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DESCRIPTION OF FISHES, &c. 



This prince of the river fish is taken in 

 the greatest quantities in the north of 

 England, Scotland, and Ireland, but it is 

 found in most rivers running into the sea. 

 They make their way up the rivers for 

 miles to deposit their spawn, about Sep- 

 tember or October, and then return to the 

 sea to recover their strength. They maybe 

 taken with small fish and large lobworms, 

 but the best bait is the artificial fly. Few 

 salmon fishers agree as to the fly they use, 

 nor is it necessary to follow any particular 

 model, provided they be large and gaudy. 

 The two following flies will be found 

 killing : 



The Dragon fly, the wings of a reddish 

 brown feather from the wing of a cock tur- 



