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made into small pellets ; throwing a little in oc- 

 casionally so that it may sink to the place where 

 the baited hook lies. 



There is another excellent bait for Roach, in 

 winter, which is, a small white worm with a red 

 head, about the size of two maggots ; it is to be 

 found after the plough upon heath or sandy 

 ground : when this bait is made use of, it be- 

 comes necessary to strew stewed malt, or fresh 

 grains, in such places where you intend to an- 

 gle. With the exception of maggots, this is 

 certainly the best bait, for both Roach and 

 Dace. 



The rod for Roach fishing should be long and 

 light, with a fine taper top ; the line to be made 

 of hair, not more than four hairs thick, the bot- 

 tom of which must be of single hair, or the very 

 finest gut, and the hook No. 9 or 10, using a 

 small quill float. 



DACE. 



THE Dace, or Dare, inhabits most of the ri- 

 vers in this country ; it resembles the Roach 

 very much in its shape and manners ; its gene- 

 ral length is from six to nine inches ; in colour 

 silvery, with yellowish olive back ; the scales of 

 a middle size ; the fins slightly tinged with red, 

 and the tail sharply forked. It chiefly delights 



