Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 46
pressure until the eels strength givesway and he is drawn out with the needle athwarthis throat. Eels are also caught in baskets which shouldbe baited with live gudgeon. The best basketsare made of withies. We cannot recommendthose constructed of wire. Thousands of eelsare taken in fixed traps or… … Carp. is prodded only where blow-holes are seen. Inspring-time, the spear is used in the featherygreen weeds, beloved of pike, which are seen inmasses on the bottom of rivers. The Gudgeon {Gobio fluviatilis) is a small,round-bodied, brown-backed fish, which aboundsin many rivers and, as a general…
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