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chub, but as a rule they will take the wet 

 fly equally well), but it is even more diffi- 

 cult to stalk a chub than a trout, and the 

 fish caught are on the whole larger. Add 

 to this that chub may be taken readily on a 

 day when trout will not look at anything, 

 and here is a branch of sport ready to one's 

 hand which it is impossible to despise. 

 The ordinary evening fishing for chub from 

 a boat, when all one has to do is to hook 

 and play the fish, is easy enough ; but to 

 catch them in the way described, in clear 

 water under a broiling sun, requires quite as 

 much skill as any form of fishing, and the 

 man who catches his five brace may justi- 

 fiably take pride in his achievement. I 

 commend the sport to any brother anglers 

 who have not yet tried it; and if their 

 success be proportionate to my good wishes 

 they will not complain. 



