328 COMMERCIAL SEA FISHES OF GREA T BRITAIN. 



Bridge, near Norwich, during May and June, and is abundan 

 in the Yare in April and May. Large quantities are taker 

 in the Trent for bait, the fishing commencing at the end o 

 August and continuing until March. They are sent to Greai 

 Grimsby in wicker baskets, and Buckland observes that it i.' 

 considered necessary to have a man with them who keep! 

 constantly stirring them up. I have already alluded to this 

 fish being taken in the Thames, and may in continuatior 

 observe that in March, 1867, in that river below Surk 

 Hall, five or six lampreys were found in eel-pots which 

 remained in the river all the winter; fishermen asserte( 

 they had not seen any there for the preceding 

 years. In the Exe, Plym, and Axe they are sometim< 

 abundant, and are likewise common -in the eastern part of 

 Cornwall, especially in the spring. 



In Ireland they are found from the north to the south, 

 sometimes adhering to other fishes and devouring them. 



They attain to 10 or 15 inches in length. 



