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however, considera"bly abated as he grew older; and 

 Bob is now only known as one of the most simple 

 bacon-factors, and one of the most ardent anglers, in 

 Carlisle, where his passion for fishing has obtained 

 for him the name of "the Cormorant." 



POPE, OR BUFF. 



This fish is not unlike a young perch, but from 

 which species it is readily distinguished by not 

 having the bars on the sides, and by the largeness 

 and prominence of the eye. They are not unfre- 

 quently caught in the Thames when angling for 

 gudgeons or roach. They are numerous in the 

 Wensum and the Tare, in Norfolk, where they are 

 angled for with gentles, a brandling, or a small red 

 worm. The ruff seldom exceeds seven inches in 

 length, and the greater number caught are between 

 five and six. 



BAKBEL. 



The barbel, though his flesh is little esteemed, 

 being by some persons considered unwholesome, yet 

 affords, perhaps, more sport to the angler than any 

 other fish of the genus to which he belongs. Barbel 

 are numerous in the Thames, where they are caught 

 from May to October, though the height of the sea- 

 son for barbel-fishing is from the middle of July to 

 the middle of September. Barbel are caught in the 

 Trent, but in the rivers north of the Humber they 



