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sometimes getting his tail overhanging the water 

 again, and the next struggle landing him further on 

 the board. The fish was just dead when the lad got 

 round, a distance of two miles. Just before my 

 arrival a man had secured a salmon, which had taken 

 the same fatal leap, and from the cool manner in 

 which he came and took the salmon those who saw 

 him remarked that he had been at the job before." 



Here a salmon-ladder was much wanted to save 

 the fish in their desperate efforts to ascend the stream. 

 It is to be hoped the want has been long supplied; 

 but we quote this anecdote as illustrative of the 

 habits of this fish, and of the dangers they are often 

 exposed to. Those who are most experienced in 

 salmon rearing and protection think that the more 

 the rivers and fish can be left to a state of nature 

 the better ; but as in this country a state of nature, 

 strictly speaking, is impossible, our streams must be 

 protected, though it may be by bringing one artificial 

 system to counteract another. 



The Trent is a favourite river with the anglers of 

 Nottingham, who, after a long frost, think the break- 

 ing up an excellent time to catch the pike, perch, 

 and chub. Sometimes good jack are caught below 

 Nottingham. The low situation of the neighbour- 

 hood makes it apt to be flooded after heavy rains. 

 As in other of the larger rivers, salmon, which used to 

 be plentiful in the Trent, became scarce. The gray- 

 ling, a finely flavoured fish, not very abundant any- 

 where, is found in the Trent and Dove, which runs 

 into it. 



The Ouse joins the Trent, and forms the Humber 



