THE TENCH AND TENCH FISHING 

 line out before grasping the butt and tightening on the fish. In the Tliames 

 at Henley, Mr A. E. Hobbs had some grand tench last season (1912). 

 August to October are the best months for tench fishing — I have occasion- 

 ally, in mild winters, caught them right up to Christmas — and bream 

 also. Mr C. Tate Regan says, and I have often noticed it, that at the 

 spawning seasons the male fish may be distinguished by the greatly 

 enlarged outer ray of the pelvic fiin. 



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