Chap. 13. Of the D A C E. 0.1^ 



than a Frejib' Her ring. Dace feldom exceed 

 ten Inches in Length. 



Having already obferved, th^it Dace fpawn 

 generally in March, I muft add, that fome 

 affirm, they fpawn twice a Year, without fay- 

 ing in which Month they fpawn the fecond 

 Time. Certain it is however, that fmall and 

 middle-fized Dace have been taken at the lat- 

 ter End o^ Ooloher and Beginning o^ I^ovem^ 

 her, all full of Melts and Roes -, and thofe Fifh 

 have ufually a finer Flavour than any taken in 

 Summer. 



The two following Difcoveries, by our mo- 

 dern Angler, are perhaps worth communi- 

 cating in this Place : The firft is this : If the 

 •Water be high, fo as to rife almoft to the 

 Banks of the River, then fallen to your Line 

 an artificial Fly, called the Caterpillar-fly ; 

 then take a large yellow Gentle, (the yellower 

 the better) run the Hook through the Skin of 

 him, and draw him up to the Tail of your 

 artificial Fly : This being done, whip with it 

 on the Surface of the Water; and if you are 

 diligent and expert, you may afllire yourfelf 

 of good Sport. 



The fecond Thing is, that if you angle 

 where two Mill-Streams are going at one and 

 the fame Time, let it be in the Eddy between 

 the two Streams : Firft make ufe of your Plum- 

 met •, and if the Water be deep, you muft 

 angle within a Foot of the Bottom, and per- 

 haps you will find but little Sport. But if it 

 proves tobelliallow, that is, about the Depth 



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