NORFOLK BROAD AND RIVER FISHING. 569 



No. 7 or 8, and lobworms and brandlings are the best bait, 

 although red paste is found killing on the Bure. A brandling 

 with a gentle placed on the point of the hook will sometimes 

 be taken readily when no other bait would be touched. In the 

 deep, swift waters at Cantley, Keedham, and Somerleyton leger 

 fishing is the only method which can be practised with success. 

 The best bait is the tail of a lobworm, and three or four rods 

 may be used from one boat at the same time. The rod should 

 be a stiff and strong one, with a good top joint, and a salmon-gut 

 foot-line is often used when among the big ones. In float-fishing 

 for bream it is necessary that the bait should drag the bottom, 

 therefore the bulk of the shot should be placed nearer the hook. 

 The float must be long and powerful, according to the water. 

 As the bream bites more slowly and certainly than the roach, 

 it is immaterial how the float is fastened to the line, and many 

 prefer attaching it at the top and bottom in the usual way. A 

 bream-bite affects the float with a slight bobbing motion for a 

 few seconds, then moving it off and sliding it down slantingly. 

 Strike as he runs off with the bait, or the float is about to dis- 

 appear and you are sure of him. In legering it is not advis- 

 able to strike too quickly. Be sure to have the ' entlett ' or 

 weight heavy enough, as upon that depends much of your suc- 

 cess. In all other respects the remarks respecting roach-fishing 

 are applicable to bream, but bream are rarely taken in any 

 quantity when the water is very clear. 



Both bream and roach are affected by wind and weather. A 

 south-west or north-west wind is the most favourable, particu- 

 larly when the water is ' grey,' or thick. Capital sport has been 

 had with a moderate east wind, but a strong wind from that 

 quarter is fatal to success. Rain increases the chance of sport, 

 but too thick water stops it. 



In shallow water it is advisable to keep as quiet as possible 

 in the boat. In deep water loud talking or laughter does not 

 appear to frighten the fish, but knocking, or any disturbance 

 which communicates a vibration to the water, is decidedly 

 objectionable and causes a great interruption to the fishing. 



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