42 OBSERVATIONS 



on the water, and shake your rod gently, 

 which will give it the appearance of strug 

 glingto escape, this will attract the attention 

 of the chub, and tw or three will rise at a 

 time, for they are remarkably fond of this 

 bait. His resistance when hooked, is great 

 at first, but he is soen subdued ; his weight 

 however, will make the landing net necefsa- 

 ry, and useful, as the likely places for chub 

 are those where you cannot get to the water 

 side to land him with your hands. 



They bite at gentles, paste, grafshoppers, 

 worms, snails, wasps, and dock grubs, and. 

 the artificial fly, which should be gaudy; 

 black and dun flies, ribbed with gold or sil- 

 ver twist, will succeed very well in streams. 

 Minnows, small dace, and gudgeons, are 

 excellent baits for the large ones, and may 

 be fished with as directed for perch. Chub 

 will also take small gudgeons in the way 

 you troll for pike, the hook ought not to be 

 so heavy leaded upon the shank ; they gorge 

 immediately on taking the bait, The spinal 



