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United Kingdom, where the situation is not very high 

 and the cold not very intense. It is found in shoals, 

 and is supposed to deposit its spawn about Christ- 

 mas. 



Trout are found in most lakes, and in many of them 

 eels and pike ; perch and other fish are also met with ; 

 but some of these are (by common tradition) said not to 

 be natives of the United Kingdom; and, at any rate, 

 lakes are not the best places in which either to catch 

 fishes or to study their natural history. Some of the 

 most interesting fresh-water ones may be mentioned to 

 more advantage in the next chapter. 



