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TEOUT. 



THE Trout admits of considerable variety as to the 

 tinge both of its ground colour and spots. Its gene- 

 ral 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 has a white or silvery 

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

 rather large, and the scales very fine. The female 

 has a brighter and more beautiful appearance 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 considerable height 

 in order to surmount any obstacle in its course. 

 It generally spawns in October, and at that time 



