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caught with a fly ; they lie at the bottom, 

 close by the edge of the weeds, and take the 

 trolling-bait greedily enough when it comes 

 across them : but as they generally lie in 

 the deeps, it is not very often that the fish- 

 erman has the patience to search them out. 

 They are the very ugliest of the trout species, 

 with a lean, hungry appearance, always look- 

 ing out of season, and by their long teeth 

 and sharp projecting jaws seem to bear a 

 strong affinity to the pike. 



In complete contrast to this is the yellow 

 trout, or gillaroo — as beautiful as the other 

 is ugly ; it is the very picture of what a 

 trout ought to be — short, round, compact, 

 small-headed, and weighing heavy for its 

 size. It takes the fly well and readily, and 

 is seldom caught in any other manner. 



But the beauty of the lake is the red 

 trout, or char, though it never grows to any 

 size, and is so shy a fish, and so retiring in 

 its habits, that it seldom furnishes sport of 

 any kind to the fisherman. It frequents 

 the deepest and stillest waters, and may be 

 caught with a live minnow or loach on a 

 small hook, and a line heavily leaded, if any 

 one likes to fish in such a manner. The red 



