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This is a leather-mouthed fish, like the 

 Carp ; has a big head; and the body, which 

 is long and rather round, is covered with 

 large scales. They sometimes attain to the 

 weight of four or five pounds, are a greedy 

 fish, and will take all sorts of baits, but are 

 sulky and inactive when hooked. The best 

 mode of fishing for them is dibbing with a 

 natural fly under trees or bushes, as they are 

 fond of shady places. 



The Chub delights in large rivers with 

 sandy bottoms, and will frequently annoy 

 the Trout fisher by rising at his flies ; for as 



