Popular Bottom Fresh=Water Fish 



rice, and water oats. In captivity it will eat let- 

 tuce, cabbage, soaked barley, wheat, rice, corn, 

 insects and their larvae, worms, "and meats 

 of various kinds. They can readily be 

 caught with dough, grains of wheat, worms, mag- 

 gots, and sometimes pieces of meat or fish. The 

 carp is very tenacious of life, more so than any 

 other fresh-water fish, with the exception of the 

 catfish and eel. To insure the best sport when 

 angling for carp requires great preparation and 

 care. The line should be entirely of medium- 

 sized round gut, clouded gut preferred, and a 

 very light porcupine quill float, with one good- 

 sized shot, placed about six inches from the hook, 

 which should be a No. 5 or 6. Bait it with a 

 red worm, which should rest exactly on the bot- 

 tom. The night before fishing a quantity of 

 ground bait, composed of bread, kneaded into 

 little balls, should be thrown in the place. Early 

 in the morning, or late in the evening, 



Filhing is much the best time for car P fishing* 

 and the all-important thing is to keep 

 out of sight, as the carp is very shy and will not 

 touch the bait if it sees the angler. A forked stick 

 can be put in the bank for the rod to rest on while 

 the angler moves back out of sight, where he can 

 lie down and so watch the float. Do not strike 

 for some time after the float goes under; wait till 

 it moves away, then strike hard, as the carp has 

 a tough mouth and there is little chance of losing 

 it. Carp fishing is a difficult and uncertain oper- 

 ation, especially if the fish are large; they are 

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