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dark lanthorn, and let one side be open, to throw 

 the light where you play the moth, and the Chub 

 will come to it. — Note. AVhen dapping with an artificial 

 bee, I put a live fly (of any sort I can catch) on the 

 point of the hook, which, by its fluttering, makes the 

 whole appear alive, which entices the Fish to seize 

 it 5 for you ought to know, that dapping with a live 

 bait is more killing than with an artificial one. 



For Dace, 



the best bait is the common house-fly 5 you may 

 put two on a No. 10 hook. These flies should be 

 kept in a bottle. Dace are caught of the largest 

 size by dapping, concealing yourself as for Trout and 

 Chub. Whipping for Dace frequently will tend 

 much to improve the Fly-fisherman. The best arti- 

 ficial flies are the black ant and gnat-flies on a No. 

 10 hook 3 the time, the last three hours before it is 

 dark ; you may use two or three hooks at a time, tied 

 on about three inches of hair or fine gut, and fastened 

 on the line, about fourteen inches apart. At Thames 

 Ditton, the Angler may get good sport, whipping for 

 Dace and Chub. — See Ditton. 



For Bleak, 



one common flesh or house-fly on a No. 11 or 12 

 hook. Dace and Bleak are also caught by whipping 

 with an artificial fly ; sometimes, your sport will be 

 increased by putting a gentle on the tip of the hook, 

 when whipping for Dace with an artificial fly. 



