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being yellow, resembling the carp in colour, and are 

 supposed to be a distinct species from the white 

 bream. 



The best months for angling are August and 

 September, very early in the morning or after sun- 

 set. The lob-worm is the best bait for the larger 

 bream, and the place ought to be baited with them 

 for some time previously. White bream are caught 

 by using boiled malt alone as a ground-bait, baiting 

 the hook with gentles or well-scoured worms; a 

 running-line must be used, and a plumb, as directed 

 for barbel. The hook, however, must be smaller ; 

 No. 2 or 3 will be the proper size. 



The bream bites best when there is a slight 

 breeze ; but when the water is rough, the bait must 

 be placed near the bottom. They bite very slowly, 

 and the larger they are the slower they bite. The 

 bait should be laid in softly in the middle of the 

 ground-bait, but let riot the lead be above two feet 

 under water. When the fish bites, he will throw 

 up the float; and when it is perceived to lie flat 

 upon the surface of the water, it may then be con- 

 cluded that the fish has gorged the bait; strike it 

 gently, and hold the rod at a bend for a short time, 

 for if you both pull, the fish may be lost, if not the 

 hook and line also. 



It is not advisable to angle more than three or 

 four days for bream in the same place, as the fish 

 become shy and wary. 



Pope or Ruffe. 



This fish is found in several of our rivers; but the 

 river Yore in Norfolk affords the greatest number. 

 It somewhat resembles a perch, although the former 

 is more slender, and the length rarely exceeds six 



