AMATEUE FISH CULTURE 



It can, however, be kept under by judicious 

 netting. 



The dace is another fish which gives sport to 

 the fly-fisherman. It will not thrive in ponds. 

 In some rivers, however, where trout brown 

 trout, at any rate will not thrive, the dace 

 does very well. In the case of the Sussex Ouse 

 this is most remarkable. Little more than ten 

 years ago there were no dace in that river, now 

 it swarms with them. Their presence is at- 

 tributed to the fact that some dace, brought 

 there as live-baits for pike, escaped destruction 

 and established the present stock. Sluggish 

 and muddy rivers seem to produce the best dace. 

 Chubb, which also possess many points to re- 

 commend them to the fisherman, will also do 

 well in such rivers. 



To those who enjoy bottom fishing and possess 

 a pond, even a small one, I can recommend no fish 

 more highly than the king-carp. It is a much 

 bolder-feeding and gamer fish than the common 

 carp, and is just as easy to introduce. While 

 dealing with carp I may mention that the gold- 

 fish, when introduced into a suitable pond, grows 

 to a very large size. I have caught them over 

 a pound in weight. 



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