ANGLING WITH WORM FOR SALMON. 135 



and a little of the shank of each should be left untied 

 for the purpose of catching into the worms, and pre- 

 venting them from slipping down from their proper 

 positions. The first worm is then put on by inserting 

 the hook at its head, and running it up over that 

 hook altogether, then turning the uppermost hook 

 round, and inserting it also at the same incision ; 

 then run the worm up over this hook also till the 

 tail of it is fairly above the bend of the hook, and 

 the upper part on the line above. A second worm 

 is taken, and the hook entered about its middle, run- 

 ning it up also to the second hook, which is entered 

 at the same incision, and run round in the loose end 

 of the worm, which covers it over the bend and 

 point. The remainder of that worm is pressed up 

 till it appear contracted and thickened on the short 

 piece of gut intermediate between the two hooks ; 

 then a third worm is taken and run on the first hook 

 head foremost, leaving its tail to cover and project 

 over the point. This is called a full and proper 

 salmon bait. Some use only two large worms in 

 the manner of the first and third, with half a worm, 

 or a small whole one put on the second hook to 

 cover its head and point. 



A few large grains of shot, ready nicked half 

 through, are kept by the fisherman very conveniently 



