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THE JOLLY ANGLER. 



in river* fishing, such as bread and bran thrown in, in 

 small pieces; a few worms chopped up, with greaves or 

 any light food that will not disturb the water. When 

 angling for Carp or Bream, keep your line loose on the 

 winch, as they will frequently rush into the middle of the 

 pond or river the moment they are hooked, if large, but 

 Bream seldom grow so large in ponds as they do in rivers ; 

 still water seems to encourage the breed too much, as 

 their fecundity there is wonderful. 



THE CHUB, 



When small, strongly resembles the Dace, but as it grows 

 larger, the head and mouth expand more in proportion 

 than the body, by which it loses much of its beauty : they 

 commonly grow to 3 or 4lbs. sometimes 7 or 8; the large 

 ones are yellower than the small, and approach nearer the 

 colour of a Carp. The Lea River has an immense num- 

 ber of fine Chub, which afford good amusement to the 

 angler, particularly in the winter and spring months ; 

 they spawn the end of April+, after which they are not 

 worth catching till the autumn, though as soon as their 

 spawning time is over they are to be found under the 

 banks, on the shallows, and under trees that overhang 



* The rivers Wey and Mole arc the only (wo near London at all 

 likely (o repay you for Ihe pains necessary lo be taken to catch 

 Bream. 



t When spawning, you will find them on the scours below weirs, 

 mill tails, &c.; at this time they are full of a milky substance, and 

 not worth catching, though they will bite at either a worm or fly. 



