ON THE TROUT. 13 



through a tin tube), successively, ten dead house- 

 flies, towards a Trout known to ine by a white 

 mark upon the nose (occasioned by the wound 

 of a hook), all of which he took. Thirty more 

 with Cayenne pepper and mustard plastered on 

 the least conspicuous parts of them, were then 

 administered in the same manner. These he 

 also seized, twenty of them at the instant they 

 touched the water, and not allowing time for the 

 dressing to be dispersed ; but the other ten re- 

 mained a second or two upon the surface before 

 he swallowed them, and a small portion of the 

 dressing parted and sank. The next morning 

 several exactly similar doses were taken by the 

 same fish, who probably remembered the pre- 

 vious day's repast, and seemed to enjoy them 

 heartily. From these and similar experiments, 

 such as getting Trout to take flies dipped in 

 honey, oil, vinegar, &c., I concluded that if the 

 animal has taste, his palate is not peculiarly 

 sensitive. 



My experience goes to prove, contrary to the 

 opinion of some who say that the Trout will take 

 every insect, that he does not feed upon the Honey 

 Bee (Apis mellifica'), or Wasp (Vespa vulgaris}, 

 and that he very rarely takes the Humble Bee 



It seemed to be a common practice with those 

 who plied for food near the hut, to make a very 



