26 KAINBOW TROUT 



one place. For instance, during five consecutive years 

 a large number of rainbows were turned into the 

 Bandon river, co. Cork. None is known to remain 

 there now, but many have been taken in the salmon 

 nets in the estuary, weighing from two to six pounds. 

 Mr. Brandreth has made sustained attempts to stock 

 the Welsh river Lledr with rainbows, and has ex- 

 perienced a like result. So anglers may rest assured 

 that, for permanent satisfactory results in stocking, 

 there is nothing to equal the British river trout, 

 although rainbows afford pretty sport as adolescents. 



***** 

 Since writing the above note, I have made acquaint- 

 ance with a river where rainbow trout have become thor- 

 oughly established, being already as numerous as the 

 native Salmofario,smd showing every prospect of becom- 

 ing the dominant race. Rainbows were turned into the 

 Tamar some years ago by the Duke of Bedford, and now 

 swarm in that lovely stream, albeit the course to the 

 sea is quite open to them did they care to take it. 

 They do not seem to grow to any great size ; none of 

 those which I took in two or three evenings' fishing 

 weighed more than three or four ounces. But to show 

 me what magnificent creatures rainbow trout may 

 become, the duke had one of the stews in the park at 

 Endsleigh netted. The rainbows there had been 

 liberally hand fed, and had grown into magnificent 

 creatures five, six, and seven pounds in weight of 

 perfect symmetry and gorgeous colour. 



