238 THE TROUT 



to be, the most popular variety for general stocking 

 purposes in this country. For streams and rivers his 

 precedence, though sometimes questioned by the pre- 

 tensions of a new favourite, has been steadily main- 

 tained, and as the ' lusty trout ' of our brooks he seems 

 to be in little danger of ceasing to hold against all 

 comers the place of honour in the estimation of our 

 poets, our sportsmen, and our cooks. 



Salmo Levenensis is the lake trout of Scotland 

 and the north of England. He is recommended for 

 stocking lakes, ponds and reservoirs, but it is a 

 mistake to suppose that he will not also thrive 

 in rivers, especially where there is considerable 

 depth of water. It is however charged against him 

 that when turned into unfenced water he shows a 

 disposition to roam, especially down the stream, 

 and that he is dissatisfied to remain where he has 

 been turned in if there is any chance for him to 

 get away. 



I am not myself inclined to lay much stress on this 

 supposed characteristic of the Loch Leven trout ; my 

 own view is that he does not differ very widely in 

 habit from other varieties, but his high reputation has 

 undoubtedly been won in lakes rather than in streams. 

 Give him wide scope and plenty of natural food, and 

 his high qualities will show themselves to the best 



