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THE GRAYLING. (Salmo Thymallus.) Delicacy of 

 its flesh. The grayling of Switzerland, Italy, and 

 France. Its high estimation in those countries. 

 Peculiar to certain rivers of England and Wales. 



The Clwyd Conway. The Severn. The Wye. 



The Dee. The Lug, in Herefordshire. Francks. 



Flies and baits peculiar to the grayling Angling 



for grayling in the Grand Eau, a tributary of the 

 Rhone. The author's success there 31 33 



THE CHUB (Cyprinus Jeses.} Haunts. Coarse- 

 ness of its flesh. General weight of the Chub. 

 Colour. The Wye and Vyrnyw. Artificial flies 

 for Chub. Its fondness for caterpillars, grubs, and 

 pastes dyed with gamboge. Caught by dibbing. 

 Grub of the alder tree. Grasshoppers. Red- 

 worms. Head of a frog Quaint lines from Francks 3336 



GENERAL RULES FOR TROUT FISHING. Commence- 

 ment of the season. March. Most favourable 

 period of the day. Situations to be chosen for 

 angling in the early part of the spring. April. 

 Certainty of sport in that month. Strong and early 

 rise of the fish. Frosty days. May. Sand flies, gree- 

 dily devoured by trout. Bainbridge'. June. Early 

 and late fishing. Large fish feed after sunset. Windy 

 weather. Green drakes and fernshaws. White 

 frost inimical to anglers. July and August. 

 Thorn and ant flies. Coolness of mornings and 

 evenings. Floods. Termination of late and early 

 fishing. September and October excellent months. 

 The author's success in November on the Ewermy, 

 Glamorganshire - 36 38 



Haunts of fish in windy weather and low water. 

 Rules for angling at such seasons. Bright calm 

 days. The clearing of a flood. Fine practical de- 

 scription. The poet Thompson, a good angler. 

 General rules for obtaining sport - 39, 40 



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