GRAYLING. 169 



than trout and salmon. The temperature of 

 the water, and its character as to still and 

 stream, seem of more importance than clear- 

 ness; for I have seen grayling taken in 

 streams that are almost constantly turbid, — 

 as in the Inn and the Salza in the Tyrol. 

 This fish appears to require food of a parti- 

 cular kind, feeding much upon flies and 

 their larvae, and not usually preying upon 

 small fish, as the trout. It has a very strong 

 stomach, almost approaching to that of the 

 gillaroo trout, and is exceedingly fond of 

 those larvae which inhabit cases, and which, 

 usually covered with sand or gravel, require 

 a strong membraneous stomach to enable 

 the extraneous matter to be separated. In 

 accordance with their general habits of feed- 

 ing, grasshoppers are amongst their usual 

 food in the end of summer and autumn; 

 and at all seasons, maggots, upon fine tackle 

 and a small hook, offer a secure mode of 

 taking them, — the pool having been pre- 

 viously baited for the purpose of angling, 

 by throwing in a handful or two a few 

 minutes before. 



