xiv CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XX., pp. 245—254. 



BARBEL AND BREAM. 



Habits of barbel and 'ground swimmers' generally. Bottom fshing — tackle 



and baits. Leger fishing and tackle, p. 248. 

 Ground baits and baiting — Worms and clay-balls j how to use, p. 250. 

 Habits and Haunts of Barbel — Torpidity in great cold, p. 251. 

 Different species of Bream — Carp Bream; White Bream, or Bream flat; 



Pomeranian Bream : their habitats, and how to be distinguished, p. 252. 

 Bream fishing — Tackle, baits. Ground baits. Spawning time, p. 253. 



CHAPTER XXL, pp. 254—261. 



ROACHANDRUDD. 



Roach and Rudd are distinct species — how to be identified. A new variety of 

 Rudd. Habitats of Roach and Rudd. Spawning season, p. 257, 



Best baits and ground baits in running and stagnant waters, and how to use 

 them. Tackle. Other species of the Roach genus, p. 261. 



CHAPTER XXII., pp. 262—271. 



DACE AND CHUB. 



The two species contrasted — Distinguishing marks, — habits and haunts, p. 265. 



Dace fishing — Baits; ground baits, tackle, &c. Fly-fishing, p. 266. 



Chub fishing with the fly : theory of Chub-flies. Useless multiplication of 



patterns : only one necessary. A new pattern described, p. 209. 

 Floatfishing — Caterpillars and grcisshoppers; live minnows; pith and bullock's 



brains, p. 271. 



CHAPTER XXIII.,pp. 272— 278. 



CARP AND TENCH. 



The two species contrasted— Alleged healing powers of Tench. Longevity and 



growth-rate of Carp. Habits and haunts of the two fish, p. 276. 

 Carp and Tench fishing — Tackle, baits, ground baits, &c., p. 278. 



CHAPTER XXIV., pp. 279—288. 



ON SMALL FISH PRINCIPALLY USED AS BAITS. 



Bleak — How to fish for with the fly, gentle, and cast-net — How to cook 



Gudgeon and Gudgeon fishing, p. 283. 

 Stone Loach — Miller's Thumb, Minnows and Sticklebacks, p. 286. 

 All anglers should be Ichthyologists, p. 288. 



