REMARKS ON ANGLING. 33.9 



Those rushes are sucked by the Carp, and afford much 

 nourishment from the pith. Red-worms are now a 

 killing bait for Carp. 



April. — All the Fish enumerated in March, with the 

 addition of Trout, will feed this month, and sometimes 

 Tench, (in rivers,) also Barbel, Bleak, Flounders, and 

 Eels : baits as before. Angle in shallows, sharps, &c. 

 as in March. Barbel, Dace, Gudgeons, Minnows^, 

 Rudd, Bream, and Pope or Ruff, spawn this month. 



May. — During this month, Eels will run and take a 

 bait, night and day, and all the different species of fresh- 

 water Fish now feed and take baits, at top and bottom 

 of the water j also in ponds, you may expect sport. 

 Still prefer to angle in the shallows, sharps, streams, 

 and eddies. Roach, Chub, Carp, Millers' Thumb, and 

 Umber, or Grayling, spawn this month. 



June. — ^This month, the Bottom- Angler will find but 

 indifferent sport, most Fish having recently spawned^ 

 and are out of condition, except Trout, which are now 

 healthy and strong on the feed. Angle in the streams, 

 eddies, and currents. Tench spawn this month. 



July. — All fresh -water Fish will now feed, but best in 

 the morning and evening, and will take a variety of 

 baits ; but, from the quantity of food they get from 

 weeds, and not having quite recovered from spawning, 

 they will not take a bait freely. Still continue to 

 angle in the streams and scowers. Some say, that 

 Gudgeons spawn again this month, or early in August, 

 see page 42. Be that as it may, I know they will con- 

 tinue to follow the rake, and take a Red-worm. 



