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of the Tweed is the Salmon Trout, and not the young 

 Bull Trout, which now goes by the name of Trout 

 simply." 



THE GREY, BULL TROUT, or ROUND TAIL. 



Salmo Eriox, Linn. 



" The Grey Trout," says Mr. Yarrell, " is distinguished 

 from the Salmon and Salmon Trout by several specific 

 peculiarities. The gill-cover differs from them decidedly 

 in form, and the teeth are longer and stronger." The 

 tail grows square at an earlier period than in the 

 Salmon ; and the central caudal rays continuing to 

 elongate with age, the whole tail, originally concave, 

 eventually becomes convex, and from thence it has 

 been called the Round Tail. The elongation of the 

 under jaw is peculiar to the males only, and is less 

 than in the Salmon. The scales also are less, the 

 shoulders thicker, and the tail more muscular. In 

 short, it is altogether a more thick and powerful fish 

 than the Salmon, and consequently gives the angler 

 more sport ; but to the epicure it gives less, as it is 

 inferior in flavour and colour, and if not very fresh 

 from the sea its flesh is short and woolly. It is very 

 much the colour of the Salmon, but tinted with grey 

 or brown spots. 



These fish are found in many salmon rivers, but not 



in all. It is very abundant in the Tweed, which it 



visits principally at two seasons ; in the spring about 



the month of May, and again in the month of October, 



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