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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ...some care in playing. He will try a variety of schemes to get away; he will often turn sulky and hang to the bottom for some time; then make a bolt under a bank, or into the weeds, if any should be near. If that does not succeed, he will come up sideways; requiring some strain on the tackle to lift him, the great resistance to the water offered by his broad side causing the novice to believe that he has hooked a monster of the deep. When he rises near the surface, he turns over edgeways, the resistance is over, and, behold, it is but a Bream! Chapter VIII. CAEP AND TENCH. HE Carp is a beautiful fish in appearance, of a bronzygold, color, with large scales, and haying two wattles under the mouth which is of small size. The fins and tail are of a dark hue, the dorsal fin extending over the greater portion of the back. Carp spawn about May, and are best caught from July to September; they have been taken in the Thames in January when the weather has been very fine. They prefer lakes and ponds to rivers, in some they grow to a large size. Salter mentions one he saw taken from the pond in Wanstead Park, facing Tilney House, this he says appeared much wasted from age, but weighed then eighteen pounds. In Germany they attain a still larger size, but I do not remember to have seen one in England that exceeded twelve pounds. They are an extremely shy fish, especially the larger ones, who seem to increase in craftiness as they do in weight and years. There is, however, no rule without an exception, for I have observed some splendid fellows in the ponds of the Palace Gardens at Versailles, who appeared to be perfectly tame, probably owing to being fed with bread crumbs by visitors. They are not numerous in the Thames; though I know of a few artful...

The modern angler; containing instructions in the art of fly-fishing, spinning and bottom-fishing, fully describing the tackle ... by H. Jervis Alfred

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