NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH SALMONIDJE. 177 



his tackle and the weights he used to lead his line, was 

 unique. 



In Sweden, a writer, formerly well known to readers of 

 angling literature under the nom de plwne of 'An Old Bushman,' 

 gives thirty pounds as a weight frequently attained by the Great 

 Lake trout in the waters of that country. The marks by which 

 he distinguished the ferox from the fario^ when of a greater 

 weight than, say, eight or twelve pounds, were ' the thick clumsy 

 form, the great square tail, and the dull bluish steel colour of 

 the body, with but fewish spots.' His conclusion, however, 

 it should be stated is rather in favour of the lake trout being 

 merely overgrown specimens of the Sal mo far io than distinct 

 species, an opinion boldly advanced also by that thoroughly 

 practical fisherman, Mr. Thomas Tod Stoddart, in the teeth of 

 Yarrell, Couch, Selby, Wilson, Jardine, and other ichthyologists. 



In the parr or early stage of growth it is very difficult, if 

 not impossible, to distinguish between the young of the Salmo 

 fario and of the Great Lake trout. 



TOPPING OVER ALL 



UNDER WINCS 

 \ 

 \ 



HORNS 



/ WINGS 



OULDER orTHROAT 

 HACKLE 



RIBBING OR TINSEL 



: BODV 

 HACKLE 



NAMES OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF A SALMON-FLY. 



