DK. EMBLETON ON THE TEND ACE. 149 



The proprietor of the Lochmaben waters, and his friends of 

 "The Yendace Club," fully aware of the excellent quality of 

 this fish, used, in the doctor's time, to have a festive gathering 

 by the lochs every July, netting and feasting on their favourite. 



It has been said that the Yendace is of so delicate a nature 

 that it cannot be transferred to other waters, that indeed it dies 

 as soon as taken out of the Lochmaben waters. 



The acute Knox, however, exploded that fiction or fallacy. 

 At page 506 of his Essay he says, "It were worthy of the so- 

 cieties established for the encouragement and protection of British 

 fisheries, and of wealthy private individuals, to extend the range 

 of the Yendace, by transferring it to the numerous lakes spread 

 over this country, its food (being now known) being first ascer- 

 tained to be present, or if not in the lake, previously located there 

 for a considerable period." 



" As connected with their generation and convenient transfer 

 to other lakes, we may remark, that the ova of the Yendace were 

 found to be very large on the 14th of December, so that they 

 evidently spawn in the depth of winter ; and I have ascertained, 

 contrary to the generally recorded opinion, that they not only 

 bear handling, but are pretty retentive of life after being removed 

 from their native element, so that a removal to a distance is by 

 no means impracticable. Thus we should obtain an excellent 

 article of food, and an addition to our markets, instead of all 

 that tribe of fishes of the Dace, Bream, or Carp kind, which 

 hardly any one in this country will use as food. It were easy, 

 even in certain lakes, to procure an exclusive habitat for the 

 Yendace. The speculation were no doubt a profitable one." 



It may be added, if the Yendace has, in former years, been 

 brought to its present locality from the Continent, what is to 

 prevent its being removed to short distances with all our present 

 improved means and appliances of pisciculture ? 



The above suggestion has never been acted upon, nor could it 

 be successfully carried out unless the voracious Pike were absent 

 from the waters to be inhabited by the Yendace. 



It is said that there are about thirteen other species of fish 



