AND HOW 1 HAVE CAUGHT MY FISH 329 



CHUB. 



There are two primary methods of getting rare 



sport with this bold feeder. 



At the opening of the season, and on until 



November, you should catch them with the fly. 



For the first two months of this period they are on 



the scours or at the shallowing ends of pools where 



there is an increase in the pace of the river's flow. 



Almost any fly of grilse size (particularly those that 



have some dash of white) is likely to fetch them. 



I have been most successful with a Silver Doctor ; 



but you can make nearly any fly attractive to the 



chub by giving it a tail of white kid or chamois 



leather. 



Remember always that chub are very shy of 



the human face ; therefore, cast as long a line as 



convenient. 



In the summer time the fish are near the banks ; 

 so, throw your fly towards the boughs or high 

 hollowed banks where there is a good depth of 

 water. 



As a guide to choice of what to try with, bear 

 in mind that the chub are expecting all sorts of 

 insects to fall from the trees or the long grasses 

 that fringe high banks ; now and then a frog comes 

 and is quickly seized. So you may use almost 

 anything that resembles life so long as you make 

 natural its splash into the water without being seen 

 yourself. 



