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if not very well cooked, one would not select any of 

 them for choice at a Blackwall dinner, though they 

 all afford wholesome food to some one. Now, there 

 are many trout streams which are not, perhaps, 

 capahle of supporting salmon to any extent, but 

 which might be greatly improved in value by the 

 cultivation of the spawn of the sea trout. Of course, 

 in speaking of sea trout, I refer to the white or 

 salmon trout, and not to the Eriox, Grey, or bull 

 trout, which is, compared with the other, almost a 

 worthless fish, being a bad riser for the angler, and, 

 though excellent while small, an indifferent fish 

 for the table when of any size — two bad qualities 

 not usually found in the salmon trout. Moreover, 

 although a handsome fish, it is so destructive, that, 

 wherever it appears in any quantities, its far more 

 valuable congener, the white trout, and even the 

 salmon, gradually disappear before it. I recommend 

 it, therefore, to be- kept down, as we keep down 

 vermin in our shootings, or, being a very prolific and 

 hardy fish, it is apt to increase beyond all bounds 

 with the least encouragement. The Tweed and its 

 tributaries suffer heavily from a mistaken preservation 

 of it. There are many of our salmon rivers wlaich 

 taight easily afford good sea trout, if they were duly 

 introduced and encouraged ; for the addition of sea 



