Sea-Trout 



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salmon-trout, and many other names. In the grilse stage it is known 

 as herling, whitling, Finnock, Lammasmen, etc. ; while in the smolt 

 stage it is called yellow-fin, orange-fin, black-fin, silver-white, and 

 many other names. In tact, almost every district has a different 







I'll'.. 122. — Salmon, .^howiiiL,' nuniljer uf scales fi'nm adipiost- fin to lateral line hi lie le 



name for each of the three stages. While much confusion is thus 

 caused, it would be a very simple matter to call them sea-trout, in the 

 grilse stage whitling, and in the smolt stage yellow-fin (Fig. 124). 



The history of the sea-trout diflers widely from that of the salmon ; 

 but I shall explain this later. It is often difficult to tell a parr of the 

 yellow -fin before its fin becomes yellow, although those who have 



