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have promised it." The night passed away as it shcrald do 

 when Anglers meet together — pleasantly. 



The best method of fishing for Bream is with the float, and 

 as you can catch Bream both in deep and shallow water, you 

 wUl require different tackle for each. For a deep water of from 

 twelve to fourteen feet in a stream, the rod, reel, line, float, 

 tackle, and hook recommended for Barbel fishing wiU be more 

 suitable than any other. When you fish in a water from four 

 to eight feet deep, the rod and line recommended for Chub 

 fishing with a quiU float, that will carry five or six b.b. shot, 

 and a No. 7 hook wiU be most answerable Tou can fish either 

 with a cockspur worm, or the tail end of a female lob with this 

 tackle. 



THE AET OP BOTTOM HSHING FOE BEEAM. 



I will first give directions how to fish for Bream in a river 

 in deep water with a gentle swim ; then in a gentle stream of 

 four or five feet, where they wiU be found when there is a rise 

 of water ; and lastly in deep stagnant pools or lakes. 



For fishing a place twelve feet deep in a stream, you vsiD. require 

 the tackle I have recommended for Barbel fishing, but always 

 fish with the smallest float that the water will admit of your 

 using. If you can fish with a large turkey or awan quiH, do 

 so ; if not put on as light a cork float as you can fish with, for 

 the lighter the better. We will suppose the time to be July or 

 August, the bait you are going to use to be dew worms, and 

 the place you are going to fish to be ground baited with the 

 number of worms I have already recommended. The water 

 should be clear and low and the wind blowing behind you. 

 Tou should get the proper depth and measure it on your rod 

 the day you baited ; this will save a good deal of trouble after- 

 wards, and prevent you from disturbing the fish just before you 

 commence to angle for them. Bream is a bottom fish you 

 must remember, and you must allow your bait to swim as close 

 to the bottom as you can without touching it. Now cut up 



