CHAPTER IV. 



FISHES OF THE CARP KIND. 



SECTION I. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE CARP, AND HOW TO FISH FOR HIM. 



The Golden Carp. 



The Bream. 



The Barbel. 



The Gudgeon. 



The Loach. 



Observations on the Carp, and how to catch him. 



Amongst all the fishes that ever put the patience of the angler 

 to the test, the carp may fairly bear away the palm ; for his ex- 

 tremely abstemious habits, coupled with exceeding craftiness, 

 often prove more than a match for the skill and ingenuity of the 

 most experienced angler. Hour after hour, and day after day, has 

 some persevering lover of the angle planted himself by the water 

 side watching his tranquil float, still fishing on through heat and 

 cold, rain, wind, calm and sunshine, not only without landing a 



