THE 



ANGLER'S GUIDE. 



CHAPTER I. 



ROACH FISHING THE ROD THE LINE THE HOOK THE FLOAT 



THE DEPTH THE PLACES TO FISH FOR ROACH THE TIMES 

 TO FISH FOR ROACH THE WAY TO KILL ROACH THE WAY 

 TO KEEP ROACH WHEN YOU HAVE CAUGHT THEM THE WAY 

 TO CLEAN THEM THE WAY TO COOK THEM THE WAY TO 

 EAT THEM SONG THE ROACH OF THE LEA. 



MANY persons prefer roach fishing to any 

 other, therefore we speak of it first. And it 

 certainly does require a good deal of adaptation, 

 care, and skill to be a good roach angler. 



THE ROD. 



To fish for roach well, you should have a rod 

 that is made expressly for the purpose, and it 

 should be kept for roach and other light fish- 

 ing only. It should be made of cane, or very 

 light bamboo, and not more than fourteen feet 

 long, the whole weighing not many ounces, 



