86 AET OF ANGLING. 



CHUB. 



THE Chub in some degree resembles the Tench 

 in shape, but ia of a more lengthened form, and has 

 a thicker or larger head in proportion. It is very 

 common in England; when full grown, it is from 

 twelve to fifteen inches in length, and in weight 

 four or five pounds ; its colour is silvery grey, with a 

 blueish olive cast on the upper parts ; the scales are 

 very large; the tail slightly forked, and of a dull 

 blueish colour ; and the fins of a rusty brown. 



The Chub is chiefly to be found in clear and 

 rapid rivers ; is of a strong nature, and swims very 

 swiftly ; it generally frequents the deepest parts of 

 the water, and is of a very timid disposition. It 

 spawns in the months of April and May ; the young 

 are said to be of slow growth, scarcely arriving at a 

 greater length than three inches in the space of the 

 first year. It is generally considered as a coarse 



