a method of fishing for eels, chiefly used in the day-time, when they are found to hide themselves near weirs, mills, or flood gates. It is performed thus: Take a strong line and hook, baited with a garden-worm, and observing the holes where the eels lie hid, thrust your bait into them by the help of a stick; and if there be any, you shall be sure to have a bite; and may, if your tackling hold, get the largest eels.