150 ANECDOTES OF FISHES 



It is fished for with artificial flies, like the dace ; 

 it rises freely, gives good sport to the angler ; and 

 when in the humour, it is not difficult to fill a 

 pannier with these fishes. They seldom exceed 

 half a pound in weight, and are much better 

 eating than the dace : their length is about nine 

 inches. Bainbridge's Fly-Fisher's Guide. 



A very particular account of this fish is given 

 by Mr. Yarrel, in the Linnean Transactions, vok 

 xvii. pt. 1. 



HAWSONS, Or HUSOtfES. 



A very large river fish, found in the Danube, 

 twenty feet long ; it is caught in Schut Island, 

 between Presburg and Komara. Some think it 

 the same fish which (Elian names Antacetus. It 

 exceeds all others in largeness. Johnstonius. 



Herrings in Fresh Water. In Virginia the 

 herring ascends the rivers, even up to the most 

 minute branches, as far as it can reach. A recent 

 traveller observes, it is almost impossible to cross 

 the fords on horseback without treading on them. 



Dr. M'Culloch. 



Mr. Franklin moved the spawn of herring from 

 one river to another, and they always were to be 

 seen in both rivers, in the season. 



