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must be taken out and the flesh and skin carefully- 

 removed. 



There is a third species which has been occasionally- 

 identified by naturalists — the Pomeranian Bream, 

 {abramis biiggcnhagii). I am acquainted however with 

 but four spots in which it has been found, and it is so 

 rare as to be only of interest to the ichthyologist. In 

 shape it is thicker and longer in proportion than the 

 other two species, and has its throat teeth in two rows 

 on each side, numbering three and five respectively. 



The common Bream, though a very indifferent fish for 

 the table, is well worthy of attention in an angling point 

 of view, as where it exists at all it is usually found in 

 great numbers, often of a large size, and is a ready 

 biter. 



All the baits used for Roach, Perch, or Barbel will 

 kill Bream, but by far the best river-bait is the tail of a 

 lob-worm used with the Nottingham or ordinary float- 

 tackle, — in the case of rivers precisely as described for 

 Barbel fishing. The gentle is another good bait. 



The observations on ground baiting for Barbel are 

 also equally applicable to Bream. The latter, however, 

 is a pond as well as a river fish, which the former is not ; 

 and for pond-fishing for Bream some slight modifications 

 of baits and tackle are often requisite. Thus, if worms 

 are employed the hook should be a size or two smaller, 

 say a No. 8 ; the worm itself, the tail of which is to be 

 used, should be also rather slenderer, or a whole worm 



