CHUB, Leuciscus cephalus, a fish of the family typrinidce, of the same genus with the roach, dace, bleak, minnow, etc. See LET:misers. The color is bluish-black on the upper parts, passing into silvery white on the belly; the cheeks and gill-covers rich golden yellow. The C. rarely attains a weight exceeding 5 lbs. It is plentiful in ninny of the rivers of England, and occurs in some of those of the S.W. of Scotland. In the rivers of Cumberland it bears the name of shelly, supposed to have reference to the size of its scales; but the sehelly of Ullswater lake is the gwyniad, and the C. is there called the clterin. It is found in many rivers of the continent of Europe; being the jentling or bratfisch of the Danube, and the jese of the Oder. It spawns in April and 3Lay. It is not in great esteem for the table.
The C. rises well at a fly, and takes freely a variety of baits. The same baits and the same means of fishing may be employed as for the barbel and bream. The C. is very fond, moreover, of slugs, grasshoppers, cockchafers, and humble-bees. The latter two are to be used either naturally, by means ofdibbing or dapping, or, being imitated, may be used artificially, and cast as a fly. The best flies for the C. are large red, black,
and brown palmers, with the hackles laid on thickly. The best places to fly-fish for C. are close under overhanging boughs at the sides of streams, or against piles, or other places where they cart get some shelter, for the C. is somewhat shy and easily alarmed. He is a bold riser, and when he comes at a fly seldom fails to hook himself. Of all the baits for bottom-fishing, he prefers greaves, cheese, and worms; and the fatter the bait the better he likes it. lie will occasionally run at a minnow, and is often taken on a spinning bait. The C. spawns in May and comes into condition again by the end of June or early in July; bites best, and is in the best condition for bottom-fishing, in Oct. and Nov. When first hooked, he makes a great dash, but lie very soon gives in. Some years ago, the scales of the C. were in much at repuest, in common with those of the bleak, for artificial pearl-makers.