ON FISH PRINCIPALLY USED AS BAITS. 1 03 



the)'' will be the finest in the shoal. No shot 

 are necessary, and the style of this fishing gene- 

 rally, approximates to that of artificial fly-fishing. 

 All depends on extreme fineness in the gut and 

 tackle. 



I have already mentioned, when alluding to the 

 cast-net, that if Bleak are required as baits, soaked 

 bran is the most certain bait for attracting them 

 into any given spot. A small eddy not more than 

 two feet deep is the best water for this purpose. 



Bleak dressed and eaten like Whitebait make a 

 very good dish. It is an important point, however, 

 that they should be eaten when quite hot, and that 

 plenty of salt and pepper should be scattered over 

 them whilst they are in process of frying. They 

 spawn in May. 



The Gudgeon, although principally interesting to 

 sportsmen as a bait for other fish, has, from its 

 instinctive readiness to bite, and general simplicity 

 of conduct, many devotees amongst the softer sex, 

 who often beat their lords hollow in the art. I 

 once forfeited a pair of gloves to a fair angler, who 



