i8o COARSE FISH. 



cient in warm weather. A thick quill float, dark 

 Float- green with white or red top, with a strip of 

 fishing lead lapped round the lower end, will give 

 weight for throwing far, and two shot may be 

 placed eight inches from the hook. As usual, 

 grease the running line with vaseline to make it 

 float. Although rudd are not as shy as roach, the 

 angler should avoid causing waves on the water by 

 clumsy movements when fishing from a boat or 

 punt, and quiet swims, out of the wind, should be 

 chosen. In streams, the float can easily be worked 

 a long way from the punt ; but in the Broads, the 

 angler should throw as far as he can to his fish, 

 either from the winch or from a coiled line. Rudd 

 take the fly far better than roach, and for this 

 Fly reason they can be fished for in situations 

 fishing vvhere float-tackle is almost useless owing 

 to the presence of weeds beneath the surface. Fish 

 with heavy running line when you use the fly, and 

 with a powerful rod to make long casts ; throw as 

 far as possible, and fish with a wet fly ; it is all the 

 more deadly if tipped with a gentle. As when 

 fishing with float-tackle, allow time in striking, for 

 the fish must not be " snapped " quite so smartly as 

 roach. A two-pound rudd is a good fish, though 

 they are generally supposed to run much larger 

 than roach. July and August are the best months 

 for rudd-fishing, and by taking reasonable care, 

 large baskets can be made. 



By carefully coiling the line on the bottom of 

 the punt or on a newspaper, a very long line can 

 be thrown ; loose twigs and bits of grass are thus 

 avoided. A very small impediment will cause a 

 nasty tangle in a coiled line. 



