A handbook of angling : teaching fly-fishing, trolling, bottom-fishing, and salmon-fishing ... by Fitzgibbon Edward 1803-1857

Author:Fitzgibbon, Edward, 1803-1857
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fishing, Fishes
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green
Published: 1865-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

and fit for use for many months. We would observe, however, that if the angler have different species of worms, let him keep them in separate vessels, so that at any time he may select the sort and quantity necessary, to be placed in moss preparatory to his using them.'

The blue-head is a worm that I have found scarce in England. It is common in Ireland, and, in my opinion, is the best of all worms for the salmon tribe, and would be taken freely by the larger species of the carp tribe. It is sometimes four inches long, but frequently found much shorter. The head is of a shining blue; the rest of the body, but particularly the under part, is of a light cream colour, transparent almost to the tail. It is without knobs, and the skin on the belly side feels sharply rough to the fingers. It readily scours in moss, becomes tough, lively, and long-lived. It is one of the most lasting worms in the water I know of. When the water is discoloured by a flood, it is the best of all trout baits, and should be used on a tripping line without a float. Spun in clear water by means of a swivel or two on the foot-line, few fish will pass it by. It is to be found in rich garden mould, about the roots of esculent plants.

Brandlings are capital worms, perhaps the best of all for fish under a pound weight. They require very little scouring, and are, even without

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