24 THE FISHING-ROD ; 



colours to these fish. It is a very good plan to 

 use three flies at once, each about a yard apart 

 on the line : and in this way let the black one 

 be the lower fly, and put a gentle on the hook : 

 the others, called drop flies, should be one red 

 and one brown. By this mode of fishing dozens 

 of dace may sometimes be taken. 



Dace bite best in hot weather, and early in 

 the morning or late in the afternoon. In cold 

 weather, the middle of the day is the best time. 



The natural fly is also an enticing bait for 

 dace ; particularly the flesh fly, which they will 

 take at all times of the day during summer : the 

 natural ant-fly is also a favorite bait. 



KOACH FISHING. 



THIS is the sport with which most juvenile 

 anglers commence ; and as these fish bite freely, 

 there is seldom much difficulty in taking them 

 at any season. The best times of year for roach 

 fishing are spring and autumn. In May, June, 

 and July they are out of season as a dietary 

 article : May and June being their spawning 

 months. 



Although these fish may be sometimes taken 

 with inferior tackle and by an unskilful angler, 



