436 M1TCHILL ON THE FISHES OF NEW-YORK. 



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Is reckoned a most dainty fish. They travel away to Hempstead and 

 Islip, for the pleasure of catching and eating him. He is bought at the 

 extravagant price of a quarter of a dollar for a single fish not more than 

 ten or twelve inches long. He lives in running waters only, and not in 

 stagnant ponds ; and, therefore, the lively streams, descending north 

 and south from their sources on Long-Island, exactly suit the constitu- 

 tion of this fish. The heaviest Long-Island trout that I have heard of, 

 weighed four pounds and a half. 



Rays, Br. 10. P. 12. V. 7. D. 13 and 0. A. 11. C. 23. 



I copy the following article from the news-papers: 



" Mr. Robbins, of the Philadelphia theatre, visited Long-Island (New- 

 York State) in the summer of 1814 ; during his stay in that place, he 

 caught one hundred and ninety fresh-water trout, weighing as follows, viz, 







Trout. 







lbs. oz. 



. 6th, caught at Nichols' 

 8th, at Patchoque, 



1 A. ivpifninii' 



y 





II TV * 



9 



-*&""» 





7 8 



9th, 



do. 



21 







10 8 



10th, 



do. 



78 







26 



12th, 



do. 



5 







5 



13th, 



do. 



4 







5 8 



15th, 



at Fireplace, 



1 







3 



16th, 



do. 



16 







16 8 



17th, 



do. 



9 







3 



19th, 



at Patchoque 



23 







47 



20th, 



do. 



6 







7 8 



21st, 



do. 



4 



Fish i90 





lbs. 



8 3 



12 



139 11 



Days 



" The largest fish caught at Patchoque, weighed two pounds and eight 

 ounces ; and the largest at Fireplace, three pounds. 



" Dr. Post, of New-York, caught one hundred and fifty trout, weigh- 



