340 THE ANGLER S GUIDE. 



August. — During this month, all kinds of Fish will 

 take a bait ; but you must fish in the morning, very 

 early, and late in the evening, to get much sport. 

 Some writers say, that Carp and Smelts spawn again 

 this month, but I do not believe it : see page 95. 



September. — This month is a good season for most 

 kind of angling, from early in the morning till late at 

 night, if the water is not too bright. Barbel, Chub, 

 Roach, and Dace, are now about leaving the weeds, 

 and get into deeper water. — Note. Perch will take a 

 live Minnow or Stone loach, freely, during August, Sep- 

 tember, and October. 



October. — This month is good for trolling and bot- 

 tom-fishing, but not so for fly-fishing, or angling in 

 ponds or still waters. The weeds in rivers are now 

 getting sour and rotten, and, in consequence, the Fish 

 are leaving them for holes and deeper water : now 

 begin to use brains, as a bait for Chub, in preference to 

 any other, and so continue to do all the Winter months, 

 or say till April, or May. — Note. If the weather 

 continues mild for the season. Perch will still take a 

 live bait. 



November. — During this month. Chub, Roach, Jack, 

 and Pike, will still take a bait, and, sometimes, very 

 freely in the middle of the day. Roach and Chub 

 now get into deep water, and there remain until 

 Spring. Dace now begin, generally, to refuse a bait, 

 and so continue till the latter end of the following- 

 February, or the begining of March. 



