TENCH. 47 



fishing : they delight to lie about bridges, 

 mill -pools ? and near locks in navigable rivers 

 and canals, in deep and dark still holes and 

 eddies, in ponds about flood gates, on the 

 gravel or sandy parts, and near the sides of 

 rushes. You need not wait long in a place, 

 for if there are any Perch about, and are in- 

 clined to feed, they will soon take the bait. 



