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especially if the sun does not shine on that part 

 of the water where you cast the flies, and you 

 may take two or three at a time. This spore 

 will continue as long'as day-light will permit you 

 to see the flies. in the same manner dace will 

 also rise at the ant-fly upon the surface of the 

 water, if used in the morning at the foot of a 

 current or mi l-stream, or on the scour before the 

 sun comes on the water. If the water is high, 

 so as to be almost equal with its banks, take youf 

 fly-rod, and fasten to your rod an artificial-fly, 

 called the caterpillar -fly, or a small red-palmer, 

 then take a large yellow gentle, the yellower the 

 better, run the hook through the skin of it, and 

 draw it up to the tail of thejiy : this being done, 

 whip it on the surface of the water, and if you 

 are diligent and expert, you will have good di* 

 version. If you angle where two mitt-streams 

 are going at the same time, let it be in the eddy 

 between the two streams: first make use of your 

 plummet; if the water is deep, angle within a 

 foot of the bottom, and perhaps you will find 

 but poor sport; but if it proves to be shallow, 

 that is, about the depth of two feet, or not ex- 

 ceeding three, your sport may be better; bait 

 your hook with three large gentles, use a cork* 

 jfloat, be very attentive and strike at the very first 

 bite; if there -re any large dace in the mill-pool, 

 they will resort to the eddy between the two 

 streams. 



This fish, like the roach is gregarious, haunts 

 the same places, is a great breeder, very lively, 

 and during the summer is very fond of frolicing 

 near the siuface of the water; it is seldo n above 

 ten inches long, and has been taken of o.ie 

 pound and a half weight. 



JN. 13. Whenever you fish for roach or dace 9 



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