290 SALMONID^. 



at the flow; it is then easy to capture a basketful 

 of these handsome and delicious fish, which, averaging 

 three pounds in weight, and not unfrequently running 

 up to seven, afford no inconsiderable sport. 



They feed on small fry, minnows, and shrimps, the 

 latter forming in spring a large portion of their daily 

 food, and contributing no doubt in a great measure to 

 the fine flavour of the flesh, which is very firm and pink, 

 and thickly curded. In the month of June, when tbey 

 are in their best condition, the flesh is not to be dis- 

 tinguished from the very best salmon. 



The Salmon-trout is an exceedingly handsome fish, 

 partaking, as its name indicates, of the qualities and ap- 

 pearance of these two different members of the same family. 

 According to Yarrell, the gill cover is intermediate in 

 its form between that of the salmon and the grey trout. 

 The back is a dark bluish tint, and the sides and belly 

 are of a silvery brightness, only to be compared to that 

 of the salmon, but beautifully marked Avith bright scarlet 

 and pale yellow spots, the fins being of a lighter colour 

 than those of the salmon. In the smaller fish the tail 

 is forked, but in those of three years old and upward 

 it is square. 



The White-Fish ( Coregonus albus), though a beauti- 

 ful fish, is unfortunately very deficient in those game- 

 like qualities so essential in the eyes of the angler, rarely 



