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but was seen a few days after laying dead on a shelving 

 part of the shore. 



The pond was said to be extensive, covering many 

 acres, and the water very deep. We may from this 02 

 led to infer, that the rudd cannot live in standing waters : 

 but on the other hand, this solitary instance should not 

 suffice to fix the hypothesis j more especially as the fish 

 in, question was wounded by the hook -, a circumstance 

 to us apparently trivial, but fatal to great numbers, which 

 pine after being hurt in the mouth. Hence bunglers 

 often destroy as many fish as a good angler would take 

 out of the waters. 



Of the CJiarr, or Torgock. 



This is a delicious fish, found only in large lakes in the 

 West of England, in Wales, and in Scotland : it thrives best 

 in such waters as are supplied by the thaws of snows 

 on high mountains, and is partial to dark rocky bottoms, 

 where it breeds fast, spawning in the autumn ; at which 

 time it will take some baits well, such as a very small, 

 \veil-scoured blood-worm, a cadlatc, or a gentle. 



It is said that they seldom rise at the fly, and that they 

 rarely quit their native lakes, to enter the rivers with 

 which they are connected, unless when the thaw comes 

 down them strongly; in short, ti.ee/tarrseeinsparticu- 

 laily attached to very cold waters. 



They are usually caught with long deep nets, and are 

 in season all the spring, and till they spawn : in the early 

 months their flesh is as red as the salmon's, but it loses its 

 colour after the fish is impregnated. 



The charr rarely we'g'is half a pound, but is a great 

 straggler 3 at least, such I found the few I once caught 



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