NOTES FROM YARMOUTH. 
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The largest Smelt I weighed was 22 oz., and I have had as 
many as fifty Smelts in one day weighing 16 oz. apiece. 
The autumn fishing was a failure ; what few were taken 
were seemed at the top end of Breydon. I sent away some- 
times as many as four thousand fish per diem — a much lower 
figure than in some years. Prices were remunerative to the 
catchers, who averaged two shillings per score, the highest 
price being three shillings and sixpence ; they were occasion- 
ally as low as one shilling per score. The large import of 
Dutch Smelts into London greatly influenced the English 
supplies, although the latter always command the higher 
prices. Very few Grey Mullet or Salmon-Trout were netted 
with the Smelts, owing undoubtedly to the wretched summer. 
Drawing for Trout along the coast was also a failure. My 
largest lot at any one time this year was 80 lb. My 
largest Trout was 10J lb., an example i6| lb. being my 
record fish. Very few Salmon-Trout and Red Mullet were 
taken in the Mackerel-nets this year ; last year I purchased 
Red Mullet by the trunkful ' Numbers of what we call 
‘ Red Trout ' (Bull Trout ?), running from 6 oz. to 10 oz. 
each, were captured. Fishermen aver that when these 
are about ‘ you may whistle for fine Trout.’ Those landed 
fetched good prices.” 
Amongst the Crustaceans my most interesting “ finds ” 
were two aged /Esop’s Prawns ( Pandalus annulicornis) with 
barnacles growing on the carapace, and a Crangon vulgaris, 
the posterior half of which was ivory-white. 
