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Sea -Trout 



In high water the sea- trout appear to evade the lower nets, 

 as most of those caught are got in the higher ones. 



BULL-TROUT 



I am inclined to think bull- 

 trout are neither more nor less 

 than sea- trout, and why they 

 are called bull-trout I cannot 

 tell, for I have examined many 

 and can find no difference be- 

 tween them and sea-trout. The 

 river Coquet in Northumber- 

 land is famous for its bull-trout, 

 which come up in large numbers 

 in June, and continue to increase 

 in number until the spawning 

 season. Those running in the 

 earlier part of the season are in so 

 fine condition that it is difficult to 

 tell them from salmon. Many of 

 them are from 5 to 10 Ibs. in 

 weight, and when in good con- 

 dition they are really very hand- 

 some fish ; but for the table they 

 are inferior to salmon, their flesh 

 being white as a rule. I think, 

 then, that instead of being called 

 bull-trout they ought to be called 

 sea-trout. The younger ones, 

 weighing from i to 3 Ibs., are excellent for the table, but as they 

 grow older they become coarser and whiter in the flesh. The 

 feeding may have something to do with this. 



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