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quieter runs, swims a fish called in German huclien, 

 the classical name being Salmo hucho. He prowls 

 about 'below the lashers, seeking in the froth for 

 unwary trout, or dace, or insects ; and indeed, judging 

 by the reports Avhich were given of him, he might be 

 considered capable of devouring anything under a 

 good-sized child. Our fishermen, casting about for 

 information as to what was to them an entirely new 

 kind of fish, were told that he ran up to 90 Ib. in 

 weight. Xow a 90-lb. fish, combining the fierceness 

 and voracity of a pike with the strength of a salmon, 

 in a rapid stream with deep shelving banks, might 

 fairly be considered an ugly customer, capable of 

 drowning a man who was unfortunate enough to get 

 in over his waders ; and perhaps some little credit 

 is due to the pair who voluntarily went to attack him 

 in his stronghold, for no one obliged them to do it. 

 That the hnchen proved not to be of such dimensions 

 was not their fault, and should not be brought against 

 them : they Avere prepared to tackle the 90-pounder 

 if he turned up. 



At Lenggries the traveller found his friend wait- 

 ing the arrival of the " Post." He was an English 

 admiral, and we will give him his title in our paper ; 

 whilst the former will, for the sake of euphony, be 

 referred to hereafter by the letter G. The Admiral, 

 who had been fishing for a few days, had killed one 

 huclien of about 7 Ib., and lost several more in a very 

 provoking way : they had broken, not the gut or line, 



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