THE SALMON TROUT. 1 1 1 



and July ; but in this matter I consider he is mistaken, 

 not being aware of any species of the genus Salmo 

 spawning until towards the end of the year none cer- 

 tainly in my neighbourhood, or on the western coast 

 of Sweden. Bloch, who I doubt not is right, assigns 

 October and November as the months in which this fish 

 has its lek. 



The salmon trout attains to a considerable size in the 

 northern waters; Kroyer says to twenty pounds. Faber 

 gives twenty-eight inches as its maximum length. 



The flesh of this fish, which is red, is in high repute for 

 the table, next perhaps to that of the salmon. Many, indeed, 

 give it the preference, as being more easy of digestion. 



The Grey Trout ; Sea Trout ; Bull Trout (bring, Sw. ; 

 $. Eriox, Linn.), was common with us in the autumn ; 

 but unless identical with the great trout of the Wenern, it 

 was only found, as with the salmon and salmon trout, below 

 the Falls of Trollhattan. Owing to the confusion arising 

 from local names, it is. difficult to define the geographical 

 limits of this fish ; but it seems common during the season, 

 as well in the rivers that flow into the Cattegat, as into the 

 Baltic, and in those streams that empty themselves into the 

 North Sea. 



The salmon trout, as also the salmon, when making their 

 way up a fjord or river, are said to hold to the middle of 

 the stream, and to the deepest water ; but the grey trout, 

 on the contrary, is believed to take advantage of slacker 

 water. It is also recorded of this species that they proceed 

 into much shallower water than the salmon trout or the 

 salmon ; to such shoals, in fact, as render it difficult for 

 the fishermen, in their flat-bottomed punts, to get up to 



