SALMONIA. 



to seek a cooler temperature and to deposit 

 their ova. The fishermen at Gratz say they 

 spawn in the Mur, between March and 

 May. In those I have caught at Laybach, 

 which however were small ones, the ova 

 were not sufficiently developed to admit of 

 their spawning that spring. Marsigli says, 

 that they spawn in the Danube in June. 

 You have seen how violently they pursue 

 their prey: I have never taken one without 

 fish in his stomach; yet, when small, they 

 will take a fly. In the Kleingraben, which 

 is a feeder to the Laybach river, and where 

 I have seen them of all sizes from 31bs. 

 downwards the little ones take a fly, but 

 the large ones are too ravenous to care about 

 so insignificant a morsel^ and prey like the 

 largest trout, often hunting in company, and 

 chasing the small fish into the narrow and 

 shallow streams, and then devouring them. 

 But I see your tackle is ready. As a more 

 experienced angler in this kind of fishing, 

 you will allow me to try my fortune with this 

 fish. I still see him feeding; but I must 

 keep out of sight, for he has all the timidity 



