a26 TbeBRlTlSH ANGLER. P.II. 



^o' ev'nfor tbefey if you would angle fine^ 

 Tou^ll find the Sport befi anfwer your Deftgn, 

 Tour Bait put on^ they bite with eager H^e^ 

 And [wallow Cod-bait, Gentles, Flies, <?rPafl:e: 

 Nay^ Worms in windy Weather thefll de- 

 vour^ 

 Frefented ev*ry where^ and ev*ry Hour, 



^heKnd^ a Kind ^ Roach, all ting"* d with 

 Gold^ 

 Strongs broad, and thick, mojl lovely to heboid^ 

 High on the Surface will with Freedom bite 

 At finall Red- worms, or Flies, his like Delight, 

 But Angler, if you meet him, pray take Care, 

 He ftruggles long, and breaks the ftngle Hair. 



CHAP. XIIL 

 Of the DACE. 



TH O* the Dace hath many Properties m 

 common with the Roach, yet he merits 

 a particular Chapter in this Book. He is a 

 bright handfome Filh ; fpawns generally in 

 March -, loves a gravelly Scour ; is very fhy 

 and wary like the Trout, and when frightened, 

 retires into the Deeps. Befides the Rules that 

 are common to him and the Roach, thefe pecu- 

 liar ones are given by a London Angler. 



Dace are to be taken on the Surface of the 

 Water, with a fine, nice, artificial Fly, and 

 will rife fooner at the black, than any other 

 Colour. If you angle upon a Scour, ufeGentleSy 

 or Pafle-i if in the Deeps, kt/odden Malt, or 



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