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they may be serviceable in preparing him for the 

 better management of the more active objects, 

 trout and salmon. 



THE BLEAK 



Is a small delicate fish, scarcely ever attaining to 

 six inches in length. The body is covered with 

 thin silver scales, and the back is of a greenish 

 colour. On account of their dexterity in catch- 

 ing flies, they are frequently called the water 

 swallow. They are in season all the year, except 

 the month of May, which is the time for their 

 spawning. As they are to be found in almost 

 all our inland rivers, and being passionately 

 fond of the small red and black ants, they are a 

 good fish for initiating the young angler in the 

 art of fly fishing. 



THE ROACH AND THE DACE, 



Dare, or, as it is sometimes called, the Showier 

 or Shallow, will also rise at the fly greedily ; but 



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