904 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 



not to break the skin, and thrown in now and then. Th<^ 

 baited hook should float about a foot from the ground, and 

 as soon as a bite is felt, strike immediately, and when struck, 

 the fish swims oflf to the opposite side of the pond or river. 

 Some use two hooks, one a foot and the other ten inches 

 from the bottom. The best time for fishing is from day- 

 break to eight in the morning, and from sunset until dark. 



There are three species of carp in this country, viz., the 

 common, the crucian, and the curassius of naturalists, the 

 latter known by its greater depth. 



THE BREAM. 



The bream thrives best in large pieces of water, and in the 

 deep and still parts of rivers which run slowly. They are 

 abundant in the lakes of Cumberland and some of the Irish 

 loughs, where they grow of great size, and attain the weight 

 of twelve or fourteen pounds. 



Although the bream yields good diversion to the angler, its 

 flesh is considered insipid, and is not in much estimation for 

 the table. It is, however, by some reckoned of easy diges- 

 tion, and more nutritive than the carp. What renders it 

 unpleasant for the table is the number of bones ; and the best 

 way of preparing it is by pickling it, like salmon. The French 

 esteem this fish highly, and proverbially say, " He that hath 

 breams in his pond is able to bid his friend welcome." 



The baits used in angling for bream are the red paste, 

 gentles, wasp-grubs, flag-worms, and red-worms ; when the 

 common red-worm is used, the hook should be baited with 

 two small ones at a time. Green flies and grasshoppers may 

 be used in June and July. When a fish is hooked and 

 played near the surface of the Avater it is not uncommon to 

 see a number follow him, and as soon as the hooks are fresh 

 baited, they will also take greedily. 



