THE DACE. 



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CHAP. XI. 



The Dace, or Dare. 

 The silvery Dace in sharpest streams delight. 



The Dace is a very handsome-shaped Fish j the scales 

 and fins are small ; the body long and of a bright sil- 

 very colour 3 they are also considered a light nutritious 

 food. Dace afford the Angler much sport, as they 

 generally bite very freely ; and those of half a pound 

 weight will struggle long and lustily before you can 

 safely bring them to hand. They are angled for with 

 the same sort of tackle as is used in Roach- fishing : 

 indeed, where you find Roach in rivers, you will fre- 

 quently tak^ Dace ; but they are more likely to be 

 met with, and also the largest, when you are angling 

 for Barbel or Chub, and baiting with greaves or a 



