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autumn, pastes, and salmon roe are the most 

 killing. In warm weather these fish swim near 

 the surface ; therefore it is not necessary to fish 

 very deep for them ; but in spring and autumn, 

 and whenever the weather is cool, they should 

 be fished for near the bottom : and indeed the 

 biggest fish are always caught in deep water. 



Dace bite freely and sharply, and should be 

 struck with smartness and precision : they are 

 bold little fish, and when hooked, struggle des- 

 perately, often breaking the fine tackle of a 

 young angler. 



Ground-bait will be found very enticing to 

 dace ; and if thrown in an hour or two before 

 commencing to angle, it will assist the angler in 

 his sport. The ground bait for dace should be 

 hard and tough ; and not anything they can eat 

 up quickly : balls made of brown oatmeal and 

 treacle are good ground-bait, and so also is 

 ground malt. 



Dace may be taken with the fly ; indeed they 

 sometimes afford the fly-fisher excellent sport, 

 particularly from the middle of the month of 

 April to the latter part of October. A small 

 dark-coloured artificial fly will kill best : and 

 red, brown, and black are the most attractive 



