266 THE WHITLING. 



best salmon, and much superior to the eriox ; while that 

 it is a distinct species of the genus salmo there can be 

 no doubt. It generally appears in the rivers in July, 

 August, and September, during the grilse season, and 

 usually locates itself in the quieter parts of deep pools, 

 when it not unfrequently rises at the common trouting- 

 flies, especially if they are rather large in size and lapped 

 with gold or silver twist. They will also occasionally 

 take both the minnow and the worm when the waters 

 are in a proper condition for those baits, but it is always 

 advisable to attach one of the special whitling flies, de- 

 scribed in the fly-dressing part of this work, as a tail- 

 fly or stretcher, in rivers where they are known to fre- 

 quent. The Till and the Glen in Northumberland con- 

 tain numbers of whitling towards the end of summer 

 and beginning of autumn, especially if there has been a 

 flood to enable them to ascend. 



Other members of the Trutta family such as 'the 

 charr, the gwiniad, the great lake-trout (salmo ferox), etc. 

 exist in the waters of the British Isles ; but as they so 

 seldom form an object of the sportsman's pursuit, it is 

 unnecessary to notice them farther than a mention of 

 their names. 



