. The book of fish and fishing; . to depth or move-ment of the water. Next in order, as taking bait, I should place thehelgramite, an ugly looking black creature known .. ., by many names, indeed, every sec- Helgramite ^^ „ ^, , .^ -^ tion oi the country has its own pe-culiar name; they may befound clinging to decayingtimbers, in the crevices ofsubmerged stone-work, alsoin the shallow ripples underflat stones. They are good Hooked they are so hardy, living almost any lengthof time in a vessel half filled with rotten aquaticplants. This creature, by means of its strongpincers
. The book of fish and fishing; . to depth or move-ment of the water. Next in order, as taking bait, I should place thehelgramite, an ugly looking black creature known .. ., by many names, indeed, every sec- Helgramite ^^ „ ^, , .^ -^ tion oi the country has its own pe-culiar name; they may befound clinging to decayingtimbers, in the crevices ofsubmerged stone-work, alsoin the shallow ripples underflat stones. They are good Hooked they are so hardy, living almost any lengthof time in a vessel half filled with rotten aquaticplants. This creature, by means of its strongpincers, clings tenaciously to various objects es-pecially under stones, logs, even in swift-runningstreams, so that, when using it as a bait, it should be kept forever on the move to stopHelgrLmitr^ such tantrums. The way to hook it is by inserting the hook underthe cap or shell that covers the neck, from behindforward, and bringing it through next to thehead. It is a capital bait for bass, especially inrapids or shallow water. 165. Fish and Fishing In many localities the crawfish is an excellentbait, especially at the season when it casts its shell,when it is called a shedder or peeler. They are found beneath stones at thesides of rivers and brooks, under shelv-ing grassy banks, among the pebbles; some boreholes in the meadows. The crawfish is not used
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