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specially by way of supplementing" this general Act to suit their 

 own special conditions, and there may even be found within one 

 and the same canton widely different laws affecting several lakes 

 or rivers. As an instance of these cantonal regulations, it may be 

 mentioned that, whereas the trout is protected by the federal law 

 from October ist to December 31st, trout fishing is allowed in the 

 rivers of Neuchatel up to February 28th. 



The following are some particulars of the fish that will chiefly 

 interest the angler, but it may be remarked that the trout is by far 

 the most important of these in the estimation of Swiss fishermen. 



The salmon may be taken in Switzerland by the artificial fly or 



spoon-bait, and occurs in the Rhine below the Schaffhausen Falls, 



as well as in the Aar. It is to be feared, however, that 



Salmon. 



those who visit the country specially for this fishing will 

 soon be undeceived. There are old-established salmon fisheries in 

 various spots along the Rhine ; and quite close to the Hotel Dietsche, 

 already mentioned in this article, are two that belong to the proprietor 

 of the hotel. 



Of late years more than one species of foreign trout has been 

 introduced into Swiss waters, and with varying success. The rainbow 



trout may be mentioned among those that have done 



^ Trout. 



best. The indigenous trout is found in almost every 



water in Switzerland, in the mountain becks, as well as in certain 



Alpine lakes fully 6,500 to 8,000 feet above sea-level. By federal law, 



as already remarked, the trout is protected from October ist to 



December 31st, but attention must be paid to the various local 



regulations in the different cantons. 



