134 
A LARGE TROUT NEAR HARROGATE. 
R. FORTUNE, F°Z-S: 
A LARGE Trout was captured on September 28, 1906, at Beaver 
Dyke near Harrogate. Some little time after it was caught it 
weighed 8 lbs. Its length is 26 inches, and depth 6} inches. 
It was obtained when the reservoir, belonging to the Corpora- 
tion, was being cleaned out. Beaver Dyke has, for some time, 
been renowned for its large trout, but never before has this 
weight and size been approached. 
It was a matter of surprise to find that the water contained 
very few trout, only about fifty being observed, and yet it is 
a! 
hardly surprising, for the amount of damage done by a fish 
of this size would be considerable, for, as a rule, these large fish 
are rabid cannibals, and worse than pike in their powers of 
destructiveness. The water is well rid of the monster. 
A few Chub and Dace, and a quantity of Gudgeon were 
seen, probably it may be a puzzle how they got there, seeing 
that they are not found in the Oak Beck, or at any rate only a 
short distance from its joining the Nidd. There can be no 
doubt but that they have been introduced by anglers, who have 
had small specimens when spinning for trout, and at the end 
of the day have emptied their bait cans in the reservoir. 
Cray fish are found here abundantly, many of them growing 
to a large size. 
Naturalist, 
