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lion. This extraordinary fish, after having been 

 minutely inspected by many gentlemen, was care- 

 fully put into a pond. At first, it merely floated ; 

 but at last it swam gently away, though with 

 some difficulty. A fine print of it is to be seen in 

 the Rural Sports. Daniel. 



Mr. Pennant has heard of one tench that 

 weighed ten pounds ; and Salvianus speaks of 

 some that weighed twenty pounds, which were 

 thick in proportion to the length. When well 

 fed, the tench weigh about eight pounds. Mr. 

 Geoffrey found in a tench a tape- worm, two feet 

 and a half long ; nevertheless, the fish was very 

 healthy and fat. 



Great quantities of fine tench are caught in 

 Brecknockshire Mere. 



RUDD. 



The rudd is not usually met with ; it is only in 

 some particular parts of England that it inhabits 

 deep and gentle streams, in holes, among the 

 weeds, slimy mud, soft gravel. Mr. Daniel says, 

 they are worth the angler's attention. The tackle 

 must be strong and fine ; they take the same 

 baits as the carp or chub ; others also angle for 

 them as for roach. Bait with gentles, red worm, 

 wasp maggots, and red paste, using a ground 

 bait of boiled malt. They bite at the top of the 



