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The Salmo Hucho, or the huchen, is a very voracious fish, 

 and would do well in our Western rivers. It can be import- 

 ed from Huningue. It affords good sport to the angler. 



The Mountain Mullet is said by Mr. Francis to be " one 

 of the most delicious edibles to be found among fish." It in- 

 habits rapid, streams, grows to the weight of two or three 

 pounds, is fished for with light tackle, and is rapturous sport 

 for the angler. It is abundant in Jamaica, and the streams 

 of the Southern States may easily be stocked with it. 



The Scandinavian Chaee is a delicious fish of from three 

 to five pounds' weight, is fine game for the fiy, and might be 

 successfully introduced into the waters of the Northern' and 

 Eastern States. 



Ombeb Chevaliee. — This is regarded as the most rare Eu- 

 ropean fish delicacy. It is found in the Lake of Geneva and 

 many other waters of Switzerland, its eggs commanding a 

 cent each at the fish-cultural establishment of Huningue, in 

 France. This fish, of the genus Salmo, and running from 

 eight to twelve pounds in weight, may be acclimatized, and 

 all the Northern waters in America readily stocked with it. 

 So with the Salmo umhla and the salvalinus. They are rath- 

 er more nearly related to the families of salmon and troiit 

 than are the charr, and from what I have heard. of the Moose- 

 head Lake trout, I should not be surprised to learn that it is 

 an ombre chevalier. 



The Geayling. — This fish affords the fly-fisher as great a 

 treat as any fish belonging to the family of the gemis Salmo, 

 provided it be fished for with delicate fly-tackle. It usually 

 ranges from fifteen to twenty-five inches in length, and from 

 two to four pounds in weight. The rivers of New England 

 and New York might be readily stocked with this white- 

 meated luxury. 



A few rivers and lakes south of the St. Lawrence — emi- 

 nently those inhabited by pike, pickerel, perch, and the fresh- 

 water families of bass — might be economically stocked with 

 Maskinonge, which is the head of the genus Esox as well in 



