Popular Bottom Fresh=Water Fish 



for dace, with worms, exactly the same method 

 and tackle should be used as in fishing for sun- 

 fish, but in quiet water their actions are not nearly 

 so gamy in resisting capture, nor do they grow so 

 large, if the same water contains the ravenous 

 pike or bass. Another species, called the red fin 

 or golden shiner, is often caught on the fly and on 

 the worm. 



The chub is a very leathery-mouthed and 

 hardy fish. It is coarser and more bony, but very 

 much handsomer in form and color. Much 

 stouter tackle is required when angling for chub 

 than for the dace. The chub, in some waters, 

 grows to the weight of five or six pounds. On 

 bright days, a fly is the best method of catching 

 this fish, and good sport may be had from an 

 anchored boat by throwing the fly just under the 

 bushes which overhang the banks of the stream, 

 as it is characteristic of this fish to lie 

 under trees and bushes, waiting for in- 

 sects which drop from them. A good method 

 of angling for chub is to hook a live grasshopper 

 through the shoulders and draw the bait along 

 the surface, and then gradually get under the 

 water. Chub are extremely shy, and the angler 

 should keep out of sight as much as possible. 

 Chub will take minnows and worms. For such 

 bait, fish either with a float or without a float; 

 sinkers should be attached to place the bait on 

 the bottom; then move it slowly along. 



When a chub is hooked, give it plenty of line, 

 for it shoots violently away in a few seconds, but 

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