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Salmon-Trout, a heavy, dull-colored, deep-water fish, which 

 will not rise to the fly, but is taken in deep water, with a drop- 

 line and a piece of pork on a cod-hook, is common to all the 

 inland ponds and lakes of America, from Pennsylvania east- 

 ward ; but it is a worthless fish, either for sport or for the table. 



The Trout of Long Island, especially the southern side, in the 

 salt creeks, are deservedly famous —a fine, deep-colored, well- 

 formed, richly-spotted fish, running from one-half to three 

 pounds, and occasionally to five, beyond which weight it is 

 rarely caught in the United States. 



In the lakes of Hamilton county and the rivers running thence 

 into the St. Lawrence, the Brook, or Spotted Trout, are also 

 taken, up to three pounds, and sometimes even to five and six ; 

 but elsewhere, as a general rule, Trout rarely exceed two and 

 a-half pounds, and in most places that is called a monster. 



To speak generally, Trout, though much more numerous, 

 and much more easily taken than in Europe, do not run to 

 anything like the size ; and another peculiarity is, that they are 

 rarely taken in the large rivers, at least after they have become 

 large. They may be taken with all the flies usual in England, 

 but with a much coarser tackle, and with a larger hook, which 

 is decidedly more killing in America. 



Other fish there are, the name of which is legion ; the best, 

 perhaps, of these, and the most sporting — after the Trout — is 

 the Black Bass of the Lalves, which will rise freely to a large 

 red and gray fly, made of Macaw, or Parrot and Silver Pheas- 

 ant, or Guinea-fowl. The Pike, Maskalonge, Pickerel, and 

 Striped Bass, all afford good sport to anglers in different waters; 

 and to the southward and west, the Catfish grows to a gigantic 

 size. Sturgeon are abundant in all the larger rivers, but are 

 little used as an article of food. Eels, Perch, and Bass, of many 

 varieties, also aff'ord sport to beginners, and minister to epicu- 

 rean tastes ; there is also a fish called " Trout," to the south- 

 ward, which is certainly not a Trout, though I do not know its 

 correct appellation, which is eagerly pursued, and considered a 

 game fish. 



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