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red worm : strike smartly the moment you perceive a 

 bite, and act as directed in killing Roach. Much amuse- 

 ment may be had by whipping for Dace, with two or 

 three artificial flies on a line, and also with gentles, 

 particularly in the evening. Dace may also be taken 

 this way by moon-light. The best places for this 

 mode of angling are the sharps and rippling shallows 

 at mill-tails and streams. — See,furtlier, on whipping for 

 Dace in Fly-Fishing. 



When you angle in a place more likely for Dace 

 than Roach, which is in rapid currents, sharps, 

 scowers, and strong streams and eddies, especially 

 near mill-tails, and also in strong currents, and ed- 

 dies at the meeting of two stream, you may then 

 use a hook, one or two sizes larger than for Roach, 

 and a fine gut line, particularly if you bait with a red 

 worm, which Dace are very fond of during Spring 

 and Autumn. In Summer, angle with two gentles on 

 your hook, or a small piece of greaves and a gentle 

 on the point of your hook : greaves make the best 

 bait for large Dace, especially in a wet, gloomy day 

 towards the end of the Summer and Autumn. Let 

 your bait drag on the bottom, and strike the moment 

 you see a bite. — Note, when you intend fishing for 

 Dace with greaves, ground-bait plentifully with 

 greaves, bran, and clay. fSee directions on ground- 

 bait. J In fishing for Dace without a float on your 

 line, put a few small shot about nine inches above 

 the hook, to keep the bait on the ground ; stand up 

 the stream, and let your baited hook run down it, (say 



