The angler's vade mecum, or, A compendious, yet full, discourse of angling discovering the aptest methods and ways ... for the catching all manner of fresh-water fish ... : together with a brief discourse of fish ponds, and not only the easiest but most palatable ways of dressing all sorts of fish ... / by a lover of angling.

Catterpillars, Oak worm, Cabbage-worm, Colewort-worm, Hawthorn-worm, or Grub, Crabtree-worm, or Iack,

Are Worms bred on Herbs or Trees, and may be kept with the Leaves of those Trees, or Herbs on which they are bred, by renewing the Leaves often in a day, and putting in fresh in∣stead of the old ones; the Boxes they are kept in should have a few small holes bored therein to let in the Air: But you may keep them best as is already directed, cap. 3, sect. 16. in Withy Bark.

These are good Baits for Chub, Roch, Dace, Trout, &c. and fish bite much better at the Oak-worm, or any Worm bred on Herbs or Trees, if you Angle with the same when they shew themselves on the top of the water (as with the natural Fly) than if you use it under: for when a gale of wind shaketh the Trees, the Worms fall into the water, and presently rise and float on the top, where fish rise at them as at Flies; and indeed they sink not, till tost and beaten by the Waves or Stream, and so they dye and lose their native colour, and then the fish (as you may perceive by those on your hook) value them not, although these sort of Baits are taken by Roch, Dace and Chub well at the top of the Water, yet you may Angle 18 inches or lower within the water, and they

do very well, or you may put one on the point of a dub-Fly hook, and dib with it, or dib with the Ash-Fly and one of these on the point of the Hook for Trouts. The Oak-worm is a very good Bait, and of a fine green colour, and in Ponds is a Murtherer of Roch and Dace.

To get these Baits, beat on an Oak, Crabtree or Hawthorn that grows over an High way or bare place, and they'l fall for you to gather; or go to Cabbages, or Coleworts, &c. and there seek for them.

Some think the Palmer-worm, Carerpillar, &c. are bred from a Dew left on the leaves of Trees, Herbs or Flowers, Coleworts or Caba∣ges, which being condensed by the Suns genera∣••ive heat, do in three days become living Crea∣tures, of several shapes and colours, some be∣••ng hard and tough, some smooth and soft, some ••re horned in their head, some in their tail, ••ome have none; some have hair on them, some ••one; some of them are bred of the eggs or ••pawn of the Catterpillars, and in time turn to ••e Butterflies; and generally all Flies being ••red of putrefaction, receive Life or vivifie as ••••e Suns heat furthers or disposes the Seminal ••ertue, by which they are bred unto anima∣••••on.