178 THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



animals are to be met with. This is chiefly 

 a winter-bait from the beginning of Novem- 

 ber till the middle of April, and is proper 

 for Chub, Roach, Dace, Bream, Tench, 

 Carp, Trout, and Salmon-smelts. They are 

 to be kept in a vessel closely stopped, with 

 a sufficient quantity of the earth they were 

 bred in, and they will be ready for use all 

 the winter. 



The flag-worm^ or dock-worm, is found 

 in the roots of flags that grow on the brink 

 of an old pond ; when you have pulled up 

 the roots, you will find among the fibres red- 

 dish, or yellow cases, these you must open 

 with a pin, and you will find a small worm, 

 longer and more slender than a gentle, with 

 a red head, palish body, and rows of feet all 

 down the belly. This is an exceeding good 

 bait for Grayling, Tench, Bream, Carp, 

 Roach, and Dace, 



The lob-worm> dew-worm, garden-worm, 

 &c. are found in gardens, pasture-lauds, 



