174 SALMONIA. 



years and a half old very good for the 

 table. I will land him if possible. 



PHYS. There ! He is off! 



HAL. This happens often with grayling: 

 their mouths are tender, and unless the hook 

 catches in the upper lip, which is rather 

 thick, it is more than an equal chance that 

 he escapes you. 



PHYS. Here, I have another, that has 

 taken the stretcher, which being a larger 

 hook, I hope he may be held. He is like- 

 wise a larger fish but how oddly he spins ! 

 This, I suppose, must be owing to his large 

 back fin, by which the stream carries him 



GRAYLING. 



