208 RUDD FISHING IN NORFOLK. 



five or thirty yards off, throw your float near the willow, 

 and you will have such sport as few will imagine. It 

 is really a case of no sooner in than under; and, as an 

 old piscatorial fi-iend said, after an hour's hard work, 

 * Even in my wildest dreams, doctor, I never had such 

 splendid fishing.' I once took three at a single cast of 

 the line that weighed over five pounds, and a very 

 pretty commotion they made in the water. Another 

 evening, after a very early tea, we landed no less than 

 194. Sunrise and sunset suit these fish best, but I 

 have had capital sport on a hot autumn day, although 

 that is rather rare." 



For the most part the rudd frequents the same 

 districts as the roach. One diagnostic point between 

 these two fish is as follows : In the dorsal fin of the 

 roach it will be found that the front ray stands almost 

 even with the front ray of the central fin, but in the 

 rudd the dorsal fin stands evenly between the anal and 

 ventral fins. The eye in the rudd is of a much brighter 

 red than the roach. 



SAND-EEL, OR SAND LAUNCE. 



Apodes. AmmodytidfB. 



German : Der Sandaal, Der Tobias fisch. French : UEqidlle. 



There are two species of the Sand-Eel, or Launce, the 

 one much rarer than the other; this is the Wide-mouthed 

 Launce, Horn Eel, or Sand-Eel (Animodytes tobianus), 

 which is much the larger of the two, measuring fi-om 

 ten to fifteen inches. The head is also much longer, 

 and particularly the lower jaw. The habits of the two 

 species are very similar. By means of the horn-like 

 elongation of the under-jaw they are enabled to scoop 



