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a worm. Nearly all sorts of river fish, the coarser 

 kinds especially, are attracted by this ground-bait, 

 which is especially good in deeps where heavy fish 

 abound. 



Other ground-baits are made of soaked greaves 

 and clay, good, when thrown in largely, for barbel, 

 and angling at the same time with prepared greaves; 

 others for still water, such as ponds, are made 

 of mixtures of sand, clay, and scalded barley or 

 wheat ; others are made of chopped worms, gentles, 

 pieces of greaves, and cheese ; and others of a 

 mixture of wet sand and carrion gentles. Ex- 

 perience will soon teach the angler the proper use 

 of ground-baits. One thing he must cautiously 

 prevent, viz., the washing away of his ground- 

 bait by the strength of the current to a distance 

 too far from him tc^fish at. His hook-bait must 

 always drop in at the exact spot on which his 

 ground-bait rests. 



In winter many anglers fish with prepared 

 greaves, bullock's brains and pith, that is, portions 

 of the spinal chgrd. A salmon was caught in the 

 Trent with bullock's pith last winter. Greaves 

 are prepared by soaking pieces in water until 

 they become sufficiently soft, clean, and white. If 

 wrapped in leaves and kept cool, the preparation 

 will hold good for a week or longer. 



I have now in one chapter, a rather long one 

 certainly, stated all that is necessary to enable the 



