22 ART OF ANGLING. 



TROUT. 



THE Trout admits of considerable variety as 

 to the tinge both of its ground colour and spots. 

 Its general length, when full grown, is from 

 twelve to fifteen inches ; its colour, yellowish 

 grey, darker or browner upon the back, and 

 marked on the sides with distant round bright 

 red spots, each surrounded by a tinge of pale 

 bluish grey ; the belly is of a white or silvery 

 cast ; the fins are of a pale purplish brown, the 

 head rather large, and the scales very fine. The 

 female is of a brighter and more beautiful ap- 

 pearance than the male. 



In general the Trout prefers clear, cold, and 

 briskly-running waters, with a stony or gravelly 

 bottom ; it swims with rapidity, and, like the 

 Salmon, springs occasionally to a very consid- 

 erable height in order to surmount any obstacle 

 in its course. It generally spawns in October, 



