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rush, at first, and will break away if too sud- 

 denly checked ; but after a few plunges is less 

 desperate, and may be brought to shore with a 

 gaff-hook or landing net. The favorite haunts 

 of chub are deep holes and steep banks, under 

 overhanging boughs and trees : and they prefer 

 sand, gravel, and clayey bottoms. When fish- 

 ing for chub where weeds or roots abound, 

 use rather strong tackle ; for on hooking a fish 

 you must keep it out of these, or it will assuredly 

 break away. 



The best time of year for angling for chub 

 is from the first of October till the first of May. 



And for whipping for chub with the fly, 

 the best time of year is, May, June, July, and 

 August. 



These fish sometimes grow to the size of 

 8 or 9 pounds and upwards. 



Chub have often been caught when trolling 

 for jack ; they are occasionally taken with a 

 small live roach or minnow. 



When once they have made any particular 

 hole their haunt, they always continue to use 

 it; and hence the saying among anglers 

 " Once a chub hole, always a chub hole." 



In summer time almost any kind of artificial 



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