RIVER FISH AND FISHING. 381 
worms, known to anglers as the dew-worm, lob-worm or the 
marsh-worm, the tagtail, the brandling, and the red-worm. 
The dew-worm, or large garden worm, is of consider- 
able size, varying from 6 to 12 inches in length when ex- 
tended. The tail tapers somewhat, but in the squirrel- 
tailed variety it is flattened. In color this worm is of a 
dull brick-red, approaching to a crimson towards the head. 
These worms are obtained either by digging, or by search- 
ing for them quietly at night with a candle and lantern on 
the lawns or paths of the garden. In dry weather they 
are always out when the dew is falling. 
The marsh-worm, or blue-head, is found in moist 
and undrained localities, where they may be obtained with 
a candle and lantern in large numbers during the fine 
summer nights. In color they are of a light dirty or 
brownish purple. These worms should be kept in damp 
moss with a little earth mixed with it. A variety of this 
worm, found in land only partially marshy, is called in 
Scotland the black-head or butten-worm, and is more 
tough, and therefore better calculated for standing the 
rough treatment which it must undergo in swift and wide 
streams. It is an excellent bait for trout. 
The tagtail is common in good strong clays, which 
are well manured for turnips, mangel-wurzel, &c. It is 
asmall worm of about 2 or 3 inches in length. Head 
larger, and of a deeper blue than the body, which is a 
dingy red; tail, yellowish. 
The brandling is a small worm found in artificial 
composts, and in rotten tan, or other decaying vegetable 
matter, of a dirty red color, approaching to brown. 
