they steep it the night before it is used, 

 in rum, brandy, or geneva, which will give 

 it- a lovely colour ; it is the best ground bait 

 I know for Trout, Chub, &c. early in the 

 spring, especially if used near those places 

 where Salmon are accustomed to spawn. 



