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was opened." " Tes, he answered, I am here," and he came out. 

 "Well, fancy the old fellow's surprise on seeing the fish I had 

 caught : he could scarcely believe his own eyes. " "Well," he 

 said, " if any one had told me that a man could go on a day like 

 this and catch such a lot of fish I would'nt have believed him." 

 " But you are obliged to believe this," I said, for there they are 

 before your eyes. Tou made all sorts of game of me this morning, 

 and shouted fool at one end and worm at the other. Now, who 

 is the fool ? Tou little thought when you were chafiing me for 

 going to fish on such a day, that the day was in my favour, and 

 most suitable for angling for this kind offish. No, you had no 

 idea of that, and in your ignorance you made game of me. I 

 should think this lesson will teach you to mind your own 

 business for the future, and let a fisherman pass without 

 insulting him. 



The Best Baits foe Chub I^shing. — Tou must remem- 

 ber no two baits that I shall mention wUl catch Chub all 

 the year round, but I shall state what are the best at the 

 difierent perigds throughout the season. Immediately after 

 spawning the best baits that can be used are the minnow, 

 locust, and artificial flies. The first two or three weeks after 

 spawning I have seen Chub bite every swim at the live minnow. 

 To fish in the proper style with this bait, you will require a very 

 fine silk line, a quill float that will carry seven or eight bb shot, 

 a fine tackle two feet long, and a, single hook, No. 4. Let your 

 bottom shot be about nine inches from the hook; hook the 

 minnow by the mouth, fish two or three inches from the bottom, 

 and take a swim of fifteen or twenty yards down the stream. 

 The wateir must be clear and low, and if you fish the places I 

 have recommended at the season that I have indicated, you are 

 sure to catch Chub. It is not worth while Chub fishing with 

 the minnow after the first week in June. I have also seen Chub 

 take the locust nearly every swim. The same line and float will 

 do for the locust, but the bottom tackle must be difierent. 

 Instead of a single hook you will have to use a double one, and 

 place a small swivel nine inches from the hook, and noose the 



