THE ROACH. 75 



THE FLO UND E R 



Is an inhabitant of all the rivers which have a commu- 

 nication with the sea ; it is a flat fish, somewhat like a 

 plaice, but the body is longer ; the back is a dirty olive 

 brown colour ; the belly is of a dull white. It delights 

 to be in gentle streams with gravel or sandy bottoms. 

 It spawns in June and July, and is in season all the re- 

 mainder of the year. It is the same with the flounder 

 as with all other flat fish, to feed at the bottom. You 

 may angle for them all the day through on the declivity 

 of a deep hole, either with or without a small cork float. 

 When you have a bite give it time to gorge the hook be- 

 fore you strike, and you will seldom lose them. Let 

 your tackle be fine. The best baits are the small red 

 worms, bramblings, and march worms ; be sure your 

 hook is well covered and lies on the ground. 



THE RO A GH 



Is rather a handsome fish; it has a small head and 

 mouth, a hog back, and the scales are large ; the fins, 

 when in season, are red, the tail a little forked. It is a 

 simple fish ; and inhabits most of our rivers, especially 

 such as are deep, still and clear, with sandy and gravelly 

 bottoms. It is also found in many of our lakes and 

 canals. Its sides are of a silvery colour with a shade of 

 yellow, rather more dusky on the upper parts. During 



