IWetles (Giowsan 
From the anglers point of view char are inferior to trout. 
They are fairly well distributed over Scotland, England, and Ireland, 
and are only found in lochs or lakes, except in the spawning season, 
when they run up rivers to spawn. They are much more local in their 
habits than trout, swimming mostly in shoals, and usually frequenting 
the quietest bays in the larger lochs, while in smaller lochs they often 
roam over the whole of the loch where the feeding is good. They 
often grow to 12 oz. or 1 l|b., but the great majority average about 
four to the pound. The largest I have seen was caught in Loch 
Ericht, and weighed 2$ lbs., although as a rule in this loch they are 
seldom got over a quarter of a pound. This large one, however, may 
have been a different species, as it was much lighter in colour than 
the ordinary ones. 
While fishing for trout in the Gaick Lochs near Kingussie I 
caught many weighing from a half to three-quarters of a pound. In 
Loch Tay they run about three to the pound. In the lochs at 
Altnacealgach there are many small char, while in the Baden Lochs in 
Sutherland they also run small. At Scourie, on the west coast of Suther- 
land, again, some of the lochs contain large char. Some I caught here 
and sent to the British Museum were new to natural history, and have 
been named after the donor. In appearance they are somewhat like 
sea-trout, being silvery and having very little red on them. The 
heads are small and the bodies thick. A description of them is given 
below by Mr. Tait Regan of the British Museum, who is at present 
working at the British char with considerable success. 
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