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CHAPTER IX. 



GRUB FISHING FOR GRAYLING. 



GRUB BAITS FOR GRAYLING ; METHODS OF USING ; 

 ANGLING REMINISCENCE ; CAMPING OUT ; 

 MAGGOT FISHING. 



r I ^HIS method of grayling fishing has now become 

 so general, that the omission of a reference to 

 it would render incomplete a work dealing with this 

 fish. The baits now commonly used consist of the 

 green (garden) caterpillar, and its artificial, which for 

 some unaccountable reason is designated the grass- 

 hopper, gentles, wasp grubs, caddis-bait, and the larvae 

 of all the large water-flies found in their sheaths in the 

 beds of streams ; as also fresh- water shrimps, and other 

 aquatic creatures. Of the larger of these grub-like 

 forms, there are admirable artificial renderings to be 

 had ; which, when used as in the case of the green 

 caterpillar, or grass-hopper above alluded to, with a 

 couple of gentles upon the somewhat large hook^ 

 answer wondrously well, and are often preferred to 

 smaller naturals, owing to the sinking medium being 

 laid in the centre, instead of having it in the shape of 

 shot, sheet-lead, or wire, outside and in view. The 

 system in vogue of using these large artificial lures is 

 to attach them, tipped with gentles or wasp grubs, to 



