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grows yet ftronger, he gets ilill into fwifter 

 Streams, and there lies on the Watch for any 

 Fly or Minnow that comes near him. He 

 loves in particular the May-fly^ which is 

 bred of the Cod-worm^ or Cadewsy and thefe 

 make him ufually fatter and better Meat at the 

 End of that Month, than at any other Time 

 of the Year» 



It is obferved, that ufually the bed Trout s 

 are either red or yellow ; though fome, as the 

 Fordige Trout^ are white, and yet equally 

 good. The Female Trout hath commonly a 

 lefs Head, and a deeper Body than the Male ; 

 and is alfo efteemed the befl Meat. A Hog 

 Back, and a little Head, to either Trout^ SaU 

 mon^ or any other Fifh, is a Sign that that 

 Fiih is in Seafon. 



The ^roiit delights in fmall purling Streams, 

 that are very fwift and clear, running on 

 Stones or Gravel. He feeds whilfl ftrong in 

 the fwifteft Streams, but more ufually on the 

 Side of the Stream than in the deepeft Part of 

 it, unlefs he be a very large one. He is 'often 

 found behind a Stone, Block, or fome Bank 

 that fhoots forth with a Point into the River, 

 where the Stream caufes a Whirling of the 

 Water, like the Eddy of the Tidej efpecially 

 if there be a Shade over his Head, as a Buih, 

 Foam, or hollow hanging Bank, under 

 which he can fhelter himfelf In the Spring, 

 and latter End of Summer, he plies at the Tail 

 of a Stream-, but in May^ at the upper End. 

 If his Hold be near, he ft^tys long in a Place. 



Though 



