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bottom gut to it. But before you do this, take a fine baiting 

 needle and put it in under the head of the bait, and bring it out 

 at the tail, drawing the shank inside the bait. See that the 

 noose is sufficiently large to allow the bait to go through, then 

 put the noose through the swivel, and the bait through the noose 

 and draw it up. Fish with the bait three or four inches from 

 the bottom. I have seen Chub take the artificial fly very freely 

 in a sharp stream, about a foot deep, on a gravelly bottom, and 

 it is first-rate sport when you hook two or three at one cast, 

 as I have often done. When they are lying thick together 

 scouring themselves, they will rise to almost any sort of fly. 

 The red hackle and red palmer flies ribbed with gold, on No. 9 

 hook, I have found to be good killers at this season. You may 

 also catch Chub all through the summer, more or less, with the 

 artificial fly, but it is all over for the year with the first two 

 baits recommended after the first three weeks have passed. 

 From this time till October, the dew worm or cockspur is the 

 best bait to fish with. During the summer and up till October 

 you will find Chub in Barbel swims. After this time none of 

 the above-mentioned baits are of any use. You would scarcely 

 catch a fish in a week with any of them. Now comes what I 

 consider the Chub fishing season, namely, from November till 

 March. This is the best time for Chub fishing and the best 

 baits are greaves or scratching, and bullock's brains and pith 

 from the back bone. These are the two best baits ever invented 

 for Chub fishing in the winter, but I believe the last to be the 

 best of the two fish with the pith and throw the brains in. 



Some Anglers do not fancy Chub fishing in winter, because 

 they consider the baits disagreeable to fish with, I am not of 

 the same opinion, for bullock's brains, when nicely cleaned and 

 cooked, are as white as a curd, and fully as sweet to eat as sheep's 

 brains. The renowned " Bendigo, " when he goes Chub fishing, 

 and he is no novice at this game, takes half a hatful with him, 

 and as he is obliged to chew the brains before he throws them 

 in. He tells me he cannot prevent a portion going down his 

 throat, they are so sweet, so you see he fishes with one part and 



