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FLY-FISHERS ENTOMOLOGY. 



CHAPTER I. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE TROUT AND GRAYLING. 



Of the TROUT. Measurement, Weight, Fins, Colour, Condition, Haunts, 

 &c. Description of a Fishing-hut or Observatory. The Trout's 

 sense of Hearing. Sight. Taste and Smell. Manner of feeding, &c. 

 Form, Weight, Fins, &c. of the GRAYLING. Colour. Condition. 

 Haunts. Food. 



OF the Trout there are several species or varieties 

 described by Naturalists arid Anglers, but the ob- 

 servations which follow are chiefly applicable to 

 the Salmo Fario, or common Trout. 



This much esteemed fish, when in the best 

 condition, generally measures from the nose to the 

 fork of the tail twice as much as the girth. The 

 weight of those usually taken with the fly is from 

 two ounces to two pounds and a half, and of those 

 sometimes taken from four to five pounds, but all 

 under three or four ounces are too small for the 

 creel. 



He has eight fins (viz.) one dorsal, one anal, 

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