73 THE MINNOW, 



THE MINNOW OR PINK 



Is an inhabitant of most of the clear streams in England, 

 and in length seldom exceeds three inches. It is of diffe- 

 rent colours, some being of a wavy green, others brown- 

 ish intermixed with blue : the bellies of some are of a sil- 

 very white, others are tinged with yellow or red. It makes 

 its first appearance in March and disappears in October - r 

 it spawns in June and is an excellent bait for pike, 

 perch, and trout. It may be angled for from sunrise to 

 sunset with small worms : your tackle must be fine, your 

 hooks of the smallest kind, and your bait must be on or 

 near the bottom. 



There is also the "loach'' and " bull-head" or "miller 's- 

 thumb," both of which are good baits for night-lines, but 

 they are so well known to most anglers that I need not 

 enter into any particulars with regard to their form, co- 

 lour, or haunts. 



THE LAMPREY OR SEVEN EYES 



Is an inhabitant of most rivers which receives the influx of 

 the tide. Its length is from ten to twelve inches; the 

 back is of a greyish black, and the belly a bright silver 

 colour : its mouth is round and furnished with six or 

 seven teeth; on the top of the head there is a hole to 

 take in the water when it adheres to a rock or stone, (for 

 then its mouth is entirely shut) and the water is again 

 discharged by the seven holes placed on each side near 



