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of 9 Ibs. 13 oz. Such monsters are, however, rare, the great majority 

 dying on reaching 3 Ibs., when they will be from seven to eight 

 years old. A large proportion ol those on growing to 3 Ibs. fall off in 



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condition, decrease in weight, and ultimately die when reduced to three- 

 quarters of a pound. An illustration of one is shown (Fig. 231), but 

 many of them are reduced even more than this one. If Loch Leven 

 trout have better feeding and a longer time to feed each year than 



