THE ROACH. 97 



of success. Before I finisli with the roach, I might say that 

 occasionally the angler takes a fish that he supposes to be a 

 roach, but which in reality is a rudd ; it has a more coppery 

 tinge than the roach, is shorter and deeper, the back fin is 

 nearer the tail, and while the roach has a projecting upper 

 lip, the rudd has a projecting under lip. 



