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for his entertaining remarks, and also for his pisca- 

 tory invitation at the conclusion of them. 



The Author of Salmonia has made Leintwar- 

 dine and the Teme interesting localities to all 

 anglers, and especially to those who have had no 

 previous practice in grayling fishing. The following 

 remarks, therefore, may be considered as a sequel 

 to Sir Humphy Davy's account of the sport he and 

 his friends had in the Teme ; some of his apparent 

 mistakes are corrected, and testimony is borne of 

 the fidelity of many of his remarks, especially as 

 regards the great abundance of fish to be found in 

 the river referred to. That grayling do not grow to 

 the same size in the Teme that they do in the Test is 

 acknowledged. Whether this is owing to their great 

 abundance in the former river I know not, although 

 this is probably the case, as I have generally found 

 that where fish abound, they degenerate in weight. 

 I had a grayling sent to me last year by an old 

 and kind member of the Houghton Fishing Club, 

 which weighed 4j pounds; and very recently ano- 

 ther member of the Club sent me two brace, one 

 brace of which were the largest and heaviest which 

 had been caught in the Test during the present 

 season (1836) and weighed about 3 pounds each. 

 They were caught in the evening rise. Mr. Pen- 

 nant mentions one which was taken near Ludlow, 

 above half a yard in length, and weighing four 

 pounds six ounces, as a rare instance. 



