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which is in May, they do not lose their flesh and 

 beauty, as trout and salmon do. 



The haunts of the grayling are in every respect 

 the same as those of the trout, and both will be 

 frequently taken from the same streams. They 

 rise very freely at the fly, and are not easily de- 

 terred from renewing their attempts to seize the 

 bait, even should they be unsuccessful in several 

 trials, provided 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 them- 

 selves from the instrument which causes their 

 distress. 



