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Michaelmas to April, it frequents the deepest 

 parts of the river. It will bite any time of the 

 day, particularly in warm gloomy weather ; 

 small red worms or maggots are the principal 

 baits ; the line should be very fine, the hook No. 

 8 or 9, letting the bait lie upon the bottom. 

 Gudgeons are excellent fish to entertain young 

 anglers. 



FLOUNDER. 



THE Flounder is a flat fish ; it is extremely 

 common on the coasts of England, and is fre- 

 quently found in rivers at a considerable distance 

 from the sea. In colour, the upper side is of a 

 dull brown, marbled with paler and darker va- 

 riegations, and the under side of a dull white, 

 sometimes obscurely varied with brown ; it is 

 covered w f ith very small scales. It is in consid- 

 erable esteem as food, though much inferior to 

 others of the same genus. 



The Flounder is generally to be found in deep 

 gentle streams that have gravel or sand bottoms, 

 near to the side ; it will bite all the day from 

 the beginning of March till the end of July. 

 The best baits are small red worms, brandlings, 

 or blueish marsh worms ; the line must be fine, 

 the hook No. 6 or 7, the bait to lie on the 

 bottom, and be kept continually on the move. 



