82 AET OF ANGLING. 



Lincolnshire. In length it is about eight or ten 

 inches; its head' small, back arched and sloping 

 suddenly towards the head and tail; its general 

 colour is a pale gilded olive, deeper or browner on 

 the back, belly reddish, fins deep red, and tail forked. 

 The Eud is a very indifferent fish for the table, 

 the flesh being soft and -full of bones. It spawns in 

 April. Eed worms, maggots, and paste are the 

 best baits, to take them with ; use a fine line, quill 

 float, No. 8 or 9 hook, and angle at the bottom ; in 

 every respect pursue the same method as though you 

 were fishing for Eoach or Dace. This fish thrives 

 well in ponds that have a gravelly bottom. 



EOACH. 



THE Eoach inhabits most of the rivers in England, 

 especially such as are deep, still and clear ; and very 

 frequently appearing in large shoals, which are 

 observed to be generally preceded by one, or more, 

 apparently stationed as a kind of guard, in order to 

 warn the main body of the approach of any danger. 

 This fish seldom exceeds a pound in weight. Its 

 colour is silvery, with a cast of dull yellow, more 

 dusky or brownish on the upper parts ; the fins are 

 red, and the tail slightly forked. The soundness of 

 the flesh is become proverbial, but it is full of bones 

 and insipid to the palate. 



