88 ART OF ANGLING. 



or rather verjuice and butter, with good store of salt 

 mixed with it. Being thus dressed, you will find 

 him a much better dish of meat than you, or most 

 folk, even than anglers themselves, do imagine ; for 

 this dries up the fluid watery humour with which 

 all Chubs do abound." It should be dressed the 

 same day it is caught. 



The Chub comes in season in August, and con- 

 tinues good till March ; during which time it chiefly 

 inhabits deep holes that are much shaded; but in 

 hot weather it sometimes resorts to fords and 

 shallows where cattle frequent. 



The Chub is an exceedingly greedy fish, and 

 will take all kinds of baits, but is very sulky and 

 inactive when hooked; it frequently annoys the 

 'Trout fisher, by rising at his flies ; for, as it makes 

 no play, and is good for little or nothing when 

 caught, it must be considered mortifying to be 

 teased by it when in expectation of nobler game. 



It will bite well all the day long, and the best 

 baits to take it at the bottom are worms, maggots, 

 wasp-grubs, snails, or beef's brains ; but the last is 

 generally preferred. The line for this purpose must 

 be strong and fine; the bottom to be about two 

 yards of good gut; the hook, if brains be angled 

 with, No. 6 or 7, if with maggots, or wasp-grubs, to 

 be somewhat smaller; using a cork float. It is 



