18 THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



the ascent be ever so rapid : and several au- 

 thors tell us, that they are found among the 

 Alps, in waters so very cold, that no other 

 fish can live therein. 



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 Their time of spawning is in the latter end 



of October, November, and part of Decem- 

 ber, when they dig holes in gravelly or stony 

 places, in the same manner as the Salmon, 

 and deposit their spawn therein ; but they 

 are not in season when full of spawn, for 

 they are fattest, and have the most delicious 

 taste in June, July, and August; however, 

 they begin to be in season in April, and are 

 sooner so in some rivers than others ; the 

 reason is hard to guess, for there are variety 

 of small fish in every river frequented by the 

 Trout. In the winter-time they are sickly, 

 lean, and unwholesome, breeding a kind of 

 worm, with a large head, w r hich is not unlike 

 a clove in shape ; they then appear to have 

 heads of a larger size than ordinary, their 

 beautiful spots disappear, and the lively co- 

 lour of the belly becomes of a dusky and dis- 

 agreeable hue ; but towards the latter end of 



