. The compleat angler. Fishing. CHAPTER XVII. Of Roach and Dace, and how to Fish for them ; and of Cadis. EN. Good master, as we go now towards London, be still so courteous as to give me more instruc- tions ; for I have several boxes in my memory, in which I will keep them all very safe, there shall not one of them be lost. Pisc. Well, scholar, that I will, and I will hide nothing from you that I can remember, and can think may help you forward towards a perfection in this art. And because we have so much time, and I have said so little of roach and dace, I will give you some directions conce
. The compleat angler. Fishing. CHAPTER XVII. Of Roach and Dace, and how to Fish for them ; and of Cadis. EN. Good master, as we go now towards London, be still so courteous as to give me more instruc- tions ; for I have several boxes in my memory, in which I will keep them all very safe, there shall not one of them be lost. Pisc. Well, scholar, that I will, and I will hide nothing from you that I can remember, and can think may help you forward towards a perfection in this art. And because we have so much time, and I have said so little of roach and dace, I will give you some directions concerning them. Some say the roach is so called from rutilus, which they say signifies red fins. He is a fish of no great reputation for his dainty taste ; and his spawn is accounted much better than any other part of him. And you may take notice, that as the carp is accounted the water-fox, for his cunning ; so the roach is accounted the water- sheep, for his simplicity or foolishness. It is noted, that the roach and dace recover strength, and grow in season, in a fortnight after spawning ; the barbel and chub in a month ; the trout in four 213. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687; Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947 ed. London ; New York : John Lane
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