GRAYLING. 211 



HAL. He is about Ib. a fish of two 

 years and a half old very good for the table. 

 I will land him if possible. 



PH YS. There ! He is off \ 



HAL. This happens often with grayling : 

 their mouths are tender, and unless the hook 

 catches in the upper lip, which is rather thick, 

 it is more than an equal chance that the fish 

 escapes you. 



PHYS. Here, I have another, that has 

 taken the stretcher, and as it is a larger hook, 

 I hope he may be held. He is likewise a 

 larger fish but how oddly he spins ! This, 

 I suppose, must be owing to his large back 

 fin, by which the stream carries him round. 

 There he is : he has quite twisted my link; 

 it would not be amiss to have swivels for this 

 kind of fishing. 



HAL. It is a fish in good season dark 

 above, fair below and weighs, I should 

 suppose, about 1^ Ib. 



PHYS. As this is the first grayling I have 

 seen of my own taking, I must measure, 

 weigh, and examine him. 



HAL. We can do this hereafter. See, 

 p 2 



