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THis Fish hath several appellations; for he is cal∣led a Chub, a Chavender by the French, by some a Villian, by others a Cheven. As for my part, call him what you please, I like him not for these reasons: first, he is full of small forked Bones dispersed every where throughout his Body; next, he eats very waterish; and lastly, this Fish is unfirm, and (in my opinion) in a manner tasteless.
Of all fish he is the best to enter a young Angler, for he is very easily taken: however give me leave to pre∣scribe you some more Rules than what I have already shewn in the Angling for the Cheven, which is the same with the Chub or Chavender
You must find out some hole, where you shall have twenty or more of them together in a hot day floa∣ting almost on the very surface of the water: let your Rod be long and strong, and your Line not above a yard or two long, very strong, and an indifferent large Hook; then bait your Hook with a Grashopper, bob your Grashopper up and down one the top of the water, and if there be any Chub near he will rise; but so abscond your self that you may not be seen, for he is a very fearful fish, and therefore the least shadow will make him sink to the bottom of the water, yet he will rise again suddainly; this is called Bob∣ing.
Having baited your Hook drop it gently some two foot before that Chub you have elected by your eye to be the best and fairest, and he will instantly bite greedily thereat, and be held so fast by reason of his Leather-mouth, that he can seldom break his hold: and therefore you may do well to give him play e∣nough, and so tire him; otherwise you may endanger your Line.
If you cannot find a Grashopper, then bait your Hook with any kind of Fly or Worm, as I said before, as Dors, Beetles, Bobs, Cod or Case-worms.
When you fish for the Chub with a Fly, Grashopper, or Beetle, it must be at the top of the water; if with other baits, underneath.
In March and April angle for your Chub with Worms; in May, June, and July, with Flies, Snails, or Cherries. Where note he will rarely refuse a Gras∣hopper on the top of a swift Stream, nor at the bottom
the young Humble-bee. In August, September, &c. make use of a Paste made of Parmisan, or Holland cheese pounded with Saffron in a Mortar, adding thereunto a little Butter. Others make a Paste of Cheese and Turpentine for the Winter-season, at which time the Chub is in his prime; for then his forked Bones are ei∣ther lost, or converted into a Gristle; and he is ex∣cellent meat baked.
In hot weather angle for him in the middle of the water, or near the top thereof; but in cold weather fish for him near the bottom.
To finish all other discourse of this Chub, Cheven, or Chavender, I shall only say that his Spawn is excellent; and if he be large, the Head, when the Throat is well washt, is the best part of the Fish.