42 RUFFE. 



with a gravelly bottom. He is voracious, 

 and will take worms or the minnow. The 

 best baits are, the minnow, red worms, 

 maggots, wasp grubs, cabbage grubs, and 

 grasshoppers. To ensure success, it will 

 be necessary to throw into certain places, 

 before commencing, stewed malt, grains, 

 or lob worms cut in pieces. Use a float, 

 and let the bait hang about twelve or eigh- 

 teen inches from the bottom. Two or three 

 hooks may be used at the same time, fixed 

 to the same bottom. When angling with 

 the minnow use a single hook, No. 4 or 5, 

 and pass it under the back fin. 



The ruffe, or ruffe perch, frequents clear 

 rivers, and is fond of deep places with 

 gravelly bottoms. Their spawning time is 

 April. They may be angled for all day 

 long in summer when the sky is cloudy, 

 and the weather warm ; small red worms, 



