34 HOW TO CATCH CARP. [PART I. 



bread, and a landing-net. Having looked out a 

 quiet place in the pond, selecting rather shallow 

 than deep water (particularly if the weather be 

 at all hot, when Carp always affect the shallows), 

 and, if the pond be a large one, and cattle have 

 access to it, not very far from that part where 

 they come to drink, gently stick into the ground 

 near the edge a small forked stick (the fork 

 about two feet above ground), to rest the rod 

 upon and keep it clear of the water, and also a 

 few small bushes to screen you from the Carp. 

 Then, after quietly plumbing the depth of the 

 water you intend to fish, cover the whole of 

 your hook, shank and all, with a plummet-shaped 

 piece of bread, kneaded into paste (remembering 

 that, if the slightest part of the hook is visible, 

 not a Carp will touch it), and, setting the float 

 two or three feet further from the bait than the 

 depth of water, throw it well out, drawing in 

 afterwards all the slack of your line. You may 

 then lay down your rod, resting the top upon 

 the forked stick, and disposing the line so that 

 it will run out freely; and, sitting down, while 

 you smoke your pipe, if you like, proceed to 

 ground-bait the place by filliping in bread-pills 

 all round your bait and pretty wide of it. The 



