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GRAYLING.* 



GRAYLING come into season in September, and 

 continue so until March. During the time they are 

 in season they are excellent fish, and, in my opinion, 

 not at all inferior to trout for the table. Many con- 

 demn the grayling, and think it not so good as trout, 

 because they will eat it during the summer months, 

 when these fish are generally out of season, and good 

 for nothing. They spawn early in April, and do not 

 recover or get into firm condition until September. 

 It is a pity that more attention is not paid to the 

 preservation of this fish in the rivers where they are 

 found, not only on account of their delicate flavour, 

 but also because they come into season just as trout 

 go out, and consequently afford the fly-fisher most, 

 excellent sport during the whole of the winter months ; 

 for, however cold the weather may be, should there 

 be a fly on the water, and there are very few days 

 indeed during the winter that the fly does not appear 



* See Appendix, Q. 



