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The Par or Last-Spring are most plentiful 

 in salmon rivers from May till the end of 

 August, and are very much like the salmon 

 fry, only for the dark bars across them, and 

 towards the end of the season they are variously 

 marked. There is no little fish so plump and 

 lively when taken with the fly, except tlie 

 Salmon Fry. As the Sea-Trout are known to 

 grow to the weight of sixteen and twenty 

 pounds in large rivers, such as the Tweed, the 

 Shannon, and the Bann, the Par may be the 

 fry of these fish, which run up the rivers in 

 the spring and summer. These Sea-Trout 

 differ much in shape and colour to the real 

 Salmon, and are what are termed Salmon in 

 the London markets. — This I heard from a 

 fisherman at the mouth of the Tweed, who 

 pointed out a large creel full to me, just taken 

 in the nets, and amongst the whole there 

 was but one Salmon. The Sea-Trout may be 

 known by being paler, and covered witli more 

 spots, and by being longer and thinner in the 

 body ; the head is also much longer. 



There is a rich golden hue over the Salmon 

 when you get a side look of it; the body is 

 plump and boar-backed, the head is very small, 



