THE WELSH CHARR. 887 



seldom being seen m any of the streams communicating with 

 them, and never descending to tlie sea. It spawns in Sep- 

 tember. They have been known to grow to the length of 

 thirty-five inches, and to weigh thirty-six pounds. Dr. 

 Hey sham mentions in his " Catalogue of Cumberland Ani- 

 mals,'' some specimens of this trout from Ullswater, which 

 weighed between fifty and sixty pounds. 



THE WELSH CHARR. 



This fish is easily distinguished from the large size of its 

 fins, and its general form, resembling an adult parr from the 

 Tweed. It is called the torgoch, or red-belly, in Wales, and 

 inhabits the Llanberris Lake, and Llyn Cawellyn, two deep 

 lakes situated on the east and west sides of Snowdon. They 

 rise well to artificial flies. 



THE NORTHERN CHARR. 



This species inhabits the northern lakes of England, 

 namely, Keswick, Crummock Water, Buttermere, Winder- 

 mere, and Coniston ; various lochs in Scotland ; also in 

 Loughs Esk, Egish, Neagh, Don, and Luggelaw, in Ireland. 

 It frequents the deepest parts of those lakes, from which it 

 afi'ords but little amusement to the angler. The most suc- 

 cessful mode of fishing for them is to trail a very long line 

 after a boat, with a minnow for a bait, with a large bullet of 

 lead two or three feet above the bait, to sink it deep in the 

 water. By this means a few may be taken in the beginning 

 of summer, at which time they are in perfection. In fishing 

 for trout where the charr inhabits they are occasionally taken 

 with the fly, but this rarely happens. 



THE GRAYLING. 



The grayling is a local fish although it abounds in some 



