THE BREAM. 



THIS fish seems thoroughly to enjoy the society 

 of his fellows, roaming about in great shoals, taking 

 things very easily, and never displaying undue 

 haste in his movements unless alarmed. The only 

 time I have seen him in a hurry on his own account 

 is when he flops himself on the surface of the 

 water ; even this he does in a slipshod sort of 

 manner, making a short splash, as if the effort were 

 too much for him. 



Bream are of two sorts, the carp or brown bream, 

 Two and the white or silver bream. Carp bream 

 species g ro \y to a heavy weight, ten pounds or 

 thereabouts being a very large fish indeed ; you 

 may fish a very long while before getting a six- 

 pounder. The largest silver bream I have taken 

 have been somewhere about a pound in weight. 

 These silver bream are little good for sport ; " tin- 

 plate " is a nickname given to them, and they 

 really do look very much like tin plates in the 

 water when hooked. Carp bream, on the contrary, 

 give good sport for a rush or two, as the tackle 

 used is very fine and light. " Bellows-bream " well 

 defines the shape of the fish. They are very deep 

 and narrow, with deeply forked tails, small heads, 



