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In addition to these, we might enumerate the brown 

 fly, the blue fly, the kingfisher, the prime dun, the 

 great palmer, the golden pheasant, the grey mallard, 

 and many others ; but such as are above described will 

 suffice. 



If small trout or minnow be used to troll with, the 

 foot lengths ought to be about three yards long, and 

 furnished with one or two swivels, to prevent the line 

 from twisting, as well as to enable the bait to play 

 freely. A lead or shot proportioned to the strength of 

 the stream, should be fastened to the line, about a foot 

 above the bait. The top of the rod should be stiffer 

 than that used for fly-fishing ; and when the hook is 

 baited, it ought to be thrown first across, and then 

 drawn up the current. 



ANGLING FOR CHUB. 



The chub ', chevin, or bottling, neither affords good 

 sport to the angler, nor a good dish at table, except 

 when salted, though it may afford a few hours' amuse- 

 ment by way of variety. The chub is fond of large 

 rivers with sandy or clay bottoms, and haunts the 

 deep holes and angles of eddies, where the water runs 

 slow, and is shaded. The chub spawns about the 

 beginning of April. 



Let the line be very strong, with strong silk-worm 

 gut at bottom, and use the hooks No. 3 or 4. The 

 most pleasant way of taking chub is by what is termed 

 dibbing, in the following manner. In a hot summer's 



(1) In Latin Leuciscus cephalus. 



