THE HABITS AND HAUNTS OF FISH. 



" Early in spring gray- 

 ling ascend the rivers, 

 where they remain till 

 autumn, and then return 

 to their former element." 

 Donavon. 



" Grayling are found in 

 the North Sea, Cattegat, 

 and Baltic/' Nilsson, 



" He is a fish that lurks 

 very close all the winter, 

 but is very pleasant and 

 jolly after mid- April, in 

 the hot months." Wal- 

 ton. 



" They delight in rivers 

 that glide through moun- 

 tainous places, and are 

 met with in the clearest 

 and swiftest of those 

 streams ." Mackintosh. 



" The grayling is the 

 deadest-hearted fish in 

 the world." Cotton. 



"The grayling passes 

 its time entirely in fresh 

 water, and I cannot un- 

 derstand how Donavon 

 whose figure, bad as it is, 

 shows itself to be this fish 

 says it is migratory." 

 Haughton, 



" I have proved that 

 grayling will not bear 

 even a brackish water 

 without dying." Davy. 



" Grayling are best in 

 season in autumn and 

 winter ; indeed, they 

 should not be taken till 

 August, and all caught 

 before that period should 

 be returned." Francis. 



" They cannot stem 

 rapid streams, and are 

 gradually carried lower 

 and lower, and at last 

 disappear." Shipley and 

 Fitzgibbon. 



" The grayling is an 

 excellent fish for sport" 

 Ronalds. 



