back and head are of a much darker grey, but 

 its components cannot, perhaps, be particularized. 

 Some lines of brown are intermixed with the grey 

 of the sides, and a few black spots are seen near 

 the shoulder. The back fin has a purplish tint 

 studded with large dark spots, the other fins are 

 not so red as those of the Trout, but have more 

 yellow-brown in them shaded off with purple. 

 The tail is a kind of slate colour. The colours vary 

 a little in different waters, and, unlike the Trout, 

 the better the condition, the darker is the fish, 

 especially upon the back and head, " and you are 

 to note," that the throat has a long very dark brown 

 patch upon it, visible when the mouth is open, when 

 he is in high condition, but it is hardly to be seen 

 when he is out of order. He is, however, seldom 

 or never found in the miserable state so common 

 to Salmon and Trout after spawning. 



The Grayling is an excellent fish both for sport 

 and the table, and as his finest condition subsists 

 during the Autumn and Winter months, when the 

 Trout season ceases, the Angler finds great plea- 

 sure and consolation in visiting the streams in the 

 autumn in search of him, or even on fine days in 

 winter. On this account, those who have not the 

 Grayling in their waters, would perhaps some- 

 times do well to try to introduce him. 



The waters in which he thrives may be either 

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