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depth, in which latter act he unfortunately lost a small 

 favourite ring plummet. At two, we recommenced, 

 not having moved the boat, and in the very first swim 

 he fancied he had caught a small roach, but to our 

 mutual surprise, he had actually hooked up the identical 

 plummet he had lost an hour before, and this in about 

 ten feet of water. He was an excellent angler, and I 

 mention this anecdote to show the accuracy with 

 which he fished. We left off at about five o'clock, 

 having caught exactly nineteen pounds of roach; and 

 this in the month of February! 



" On many occasions, I have taken upwards of fifty 

 pounds of roach in a day ; and, once or twice, nearly a 

 hundredweight." 



In conclusion, I will just mention a singular, but 

 effective way of taking perch, especially in the docks, 

 when the water is low and bright. With the usual perch 

 tackle and a can of minnows, have also a large glass 

 decanter, in which put about eight or ten minnows ; 

 tie over the top with a bit of gauze, and sink it with a 

 string about the place where you are angling, which 

 can be easily done from the wharfs or bridges (with a 

 pole) or from the floating timbers. Bait also with a 

 minnow, and fish near about those confined in the 

 decanter, and success is almost certain. 



VI. THE CHUB. 



THE Lea-river is a famous place for chub, and they are 

 tolerably plentiful in the Thames and other rivers. 

 They resort chiefly to deep holes, tumbling bays, at the 

 tail of mills, scowers, &c., but in cold weather they are 



