Dace or Fallfish 



fishing for sunfish; they inhabit the same 

 localities and are usually called shiners 

 or silver sides, but in such situations of 

 quiet water their actions are not nearly 

 so gamey in resisting capture, nor do they 

 grow so large a size if the same water con- 

 tains the ravenous pike or bass. Most of 

 the larger sized fish, when they venture 

 out to deep water, are caught and devoured, 

 so that it is in brooks or rivers that dace 

 fishing is at its best. Another species, called 

 the redfin or golden shiner, which never 

 attains a length of over ten inches, is often 

 caught both on the worm and fly. They 

 are very numerous in clear cool lakes, and 

 are often found in great schools at the 

 mouth of small rivers and brooks. Hun- 

 dreds of them can be taken in a short time 

 on the worm and flies, if the hooks are not 

 too large. The chub is a very leathery 

 mouthed and hardy fish; he is coarser and 

 more bony, but very handsome in form and 

 color. Much stouter tackle is necessary 

 when angling for chub than for the dace. 



