CHAP IX. 



GUDGEON. 



THE Gudgeon is a sweet and mild fish, and 

 much prized at the table when large and fresh 

 caught : the rivers Thames and Lea boast of 

 very fine and immense numbers. They are a 

 a bold biting fish, and afford much amuse- 

 ment to the young angler : they may be taken 

 from April till October, all the day. In the 

 Thames they are generally fished for with a 

 red worm, gut or hair line, light cork float, 

 and No. 10 hook. They spawn three times 

 in the year, and are best for the table in the 

 spring. 



