20 ART OF ANGLING. 



In allusion to the known practice of the Sal- 

 mon taking such extraordinary leaps, we extract 

 the following from Dray ton's Polyolbion : 



As when the Salmon seeks a fresher stream to find ; 

 (Which hither from the sea comes, yearly, by his kind,) 

 As he towards season grows; and stems the wat'ry tract 

 Where Tivy, falling down, makes an high cataract, 

 Forc'd by the rising rocks, that there her course oppose, 

 As though within her bounds they meant her to inclose j 

 Here, when the labouring fish does at the foot arrive, 

 And finds that by his strength he does but vainly strive; 

 His tail takes in his mouth, and bending like a bow 

 That's to full compass drawn, aloft himself doth throw, 

 Then springing at his height, as doth a little wand 

 That's bended end to end, and started from man's hand, 

 Far off itself doth cast; so does the Salmon vault: 

 And if, at first, he fail, his second summersault 

 He instantly essays, and from his nimble ring 

 Still yerking, never leaves until himself he fling 

 Above the opposing stream. 



GREY SALMON are a distinct species from 

 the common Salmon ; their heads are larger in 

 proportion, in the jaws are four rows of teeth, 

 and on the tongue are eight teeth ; the back and 

 sides are of a deep grey with purple spots, the 

 belly silvery, the tail even at the end. They 

 are strong fish, and do not ascend the fresh 

 water till August, when they rush up the rivers 

 with great violence, and are very rarely taken 

 by angling. They appear in the river Esk, in 

 Cumberland, from July to September, and are 

 then in spawn. This is supposed to be the fish 

 called by the name of the Sewin, or Shewiu, in 

 South Wales. 



The Gravel LAST-SPRING is supposed by 

 some to be the fry of the Salmon, but which is 



