44 TENCH. 



the crumb of white bread and honey, mixed 

 with cotton wool to make it stick upon the 

 hook. Ground bait made of fresh grains 

 and lobworms cut in pieces, with a little 

 bran and greaves mixed together, should be 

 thrown in the night before, or a few slices 

 of bread and honey. 



Use a long light rod with a reel, and a 

 reel line of the finest description. The 

 hook should be, for worms, No. 5 or 6 ; 

 for wasp grubs, 7 j and for maggots, 8 or 9. 



Strike immediately you have a bite, and if 

 you have a large fish give it line cautiously. 



TENCH. 



The tench inhabits large stagnant waters 

 with a muddy bottom. Its haunts are similar 

 to those of the carp, and it may be taken 

 with the same baits. It spawns in May 

 and June, and is in season from the end of 

 September to April ; the best time to angle 

 for it is in March or April, in warm cloudy 

 weather. 



