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•streams. They rise very freely at the fly, 

 and are not easily deterred from renewing 

 their attempts to seize the bait, even should 

 they be unsuccessful in several trials, provid- 

 ed they do not feel the hook. Their mouths 

 are so tender, that it will require the utmost 

 caution of the Angler, after he has hooked 

 his fish, to prevent the barb from breaking 

 its hold. Most writers, in treating of this 

 fish, have stated that it struggles but for a 

 very short time, and is therefore productive 

 of little diversion ; but the contrary is not 

 unfrequently the case, as they will struggle 

 with extreme violence, until quite exhausted 

 by their efforts to free themselves from the 

 instrument which causes their distress. 



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It is rather remarkable that this fish has 

 escaped the notice of all our naturalists, 



