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THE AZURINE, OR BLUE ROACH. 



( Cijprin us cwruleus . ) 



This is a very rare fish. I have never had the kick to 

 see this fish. It is not however uncommon abroad, I be- 

 lieve, and is mentioned by German writers on anghng. 



RUDD. 



[Scardlnius enjti optlialmus.) 



Local names : Fi7iscale, Bed-eye, Roud, Rudd, Shallow. German : 

 Das Rothaiige. French : La Rotengle. 



The Rudd (Leiiciscus, or Cyprlnus erythropthalmus), or 

 Eoud, as it is known in the Norfolk vernacular, is very 

 plentiful in the Norfolk broads, and especially those 

 north-west of Yarmouth. Their colour varies much. 

 In some shallow broads they are of a bright golden 

 hue ; in others, where the water is deep, their scales 

 are like those of a roach or dace. A small red worm, 

 gentles, and a paste made with honey and flour, will 

 sometimes be taken freely when all others fail. 



In Land and Water, vol. xviii., August 8, 1874, my 

 friend. Dr. Norman, gives the following valuable ex- 

 periences relative to Rudd fishing in Norfolk: "The 

 best bait is a nice red worm, but the finest fish are 

 taken with a salmon gut foot line and three hooks, a 

 large float, and at least forty yards of strong light line. 

 I have had a brace weighing nearly five i)ounds several 

 times on my paternoster, and many years ago caught 

 twenty-nine in a few hours, scaling over four stone. 

 The ground should be very carefully baited for two days 

 at least, and a long willow wand stuck in the mud in 

 tlie middle of it. Anchor the boat very quietly tweutj^- 



