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ephemere. Fly-fishing for bream can certainly 
be recommended, as it affords a decidedly lively 
change to the more patient methods frequently 
pursued. 
“The Chub has the same fault as the York- 
shireman’s horse—he is bad to catch, and no good 
when caught.” Such is the character given to 
this, another cousin of the carp. Although per- 
haps not the best comparison to institute, the 
chub in its habits somewhat resembles the char. 
Like that fish it stays at the bottom of its haunt 
in winter, rising to the warmer water in summer. 
It is withal a shy and wary fish, and the successful 
chub-angler must be a subtle fisher indeed. Just 
as the larger trout, screened by overhanging 
boughs, lie in the shady holes in summer, wait- 
ing for insect food, so does the chub. And this 
habit has suggested the same mode of fishing for 
the two species. The troutis “ dibbed” for with 
a bluebottle-fly, and the chub is quite unable to 
resist a cockchafer. ‘ Dibbing” consists of fish- 
ing with a bait at the end of a short line, from 
some tree or overhanging rock, the bait barely 
touching the water; and in this way very large 
fish are often taken. Great care has to be 
exercised, however, as no liberties can be taken 
with chub. An unusual shadow, the sight of rod 
or line, will each drive down the shoal to the cool 
