TRol.l.lNi; tOl 



hy Nfr. Lyman, who is \i>ry kind and attentive to liis f^ucst.s, 

 and tnniishcs baits, {juiiU's, \'c. 



" III trolling for the Hlaek Mass in Lake Cieovjjo, you will 

 fre(|uently strike those ot" one-halt" to three-lonrths ot' a pound 

 wcif^ht, even with the very hirge lly whieh I have ticscrihcd. 

 There is so j;reat a ditVerenee, hoth in shape and colour, 

 between the tish of tliis size and those of two cm- more pounds' 

 weight, that a stranger would never take them to he of the 

 same species. These small lish are very similar in shape to tlie 

 Blue Fish of the salt water, while those of tlu- larger size spread 

 in widtli as they increase in size, so that a fisli of two and a 

 half to three pounds, is of a shape between a Hlaek Fish, or 

 Taiitog, and the famous Sheep's-head. Li colour they diU'er 

 also greatly; the small Hass being of a light dull greenisji 

 colour, while the larger grow darker as they increase in size, 

 the largest being nearly black on the back, and of a very dark 

 brownish green on the sides. The younger gentry, above 

 described, are not to be despised on account of their size, for 

 when taken with a light Trout-rod, they will be found to be a 

 fine vigorous fish ; and when in their temerity they seize the 

 large fly, on feeling the hook, they will, true to their luiture, 

 make the Icaj), in imitation of their sires, thus showing them- 

 selves to be game fish. I have known them to leap thri'e times 

 while reeling in the long tndling line, whereas the larger gentry 

 rarely leap more than once." 



In addition to this I will only add — for all that is said here 

 is correct and clear — that in the St. Lawrence, among the 

 Thousand Islands, this admirable (ish is taken in um ipialh d 

 numbers, and of unrivalled e\eellctu-e That in the Hlaek 



