92 AST OP ANGLING. 



FLOUNDEB. 



THE Flounder is a flat fish; it is extremely 

 common on the coasts of England, and is frequently 

 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 variegations, and the 

 under side of a dull white, sometimes obscurely 

 varied with brown; it is covered with very small 

 scales. It is in considerable esteem as food, though 

 much inferior to others of the same genus; and 

 those which inhabit fresh water are usually thought 

 the best. 



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 August. The 

 best baits are smaU 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 to be kept 

 continually on the move. This fish is so cunning 

 that it will frequently suck the bait off the hook ; 

 and if any part of the hook is bare, it will not touch 

 the bait at all. 



