Chap. 3. 0/ the GRAYLING, 153 

 Tour Hook, when covered wilb the Brand- 

 lingVTail, 



His Head dejected, will hut rarely fail y ^ 

 And oft' the Cadews, managed well^ prevail 



CHAP. III. 



Of the Umber or Grayling. 



NEXT to the Trout I place the Vm- 

 her 6t Graylings which are thought by 

 fome to differ, as well as the Herring and Pil- 

 chard. But tho' they may do fo in other Nati- 

 ons, thofe in England feem to differ in nothing 

 but their Names •, unlcfs, with fome, we ap- 

 propriate the Name of Umher to a large Gray- 

 ling only, as the large Jack is called a Pike» 

 They are of a frout Kind -, and in Szviizerland 

 are efteemed the choiceft of all Fifli. In Italy 

 the Grayling is fo highly valued in the Month 

 of May^ that he is fold at a much higher Price 

 than any other Fifh. The French^ who def- 

 pile the Chub^ value the U?nber or Grayling fo 

 highly, that they fay he feeds on Gold, and 

 that many have been caaght in their River 

 Loire, out of whofe Bellies Grains of Gold 

 have been taken. Some think that this Fifli 

 feeds on Water-thy7ne^ and that he fmells of it 

 at his firft taking out of the Water ; juft as our 

 Smelts have the Odour of Violets at their firfb 

 being caught. 



It has been obferved, that the Salmon, the 



Grayling, the Trout, and all Fi^n that live, in 



H 5 clear 



