180 



various are the lures -which they employ, imitative 

 "bees, "beetles, wasps grass-hoppers, gentles, and 

 fiies ; "but, -with all their means and appliances, it 

 is seldom that the most accomplished can "boast of 

 catching a dozen "brace of chub in a day. Chub 

 will take small dace, minnows, or gudgeons, as well 

 as worms, paste, gentles, and new cheese. According 

 to the weather, chub may "be angled for at any depth. 

 In cold weather they mostly lie near the bottom, it 

 is advisable to use a reel in angling for chub; for 

 although he is a faint-hearted fish, soon giving in, 

 yet, when using fine tackle, it is often necessary to 

 give him line when he is first struck. Chub may 

 be angled for from April to December, and they are 

 said to be the best towards the latter end of the 

 year. Chub are not generally caught upwards of 

 two pounds in weight, though fish from three to 

 five pounds are not uncommon, and some have 

 been taken weighing from eight to ten. 



DACE. 



The dace is a handsome fish, and, like the chub, 

 is angled for with fly, paste, worms, and gen- 

 tles. They are caught in most rivers in England, 

 and, as they frequently swim in shoals, they are 

 sometimes caught in great numbers. When angling 

 for dace with a fly, small dark-coloured ones, such 

 as black hackles, small spider and ant fiies, are the 

 most killing. In ficat-fishing, at mid-water and near 





