AND FISHING. 97 



CARP. 



Carp is a very wary fish, and requires the 

 angler's utmost patience to ensnare. The biting 

 time of this fish, (particularly of large carp) is 

 very early in the morning. They delight in still 

 water, where there are large flags and weeds, with 

 broad leaves. One of the best methods of ang- 

 ling for carp is to gently drop in a line leaded 

 with a single shot only, which will be sufficient 

 to sink the bait. Do this in the following man- 

 ner, let the bait so fall, that itself, and a few 

 inches of the line, with the shot, may rest on one 

 of the large leaves, the bait itself hanging within 

 the water, over the edge of such a leaf; this bait 

 must be a red worm, with a gentle to cover the 

 point of the hook ; when you observe the shot 

 drawn from the leaf, give the fish time to swal- 

 low his bait. But if you are fishing with paste, 

 or boiled green peas, &c. &c. strike instantly, 

 let your tackle be strong, for the carp will afford 

 you sport. You are enabled to judge of their 

 haunts, when you hear them smack, or suck, as 

 it is sometimes called. Throw in some slices of 



