SALMON AND SEA-TROUT. 235, 



when small (there is in most sea-trout rivers an 

 autumn run of herling, or sea-trout grilse, averaging 

 not much more than ^lb) they are best attacked 

 with ordinary trout tackle and small flies. A rod 

 of 1 2ft. or 1 3ft. which can be used with two hands 

 is perhaps the best all-round weapon for sea-trout. 

 The typical sea-trout fly is, like the loch fly 

 mentioned earlier, a compromise between the 

 salmon and trout flies, and I need not enlarge upon 

 it. Half-a-dozen standard patterns in addition to 

 his other flies will be ample fora novice. Spinning 

 baits and the worm are also killing for sea-trout 

 when the water is at all high and coloured, a gold 

 Devon with a tinge of red in it being about the best 

 of the artificials. It has also of late been proved 

 that, both in lochs and rivers, sea-trout will 

 sometimes take a dry fly. For dead low water this 

 is worth remembering. 



There are two kinds of sea-trout, though only the 

 one which is usually known by that name (Salmo 

 trutta] is of much use to the angler. The other is 

 the bull-trout (Salmo erwx), a big, curious fish 

 which does not give nearly so much sport as it 

 should. It is principally found in the rivers of the 

 north-east coast, such as the Tweed and Coquet, 

 but also ascends some streams of the south and of 

 Wales. A 2olb. bull-trout is not at all uncommon 



