THE FLY FISHER'S GUIDE. 



whereas, on the southern coasts it is tolerably 

 abundant. They frequently leave the salt water, 

 and will rise freely at the same flies as are used 

 for trout fishing ; but if made rather larger, the 

 success of the angler will be more certain, the 

 writer having thus occasionally taken them, 

 whilst angling for salmon, near Rhyddlan Castle, 

 where the rivers Clwydd and Elwy meet the salt 

 water. These fish are strong in the water, and 

 require care in the management of them, as they 

 plunge violently. The best time for angling for 

 them is when the tide is coming in, as when it 

 ebbs they return to the salt water. 



The head of this fish is of a depressed form, 

 having the nose sharp, and the body oblong and 

 compressed : on each side of the head, below the 

 nostrils, there stands a little bone, which is 

 serrated on its lower part. The eyes are not 

 covered with a skin ; and there are teeth on the 

 tongue and palate, but none upon the jaws. 



