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the mountain pools of Wales, and is a very lively fish, with 

 pink flesh and unsurpassed in flavour for the table. Dr. 

 Houghton speaks highly of this variety, and gives an 

 excellent illustration of it in his work on " Fresh Water 

 Fishes." 



Trout, The Great Lake (Salmo ferox), differs 

 from the common trout, in that it never ascends rivers 

 except for the purpose of spawning, is also longer in the 

 head, has the fins differently placed, the tail square cut, and 

 the spots less numerous but very much larger. It is non- 

 migratory and essentially a deep water fish, inhabiting the 

 lochs in the north of Scotland, a few in the north of 

 England and Wales and some of the Irish lakes It attains 

 the weight of thirty pounds ; is as ravenous as a pike, 

 feeding on small fish ; makes a fierce fight for liberty when 

 hooked, but is rather shy and difficult to get hold of. It 

 spawns in October, and comes into season about the first 

 of March. In appearance it is decidedly ferocious-looking. 



Trout, The White or Sea (Salmo trutta), is 



rather thicker in proportion to its length than a salmon of 

 the same size, and has the hinder margin of the gill cover 

 less rounded. The teeth are strong and well developed, 

 with a curve ; those in the vomer or palate bone are pointed 

 alternately in opposite directions. The colour is similar to 

 that of the salmon ; the spots are dark, and shaped like 

 the letter X. The average weight may be taken as five 

 pounds, but they have been caught weighing twenty-six 

 pounds. The flesh is pink, highly flavoured, and preferred 

 by many to that of the salmon, as it is not so oily. It 

 swims in shoals, and is very voracious when leaving the sea 

 to ascend the rivers, at which time it is caught in numbers 

 by the stake nets and also affords the best of sport to the 



