. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. 38 FOOD OF FISHES. blood-worms are an excellent bait, and it is no doubt on account of their general resemblance in colour to these, that most fish will eat earth-worms, which can- not possibly be their natural food, since they can only come into the water by rare accident. The same may be said of the beetle grubs of the cockchafer and of the dung a. Blood-worm; 6, the gnat (CV/Jy-rmomj/.t p/Mmo^is) which springs frora it, magnified
. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. 38 FOOD OF FISHES. blood-worms are an excellent bait, and it is no doubt on account of their general resemblance in colour to these, that most fish will eat earth-worms, which can- not possibly be their natural food, since they can only come into the water by rare accident. The same may be said of the beetle grubs of the cockchafer and of the dung a. Blood-worm; 6, the gnat (CV/Jy-rmomj/.t p/Mmo^is) which springs frora it, magnified. , Shell Fish, In most rivers, lakes, and canals, no less than in the sea, there are several species of shell fish, more particu- larly those usually termed muscles, of which every species of fish seems to be fond; probably on account of the difficulty of procuring them, for though the shell must be opened when they feed, it is closed with the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London : William Orr
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