GUDGEON. 43 



In the river Lea they angle with much finer 

 tackle for Gudgeon, and bait with blood 

 worms, using a light rod, single hair line, 

 quill float, and No. 12 hook : the same tackle 

 is also used in the New River. 



REMARKS ON GUDGEONS. 



Angling for Gudgeons commences in April 

 in the river Lea : the best place in this river 

 is in the subscription water at the Horse-arid- 

 Groom, near Lea-bridge, where many dozens 

 are taken daily until July, when they move to 

 deeper water, and are caught occasionally 

 while fishing for Roach, &c. Gudgeons are 

 taken on the shallows, where the river is free 

 from weeds, arid the bottom gravel or sand, 

 which must be frequently stirred, while fish- 

 ing, with a long rake made for the purpose ; 

 in this way of angling, you often hook a small 

 Perch, and sometimes a Salmon Trout : plumb 

 the depth before you begin, and let the bait 

 touch the ground. 



