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water, or where the brackish water flows, and lives in 

 sand, or among coarse gravel -, the other, that burrows 

 into the mud, and is common in some inland streams. 



The sea lamprey often measures a foot in length, while 

 the others rarely come up to eight inches, and are rounder 

 in their bodies than the former sort. 



The heads of both kinds are remarkably small ; their 

 eyes are scarcely to be discerned, but are sometimes co- 

 vered with a blue membrane, such as the Hack eel, in 

 particular, often draws over its eyes. 



The sea lamprey is easiest caught in a basket, which 

 being put into the holes near their haunts, and baited 

 with any offal, or blood, but especially with crals, or 

 other shell- fish beginning to decay, will attract them in 

 numbers. Many are thus caught in eel-loxes, but they 

 are remarkably quick, and dart through the holes like 

 lightning: when they attempt to escape through the 

 intervals in the wicker-work, they stick fast for a while, 

 during which the water is draining out, and leaves them 

 exposed to view. 



When you angle for them, which, by the by, is a very 

 tedious operation, you must bait the hole well for several 

 days, and be careful to go at such hours as you have been 

 used to throw in the ground- 1 ait, which should consist of 

 ita/e shell -Jisk, or greaves. 



Bait with a piece of raw oral, or of shrimp, on a hook 

 No. 10, and give time to gorge, which the lamprey will 

 .do very greedily. 



The fresh-water lamprey is very difficult to cateh with 

 a hook, it being so veiy small - } nor is it to compare with 

 the sea lamprey for flavour, though extremely rich: 

 they a*e all best potted, or made into a pye. 



They 



