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egg, also clay and gentles : indent a piece o f 

 clay, in which put some gentles, close it 

 lightly, and the gentles will work out gradu- 

 ally, when at the bottom of the river. Use 

 this ground bait only in still holes. A quan- 

 tity of worms, if they can be procured, chop- 

 ped into small pieces, are likewise a good 

 ground bait. 



The Barbel feed from May till October, all 

 the day, but best in the morning and evening : 

 indeed, the chance of success increases with 

 the coming night. They will even bite all 

 night, arid will feed very freely after rain, 

 when the water is thickened a little. 



REMARKS ON BARBEL. 



The Barbel spawn in April : they delight to 

 lie in deeps, in eddies, at the end of scowers, 

 and under beds of weeds, and banks, routing 

 up the gravel or sand with their noses, like 

 pigs. The largest Barbel in the river Lea are 



