THE BRITISH ANGLER'S LEXICON. 



lochs in Scotland the rods are thrust into a sheaf of straw 

 instead of being caught under the seat. It is usual to troll 

 with the lines at various lengths ; and the rod employed 

 should be at least fourteen to sixteen feet long, stiff, and 

 furnished with a reel containing one hundred and twenty 

 yards of line. A dark day, with wind, is considered the 

 best for this style of sport, especially in lakes or lochs. 

 The boatmen, as a rule, know all the likeliest spots to 

 work over, and it is better to follow their advice in all 

 relating to the day's sport as regards tackle, baits, <S:c. 

 Very good information on trolling in lakes can be obtained 

 from a perusal of "Stewart's Practical Angler," a most 

 useful and reliable book. 



TPOUt, Loch Leven (Salmo levenievsis).(Vide 

 4 'Loch Leven Trout") 



TPOUt, The Bull (Salmo eriox], is a fish closely 

 allied to the salmo salar, and like it ascends rivers to spawn 

 and descends afterwards to the sea. It is found in a 

 few of the rivers in the northern part of Britain, and is 

 sometimes called the grey trout. It is not so symmetrical 

 in appearance as either the salmon or the other varieties. 

 The tail is inclining to a convex shape, especially in the 

 older fish ; the tail fin is also of this form. The scales 

 are smaller than those of the salmon. The colour of the 

 males reddish brown, and that of the females dusky grey. 

 They have only a few teeth inserted in the palate bone, 

 whereas the other varieties of trout have a good line of 

 teeth there. The flesh is pale, and not much appreciated 

 as food. The small or young of this fish are called whit- 

 lings, but this term is also applied to white trout, and 

 as both the bull and the white or sea trout ascend the 

 tidal rivers about the same time, they may be confounded ; 



