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the young Angler, being bold biting fish and 

 easily taken. In the Thames they are angled 

 for in a boat, and will take a bait from March 

 to September. Many Anglers who reside in or 

 near London, are subscribers for the sole pur- 

 pose of a few months Gudgeon fishing in the 

 river Lea. Use a light rod and single hair line, 

 quill float, and No. 10 hook, strike immediately 

 they bite ; bait with small red worms, or blood 

 worms, and disturb the bottom with a pole 

 or rake every quarter of an hour. Perch are 

 frequently taken while fishing for Gudgeon. 

 If the weather be mild you will mostly find 

 Gudgeon when in season on a sandy or fine 

 gravelly bottom, or where there is about two 

 feet of water and a moderate stream. 



