112 FISH CULTURE. 



Scandinavian charr, as it is said never to be found in 

 rivers. The habits of the northern fish appear to be 

 widely different from those of its southern congeners, 

 since it is constantly found in abundance in rivers, 

 not alone near their junction with lakes (whence, as 

 it might be supposed, they had migrated for a time), 

 but altogether away from lakes. Lloyd, in his " Scan- 

 dinavian Adventures," mentions taking them with 

 the fly again and again in rivers ; and he is supported 

 by very many other authorities. The Eev. F. Metcalf, 

 in " The Sportsman in Norway," also speaks of catch- 

 ing charr. He mentions one of six pounds, which 

 he caught with a minnow close by the falls upon the 

 Mallanger river. Further up the river, he again 

 speaks of catching large numbers of splendid trout^ 

 charr, and greyling ; and to show that they are not 

 confined to particular localities, he afterwards speaks 

 of quantities of charr being taken in the nets near the 

 river s mouth, where the water was almost brackish. 

 Now, the consideration for us is, not that our charr 

 are not found in such places, but that the Scandinavian 

 charr are ; and as there is no great difference in the 

 character of many of our rivers and lakes, and many 

 of the Scandinavian rivers and lakes, it certainly 

 appears to me that we might easily transplant and 

 add this very delicious fish to our faunae with con- 



