or CHUBB, in ichthyology. See Cyprinus.

The resorts of this fish are easily found; for they are generally holes overflown by trees, and this fish will be seen floating in such almost on the surface of the water in a hot day in great numbers. They are but a poor fish for the table, and are very full of bones; but they entertain the angler very much, and are of the number of those that are easily taken. The best manner of fishing for him is thus: prepare a very strong rod of a sufficient length; fix to the hook a grasshopper; place yourself so as to be perfectly out of sight of the fish, and drop in the bait about two feet from the place where a large chub lies; if he does not see the angler he very seldom fails biting, and is immediately taken; but he is so strong a fish that he should be taken out carefully, after a great deal of playing, otherwise the tackle will be in danger; a beetle, or any large fly, will answer the purpose in the place of a grasshopper; and if none of them are to be had, the method of fishing must be altered, and the line be long enough for fishing at the bottom. In March and April this fish is to be caught with large red worms; in June and July—with flies, snails, and cherries; but in August and September the proper bait is good cheese pounded in a mortar, with some saffron, and a little butter; some make a paste of cheese and Venice turpentine for the chub in winter, at which season this fish is better than at any other; the bones are less troublesome in this season, and the flesh is more firm and better tasted; the row is also well flavoured in general. The angler must keep his bait for this fish at the bottom in cold weather, and near the top in hot, and the fish will bite eagerly.