BOTTOM-FISHING. 



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THE ROACH. 



THE Roach is an exceedingly handsome fish, 

 and very numerous in most rivers in England, 

 but requires skill and practice before you can 

 secure a good dish of Roach, as they are ex- 

 tremely shy. 



In angling for Roach, it is necessary you 

 should have a Roach rod of light cane, eighteen- 

 feet long, with a fine stiff top, single hair line, 



