98 BOTTOM OR FLOAT-FISHING. 



Professor Owen, who is a great adept in the art 

 of Carp-fishing in ponds, has been kind enough to 

 give me the result of his experience. 



His practice may be formularized thus : 



1. The summer months are the only time of the 



year for Carp-fishing, and the best period of 

 the day is between sunrise and about seven 

 o'clock, after which time they usually leave 

 off biting. 



2. The best bait is a brandling. 



3. He has, however, found the following paste a 



by no means bad substitute : soft Herring 

 roe, worked up with bread-crumbs and 

 wool. 



4. He uses the ordinary bottom-fishing tackle 



with a light float, and fishes about half a 

 foot off the bottom. 



My own experience concurs almost entirely with 

 that of Professor Owen, except as regards paste 

 for a bait, with which I never had any sport. I 

 used formerly to use a plain bread-crumb paste, 

 but later experience has convinced me that it was 

 a mistake, and that a well-scoured brandling is the 



