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pail-fulls of water in them, full of the small fry, 

 not above three or four inches long ; that, by 

 degrees, would replenish the becks, and these the 

 rivers. 



CHAP. IX. 



T/ie Salmon Trout. 



JLT differs from the salmon in so many particu- 

 lars, that fishermen distinguish them at first 

 sight; and all agree, that they are a distinct 

 species. They are very properly called salmon- 

 trouts, as resembling both in some things, and 

 differing from both in others. When full grown 

 it is much less than a full grown salmon, and as 

 much larger than a full grown burn trout. In 

 its greatest perfection it does not taste so deli- 

 ciously, nor cuts so red as the salmon, nor is so 

 finely shaped ; above the line on the middle of 

 its side to the top of its back, it has three rows, 

 or a great many dark coloured spots, and the rest 

 of its body is not so bright and silver coloured ; 

 but it has no red spots either on the line or above 

 it as most trouts have. It feeds in the same 

 manner, lies in the same parts of the stream or 

 pool, takes the same baits, spawns in the same 

 places, and at the same time with the salmon ; 

 and comes into, the rivers and goes down again 

 to sea with them, or a little after ; though some 

 of the lesser sort, such 1 believe as have not 



