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stock of trout deteriorates, that is evidence only 

 that the streams are too heavily stocked. Then 

 the fish have been introduced to waters which 

 are specially adapted to them, and naturally the 

 trout suffer. In such case it may be well to have 

 a good grayling-stream rather than poor trout- 

 fishing. Northern rivers do not produce such 

 large grayling as the more slowly running ones 

 of the south. In the Dove a fish of a pound 

 weight or upwards is the exception, whilst fish 

 of two or three pounds are not uncommon in the 

 Test and Itchen, and sometimes a noble four- 

 pounder gladdens the heart of the angler. The 

 extent to which the grayling is appreciated as a 

 "sporting fish" is shown by the fact that northern 

 anglers are endeavouring to have it included in the 

 list of "game" fishes a transition it thoroughly 

 deserves. 



