6O OBSERVATIONS 



GUDGEONS 



Spawn in March, and are in season all 

 the year; they bite freely. The best baits 

 are small red worms; they are caught in 

 swift streams with a gravelly or sandy bot- 

 tom, by going into the water and stirring 

 up the sand and gravel with the feet, but as 

 I hinted before, the practice is dangerous. 

 A small flat bottomed boat will be useful for 

 this kind of fishing, and avoid the bad con- 

 sequences ; it may be kept in a certain place 

 by a small anchor or large stone, stirring up 

 tne gravel and sand with a boat hook ; this 

 is an agreeable amusement for ladies fond 

 of angling, as they bite all day, and to them 

 will afford good diversion- Use a short rod 

 and line, with a quill float, the hook must 

 be small, and let the worm drag at the bot- 

 tom. 



MINNOWS, LOACHES, AND MIL- 

 LERS' THUMBS. 



These small fish complete the list of fish 

 caught in the Trent, they are used for baits, 



