346 BEST BAITS FOR DACE. 



and get your prey out of the water as quietly and 

 with as little disturbance as possible. 



THE DACE. Cyprinus Leuciscus. 



This little yellow silvery carp serves as a 

 practical primer to the young angler. He is a 

 reckless little fellow, and will snap at your worm, 

 gentle, or paste near the bottom of the water, or 

 jump at your fly on the surface with equal avidity. 

 Dace are the best fish in the world to break 

 in the young fly-fisher. They spawn in April, 

 and are in condition again in May. They prefer 

 the sides and tails of streams to still water, and 

 are common to most of the large and small-rivers 

 of England. They thrive best in moderate sized 

 rivers. The dace of the Lea and Colne are larger 

 than those of the Thames. In bottom fishing for 

 dace the best baits are gentles and paste, and you 

 . must use very fine tackle. The best artificial 

 flies for dace are red and black hackles, and small 

 ant-flies. A gentle placed on the bend of the 



