Ill. 
GRAYLING. 
Ar the present time the Grayling is receiving 
more attention than perhaps any other of our 
fresh-water fishes. It is, moreover, in the transi- 
tion stage, and is about to take rank as one of 
the ‘‘game” fishes of Britain. Then a whole 
volume by an eminent specialist has been devoted 
to the setting forth of its merits; and soon it is 
hoped that the grayling will occupy the status 
which salmon, trout, and char do now. 
The grayling is one of the non-migratory 
Salmonide, and although abundant in certain 
streams, its distribution as compared with trout 
is extremely local. To get a good notion of 
the beauty of the fish, it should be examined 
in early November. Then it is in its prime, 
and a typical specimen will show a small head, 
lozenge-shaped eye, thick shoulders, and a gradual 
taper to the caudal fin. In colour the fish is dark 
velvety on the back; sides having rich bloom, 
shot with purplish copper; belly silver-white. 
