. The angler's guide; being a new, plain, and complete practical treatise on the art of angling for sea, river, and pond fish, deduced from many years practice, experience, and observation. Fishing. THE DACE. 81 CHAP. The Dace, or Dare. The silvery Dace in sharpest streams delight. The Dace is a very handsome-shaped Fish j the scales and fins are small; the body long and of a bright sil- very colour 3 they are also considered a light nutritious food. Dace afford the Angler much sport, as they generally bite very freely ; and those of half a pound weight will struggle long and lustily befo
. The angler's guide; being a new, plain, and complete practical treatise on the art of angling for sea, river, and pond fish, deduced from many years practice, experience, and observation. Fishing. THE DACE. 81 CHAP. The Dace, or Dare. The silvery Dace in sharpest streams delight. The Dace is a very handsome-shaped Fish j the scales and fins are small; the body long and of a bright sil- very colour 3 they are also considered a light nutritious food. Dace afford the Angler much sport, as they generally bite very freely ; and those of half a pound weight will struggle long and lustily before you can safely bring them to hand. They are angled for with the same sort of tackle as is used in Roach-fishing: indeed, where you find Roach in rivers, you will fre- quently tak^ Dace; but they are more likely to be met with, and also the largest, when you are angling for Barbel or Chub, and baiting with greaves or a. 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 Salter, T. F. (Thomas Frederick), fl. 1814-1826. London, Sherwood
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