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very great, and several well- authenticated instances 

 are adduced of its arriving at that of considerably 

 more than a century. 



The Carp chiefly inhabits lakes and ponds; 

 being seldom found in any of our rivers ; it frequents 

 the deepest and most quiet places, especially if the 

 bottom be of sand, clay, or weeds. In its general 

 habits the Carp displays so much cunning, that it 

 has received the name of the river fox ; it will often 

 leap over a net, or bury itself so deep in the mud 

 that the net passes over without taking it. By 

 being constantly fed, however, it may be rendered 

 so familiar that it will come at a signal, beg for 

 bread, and even allow itself to be handled. It is 

 best in season in March and April, being then very 

 fat ; and the flesh is much more delicate and agree- 

 able to the palate than at any other time. 



The prime months to angle for Carp are from 

 February to June ; if the weather is mild they will 

 then bite more freely than at any other part of the 

 season, and at any time in the day, particularly if 

 there be a slight shower of rain falling. Prom June 

 till Michaelmas they are to be fished for very early 

 in the morning or late in the evening ; during cold 

 weather they will not bite at all. In angling, use a 

 long light rod, with a reel and reel-line of the finest 

 description, the bottom of which must be at least 

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