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^rout in four Months, and the Salmon in the 

 fame Time, if he gets into the Sea, and af^ 

 ter wards into frefh Water. 



Roaches are reckoned much better in the 

 River than in a Pond, though Ponds ufually 

 breed the biggeft. Some Authors mention 

 a Kind of baftard Roach that breeds in 

 Ponds, with a very forked Tail, and of a 

 very fmall Size, which they fay is produced 

 by the Bream and the right Roach. Thefe are 

 by many thought the fame as Ruds \ and feme 

 Ponds are flored with them beyond Belief. 

 They differ, fays Mr. IValton^ from the true 

 Roach ^ as much as a Herring from a Pilchard 

 and are now to be found in many Rivers. 



The Roach is a leather- mouthed Fifli, 

 and has a Kind of Saw-like Teeth in his 

 Throat. He makes an Angler excellent Sport, 

 efpecially if large, as many are. Both Roach 

 and Dace bite all Day long from Sun-rifing till 

 Sun-let. The chief Bait for Roach is boiled 

 Mall, Cadews, Gentles, white and red Pajle, 

 and fometimes Flies ; but if you angle for them 

 in windy Weather, ufe the fmall Red-worm, 

 They frequent gentle Streams which are fhal- 

 low, and will bite freely. When Winter be- 

 gins to approach, they retire into the Deeps, 

 at the End of ftrong Currents: Here you will 

 have Occafion to ufe more Lead than ordi- 

 nary •, and confequently a larger Float, and a 

 flronger Line to bear the Lead : And here, 

 as well as in other Places, you mud angle a- 

 bout twelve Inches from the Bottom. The 



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