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Trout would do. He believed those fish were the par which 
were put in seven years before, which had turned silver, 
like Salmon. It was hoped they would continue to increase, 
but they became thinner, and gradually dwindled away. 
Before sitting down he must say a word in defence of the 
poor Black Bass, which had been so hardly used. He 
fully agreed with the remark that they should not be put 
into Trout streams, where they would be as destructive as 
Pike, but in many parts of England, particularly in his own 
country, there were neither Salmon nor Trout in the streams, 
only Pike, Perch, and the most abominable of all fish, coarse 
Bream. In those waters the Black Bass would be a useful 
addition, he would rise to a fly; he would take any bait; 
he would live with the Pike, and he was exceedingly good 
eating. They contained very few bones, and he thought 
the flesh was decidedly more like fresh Whiting than any 
other fish. 
The Congress then adjourned until 2 o'clock. 
LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, STAMFORD STREET 
AND CHARING CROSS. 
