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described as a substitute: you will find old Cheshire 

 cheese, not the rotten part, but what is white and 

 crumbly, or the spinal marrow from the back bones oC 

 oxen, or of calves or sheep, answer pretty well j the 

 marrow should be left in its skin, to resemble a large 

 white maggot, of which, as well as of gentles, cadbates, 

 &c. chubs are eager devourers. 



Chubs prefer rising to the bait j but if you fish at all 

 under water, it should be near to the bottom, as they lay 

 deep, constantly eyeing the surface. Their bite is ex- 

 tremely quick and deep ; therefore, you should strike 

 soon, but rather gently. 



In very cold weather they grub into the sand, or gra- 

 vel, and ISy in hollows among the clay, mostly in very 

 deep water, and often among the barbel, if any of them 

 remain so late : they dart among weeds, or under banks* 

 and into holes, at the least alarm. 



Chubs bite during the summer all day at a fly, but 

 chiefly in the mornings and evenings at a worm. The 

 best time for dipping is the evening, in sultry wea- 

 ther. During the cold months, or when the wind ha* 

 been for some days from a cold quarter, they will only 

 bite in the middle of the day, and then not freely. 



When you use the fly, you cannot have too fine tackle; 

 that is, in proportion to the size of the fishes. The best 

 mode is, to whip from the head of a boat, whicVshcmld 

 be allowed to drop very slowly down the stream, by what 

 seamen call "hedging;" that is, with a very light an- 

 chor, or stone, out astern, with just sufficient roj>e to 

 allow the anchor to trip over the bottom, occasionally 

 checking the progress, so as to go rather slower than the 

 current, 



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