THE TENCH. 



Nice feeders Description. 



summer, but, in fact, they are not worth no- 

 tice, except from the sport the angler derives 

 from the catching of them, and which, from, 

 their being so strong and determined when hook- 

 ed, is very great. 



Their biting months commence in May, and 

 continue until September; the time from sun- 

 rise to ten in the morning, and from four in the 

 afternoon to sun-set. The rod must be very 

 strong ; and the baits are to be lob worms well 

 scowered, and new cheese cut in small squares, 

 for barbel though free, are nice feeders. 



Three of the largest barbel ever caught at 

 Hampton, by angling, were taken in 1793, by a 

 gentleman of Burlington-street, and which weigh- 

 ed thirty-nine pounds. 



THE TENCH. 



THIS, according to Artedi, is a species of the 

 carp, and is thick and bulky in proportion to its 

 length. The colour of the back is dusky; the 

 dorsal and ventral fins of the same colour; the 

 head, sides, and belly, of a greenish cast, most 

 beautifully mixed with gold, which is in its great- 

 est splendor when the fish is in highest season. 

 They love still waters, and are rarely found in 

 rivers ; they are very foolish, and easily caught. 



This is one of those fish that prefer foul and 

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