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by a halo of pale gray ; its fins are tricolored, bright red, 

 bordered with black ; and an anterior margin of pure white. 

 Trout vary so much in different rivers, that no one descrip- 

 tion will minutely apply to all, but the above will give the 

 general characteristics of the species. The trout feeds 

 like the salmon, and in habits resembles that fish in all 

 respects but the migration to the sea. He is generally 

 found in swift and gravelly streams, and rejects those of 

 an opposite character, though he is occasionally to be met 

 with there in consequence of the artificial and compulsory 

 interference of man. The spawn is deposited in the same 

 way as that of the salmon ; but as the young do not 

 migrate, their successive changes and growth cannot be so 

 clearly made out. The spawning time begins in Septem- 

 ber, in some few cases, but it is not commonly in full 

 operation till October or November, after which it may be 

 said to be completed. The trout is in full season from 

 March to July, but the time varies in different rivers so 

 much, that it is impossible to lay down any decided rule. 

 When in high perfection its spots are peculiarly brilliant 

 and distinct ; the head is small, the body being plump 

 and thick, and the belly silvery. Of Lake Trout there 

 are several species, the great lake trout of Superior and 

 Huron, Salmo Ameihystus ; the Siskawit, and the com- 

 mon lake trout, Salmo confinis, besides other, perhaps 

 casual varieties. 



The Mascalongb and Pickerel. — Of these voracious 

 fish there are many varieties, in almost all the lakes and 

 rivers of North America. The former species is confined 

 to the waters of the St. Lawrence ; the latter is common 



