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THE FISHES OF LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND. 
Carp, SO Col. Palmer informs me, at Owston, where there appear to be 
i-emains of ancient monastic “ stews.” 
CRUCIAN CARP. Carassius vulgaris, Nilsson. 
“ Prussian Carp ” (varieties or lean examples). 
Occurs sparingly in some ponds of the counties. 
BARBEL. Barbus vulgaris, Fleming. 
According to Harley, it occurred occasionally in the Soar, near its junction 
with the Trent and Derwent, and was frequently caught below Loughborough. 
GUDGrEON. Gobio fiuviatilis, Fleming. 
Common in the Soar, and in various parts of the county. The largest I 
have seen have been taken at Thornton Reservoir. 
ROACH. Leuciscus rutilus (Linnaeus). 
Commonly distributed. — The Museum possesses a model of a specimen 
which turned the scale at two pounds. The fish was taken in Narborough 
waters, 5th October, 1886, by Mr. J. Pole, who kindly lent it for casting. The 
‘Leicester Journal’ of 13th Jan., 1888, gives the following: — “Angling. — 
There were extraordinary takes of large Roach from the Leicester waters on 
Saturday last by T. Cluley, who caught, from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., 58 fish 
weighing 48 lbs. ; G. Palmer, same time and place, 22^ lbs., largest fish 1 lb. 6 oz., 
smallest 8 oz. ; Monday last, T. Cluley took 40 fish, weight 27^ lbs. In the 
two days not less than 200 lbs. of fish were caught by different anglers, and 
all were taken with a green grub found amongst the weeds in the river. 
W. Burgess took in one day 13 fish, weighing 9 lbs. ; another day, 9 fish weighing 
6| lbs.” These fishes, many of which I saw, were taken at the junction of the 
Soar with the Canal, just below the Aylestone Mill. 
Mr. B. G. Broadhead caught a Roach weighing 2 lbs. 2 oz. in the Aylestone 
Mill waters, on 15th Dec., 1888. 
CHUB. Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus). 
Generally distributed, attaining a good size. — A specimen taken at 
Aylestone, 6th February, 1883, by Mr. A. Smith, weighed 4| lbs. Mr. T. Lumb, 
of Wharf Street, presented to the Museum an exceedingly fine specimen 
weighing 5 lbs. 2| oz., taken in the river Soar at Narborough on 27th Feb., 
1883. The same expert angler presented another, weighing 5 lbs. ^ oz., which 
he took in the afternoon of 6th Feb., 1885, whilst ledgering with fine 
tackle and cheese-paste. This fish afforded capital sport, some difficulty being 
