sis 5 to 1, while the proportion 



dace is as 4 to 1. Bainbridge, in the "Fly-fisher's 

 Q-uide," describes the Graining as "rather more slen- 

 der than the dace; the body almost straight; colour of 

 the scales silvery, with a bluish cast; the eyes, the 

 ventral and the anal fins, are of a pale colour." He 

 also informs us: "that as they rise freely, they 

 afford good sport to the angler, and when in the 

 humour, it is not difficult to fill a pannier with 

 them. They sometimes, though not commonly, ex- 

 ceed half a pound in weight, and are much better 

 eating than the dace." 



BREAM. 



The bream, like the carp and tench, is partial to 

 still waters. In form it is deeper in the body than 

 a roach, and in colour it resembles a carp. The 

 bream is best in September, and grows to five or 

 six pounds weight. They will take paste, gentles, or 

 worms, angled with at bottom. In fishing for 

 bream, boiled malt, or balls of clay and bran, mixed 

 with pieces of worms, may be used as ground-bait. 



G-UDG-EON. 



Angling for gudgeons in the Thames, the Lea, 

 the New River, and the Regent's Canal, is a favorite 

 amusement with many of the children of a larger 

 growth resident in London ; and, to speak honestly, 



