Dace, Roach, Chub. Barbel, Grayling

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Abundant in rivers and small streams, England and Wales, the dace is uncommon in still waters. It feeds actively along the bottom summer and winter, rising to surface flies on warm days. Whirlpools and rippling runs are its popular haunts. A small fish, rarely larger than lib, the dace provides good sport on float tackle and maggot baits, and dry fly. Dorsal and anal fins concave.

The roach, a regular inhabitant of still and running waters, is the coarse fisherman's favorite target. Silvery flanked and reddish of fin, it averages 1/2- 1 1/2 lb, but specimens approximately 4lb have been caught. Shy of light and really fast waters, mature roach seek soft-flowing stretches where weed is plentiful, feeding mainly at dawn and dusk. Float fishing and legering with maggot and bread baits are successful tactics.

This sturdily built fish is primarily a river species, only occasionally encountered in still waters. Ranging in size from 1/2lb to 10lb-plus, it is caught throughout the season on bait and artificial fly-but especially float fished maggot and legered cheese paste, ground baiting with free particles. Small chub and large dace are similar, but can be told apart by the convex shape of the chub's dorsal and anal fins.

A river species of limited distribution the barbell is one of the hardest fighting fish in freshwater. Its streamlined shape and under slung mouth grown with four sensitive feelers suit perfectly a bottom feeding existence in the fast water conditions it loves. Float fishing and legering in heavily ground baited swims are tactics used to contact shoal barbell weighting from 1 1/2lb to 10lb-plus. Baits: maggot, worm, cheese, tinned meats, etc.

Of local distribution in British rivers the beautifully marked grayling is identified as a member of the salmon family by its stubby adipose back-fin situated between tail and dorsal fins. The dorsal is powerful and sail-like-used to maximum e3ffect when fighting the rod in swift currents. Caught every month of the season on artificial fly and float fished maggot and gilt-tail worm baits. Average weight: 8oz-1 1/4lb.

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