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fishing till the end of July, though Gudgeons are much 

 fished for in the Lea. Towards the end of this month the 

 May-fly comes in, and lasts till the middle of June, during 

 which time you may catch many fish in nearly all parts of 

 England. There are no May -flies on the River Wandle. 



JUNE AMT> Jui-sr The Trout in the River Wandle 

 are now in their prime, but in the early rivers they fall off. 

 Trout and Salmon spawn in the fall of the year, all other 

 fresh- water fish in the spring (Gudgeon, Carp, and Tench, 

 the latest.) This is the season for Pond-fishing. I should 

 not recommend the Bottom-fisher to attempt angling for 

 either Chub, Pike, Roach, Gudgeons, or Barbel, during 

 these months in rivers ; they are out of season, and hardly 

 worth catching but as they seldom feed now, the last part 

 of the advice is thrown away. These are good months for 

 Dace, Eels, Carp, Tench, Perch, Trout (and Gudgeons, in 

 the Thames). 



AUGUST Here the Bottom-angler's season may be 

 said to commence; but you must be at the water-side by 

 daylight in the morning, as well as late in the evening; 

 the fish will not feed during the middle of the day, unless 

 cloudy and cool, or a little rain will sometimes set them 

 biting. The fish now in season are Roach, Dace, Perch, 

 Barbel, with some Jack and Chub; the latter are still poor. 

 You may fish for Bream, Carp, Perch, Roach, and Tench, 

 in ponds, during this and the next month, after which I 

 would not recommend Pond-fishing, though they will feed 

 occasionally; but I could never succeed in still waters 

 during the winter, except for Jack. 



SEPTEMBER All river-fish feed well during this 

 month, (Trout and Salmon excepted,) though the Jack is 

 not yet full of flesh. You must still fish early and late, as 

 the days are hot, and the water in general very clear. 



OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. These two months 

 are very favourable for Bottom-fishing in the rivers round 

 London, (fly-fishing is over.) The weeds getting rotten, 

 all the fish leave the shallower parts, and get into deep 

 holes for theirwinter-quarters, where you may now expect 

 sport. Barbel do not feed during the cold months ; neither 

 do Dace well. The Jack is now in good order. 



Is a good month for Jack, Roach, and 



