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the others ; so, at least, I have always found. An occurrence, 

 which I shall here relate, will give you a hint or two about worm 

 fishing for Dace. I remember going to Willington, a noted 

 locality on the Trent for angling, some seven miles from the 

 town of Derby, to fish a capital place for Barbel. Before I 

 started I looked at the weathercock (as all anglers should do) 

 to see if the wind was right, and finding it was, off I went. 

 When I got to within two hundred yards of the place, I met 

 a fisherman returning home. He said, " It is no go, the fish 

 won't bite this morning. I have been fishing since five o'clock, 

 and now I suppose it is ten, but I have not had a single bite ; 

 the water is too clear. If I were you I should go home, for I 

 am sure it is no use fishing." I said, " It will never do for me to 

 go back after walking seven miles, without having a try ; I 

 must be convinced as you have been." " "Well," he said, " I will 

 go down with you, but I doubt you will do no good." So we 

 went away together. I was quickly tackled out, and I think I 

 never felt more confident in my life, for I saw that everything 

 was in my favour. I got the depth, threw ia a few worms, and 

 in the second swim killed a Barbel three pounds weight, and five 

 more very quickly, all of which the fisherman landed, expressing 

 great astonishment. " Barbel bite well," he said, " that is certain, 

 but I have been fishing for Dace, and it is a great certainty they 

 won't bite.'' " Well," I said, " if you will wait a short time 

 longer, I willgo with you and try the place you have been fishing." 

 " Yery well," he answered, " I shall bet you two glasses of ale 

 you don't catch two dace out of the place in half an hour." I 

 agreed to this, and after I had caught twelve Barbel, I found 

 I had got as much as I could carry, so I tied up the basket 

 handles and went with him to the place that had licked him. 

 As soon as I got to the spot, I asked him what baits he had 

 been fishing with. He answered that he had first tried gentles, 

 and then the worm, but never had a bite. I took off the Barbel 

 tackle and put on suitable tackle and float for Dace fishing. 

 I then asked him to give me what worms he had left, which he 

 did, and offered to double the bet, to which I agreed. He took 



