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was 72 Ibs. It was taken in Loch Ken, Galloway, 

 a sheet of water belonging to the Castle of Ken- 

 mure, where the head of the fish is still preserved, 

 and may be seen by any one sufficiently curious 

 or sceptical to desire ocular demonstration. To 

 give a general idea of the size of the Pike, I 

 may quote one measurement that across the 

 back of the head, the width of which was nine 

 inches. 



Dr. Genzik, who gave me some valuable in- 

 formation concerning the Continental Pike, states 

 that, in the fish-markets of Vienna, Lintz, and 

 Munich, Pike are not unfrequently exposed for 

 sale of 80 and 90 Ibs. weight and upwards, that 

 the fishermen on the Danube, near Strudel and 

 Wirbel, have legends of specimens 1 5 and 20 feet 

 long, which break through all their nets, and 

 that at Traunkirchen, on the Gmlinden Water, 

 there are still living some fishermen who declare 

 that on one occasion when dragging the lake they 

 enclosed a Pike longer than either of their boats, 

 and that they began, as they expressed it, " to say 

 their prayers, thinking the enemy was on their 

 nets ; the Pike, however, with one spring, jumped 

 over the nearest boat and escaped " ! 



At Oberneukirchen Dr. Genzik himself saw a 

 Pike taken out of a large tank or preserve, which 

 after being cleaned, weighed 97 Ibs. and some 

 ounces ; and an officer of Tyrolese Rifles informed 

 him that whilst at Bregentz during the past au- 



