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the worm was pulling itself to get from him, and 

 then he will be a little more eager and greedy ; 

 and when you find he has it, strike him the sooner 

 the better, for as soon as he takes the bait he clasps 

 his jaws tightly together, and then a smart pull 

 will hook him. 



Before you commence angling, throw in plenty 

 of ground bait, and continue to do so frequently 

 while fishing ; use soaked greaves and clay, malt 

 grains, broken lob-worms, or bran and clay mixed 

 together in balls the size of an egg. Boiled salmon's 

 roe is said to make an excellent bait for them. 



The best time for this fish is May to October, all 

 day, but best in the morning and evening. Fine 

 barbel will be found in the White Horse Water, in 

 the Horse and Groom Subscription Water, Lea 

 Bridge, and as far up the river as Waltham Abbey; 

 in the Subscription Water, Bleak Hall, Edmonton; 

 in the Thames, at Chertsey Bridge, Shepperton, 

 Walton, and Hampstead Deeps, Thames Ditton, 

 Kingston, Twickenham, and Richmond. 



Chub. 



The chub is rather longer than a carp, and has a 

 larger and flatter head than a dace. The back is 

 of an obscure green, like an unripe olive. 



When angling for chub, if you have reason to 

 expect a heavy fish, use running tackle, gut line, 

 quill float, and hook No. 8 or 9. Strike the mo- 

 ment you perceive a bite, and let run ; for the chub, 

 when struck, generally runs furiously to the middle 

 or opposite side before stopping. The baits for 

 chub are greaves, red worms, gentles, paste, and 

 bullock's brains, or pith from the back bone. 

 Trolling or angling with a live minnow is often 



