ii4 OBSERVATIONS 



The young brood of wasps and hornets 

 are good baits for trout, roach, dace, and 

 chub, they are however very tender ; I omit 

 a long list of caterpillers and grubs, for the 

 same reason, they may be had recourse to 

 in cases of necefsity, but the baits I have 

 recommended will be found sufficient. 



After having pointed out the baits best 

 calculated to insure succefs, I shall conclude 

 this subject by the following observation : 

 An angler ambitions of excelling in the 

 amusement will be convinced, that those 

 baits are best, which fish obtain in a natural 

 way, his province is to present them so as 

 best to hide the deceit, thus the natural fly 

 will seem fluttering on the surface; the 

 worm will appear to have dropt gently from 

 the bank, and to be crawling at the bottom ; 

 and the minnow to have received some inju- 

 ry, and exerting its utmost efforts to escape : 

 he must be an attentive observer of nature, 

 and his endeavours will be rewarded with, 

 succefs. 



