worm-baited

Updated: May 13, 2025

He stopped short, laughing to himself, as he suddenly caught sight of a droll-looking figure, standing knee-deep in the river, busy with rod and line, gently throwing a worm-baited hook into the deep black water, under the projecting rocks at the foot of the cliff.

George Manville Fenn - The Black Tor: A Tale of the Reign of James the First