148 FISHERMEN'S WEATHER 



Temperature bream is another warm - weather fish, 

 fi sh and Mr. Wheeley remarks that, although 



the best time for bream fishing is 

 during the calm, hot weather in Sep- 

 tember, these sometimes feed well on 

 a mild day in February, so long as 

 the water is not then too thick. Chub, 

 on the other hand, feed well in frosty 

 weather and clear water, and a slight 

 frost sometimes makes pike more eager 

 for the bait. " Roach and perch," writes 

 Mr. Sheringham, "sometimes feed well 

 in frost, but on the whole prefer open 

 weather. On some waters, roach seem 

 not to feed very well in winter ; on others, 

 it is the best season for them." Mr. Rolt 

 has also found that, though the first sharp 

 frost puts roach off the feed, they soon 

 grow accustomed to the cold and then 

 come readily to the bait. 

 Mr. Matthew Mr. Matthews, who has had great ex- 



on the effects /. r> i ' L i i _p 



of frost. penence ot coarse fish in most kinds ot 

 weather, sends some interesting notes on 

 the effects of frost. " I have fished," he 

 writes, " in many sharp frosts, but it has 



