150 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. 
BUELL] PROUT 
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 
March 1001. 
of them and can find no differ- 
ence between them and sea-trout. 
iihes niver «Coquer) ims sNioreh- 
umberland is famous for its bull- 
trout, which come up in large 
from the River Earn. 
numbers in June, and continue 
to increase in number until the 
spawning season. Many of those 
that run early are in so fine con- 
dition that it is difficult to tell 
them from salmon. Many of 
147-—5-lb. Kelt Sea-trout, 
them are from 5 to 10 lbs. in 
weight, and when in good con- 
FIG. 
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 1 to 3 lbs., 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. 
