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BAITS . 
notice. The Angler, to insure success, should always take a 
variety of baits: as the fish, like the fisher, in his tastes is 
often hard to please. 
In addition to the abovementioned baits, the following f 
taken from “ Hofland’s Angler’s Manual,” and used with 
much success in England, may be found useful to the Angler. 
The Marsh- Worm , is smaller than the dew-worm, and of 
a paler color, with a broad flat tail. It is an excellent bait for 
trout, when well scoured, and two of them may be used on 
a hook. 
The Brandling , is streaked from head to tail in round 
ringlets, alternately red and yellow, and is found in old dung- 
hills, but chiefly where various kinds of dung are mixed to- 
gether, and in decayed tanners’ bark. It is considered a fine 
bait for trout, perch, or eels. 
The Little Gilt-Tail , or Tag- Worm , is of a pale yellow 
towards the tail, and knotted like the dung-hill red-worm, 
and found in old horse-dung. 
The Red- Worm. This worm is small, and of a bright red. 
It is found in old manure heaps, in decayed tanners’ bark, and 
on the borders of old drains, and is higlily spoken of for almost 
every kind of fresh water fish. 
The Pcacock-Red, or Black-Headed Red- Worm, is found 
under cow or horse-dung, three parts dried in the fields, but 
chiefly under cow-dung. He is also found under stones in 
the beds of rivers, and is a good trout worm. 
The Gentle, or Maggot, is a universal bait, and will take 
any kind of fresh water fish, save salmon and pike. It is a 
very killing bait for trout. 
The Cadis, or Cad-Bait , and Straw- Worm , are found in 
the shallow, sandy parts of rivers, small brooks, and even 
ditches. The first is a yellowish grub, with a reddish head, 
and is covered with a case or husk of straw, bark, bits of 
