1 ft 



from about a fortnight after the fpawn- 

 ing feafon takes the fame flies as the 

 trout. Is a foft and infipid fifh in 

 fummer, but in the cold months is much 

 better. 

 



EEL. 



ANGUILLA; of the fpecies of murcrna. 

 The branchioflege membrane on each fide 

 contains ten flender and curved bones ; 

 has a long fmooth flender body, covered 

 with a ftrong fkin, without fcales ; hav- 

 ing but three fin?, two peftoral, and a 

 fingle back fin, which beginning at fome 

 diftance from the head, runs along the 

 back to the tail, and returns again un- 

 derneath as far as the anus. 



Eels are found in all our rivers and 

 mod' of the pools, and will fometimes 

 weigh fix pounds; they vary in colour 

 from a footy hue to a light olive green, 

 and thofe that are difiinguifhed by their 

 white bellies and afli-colored backs are 

 called filver eels. About the middb of 

 March they fir ft appear, and being very 



voracious- 



