. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. THE TROUT. 07 Common Trout, * {Salmo Fontinalus—Mitchill,) " with yellow and red spots on both sides of the lateral line, concave tail, and sides of the belly orange red ; back mottled pale and brown, sides dark brown with yellow and red spots, the yel. low larger than the red surrounding them ; the latter appear like scarlet dots ; lateral line straight, the yellow spots and red do
. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. THE TROUT. 07 Common Trout, * {Salmo Fontinalus—Mitchill,) " with yellow and red spots on both sides of the lateral line, concave tail, and sides of the belly orange red ; back mottled pale and brown, sides dark brown with yellow and red spots, the yel. low larger than the red surrounding them ; the latter appear like scarlet dots ; lateral line straight, the yellow spots and red dots both above and below that line ; lowest part of the ab- domen whitish with a smutty tinge ; first rays of the pectoral ventral and anal fins white, the second black, the rest pur- plish red; dorsal fin mottled of a yellowish and black; tail is rather concave, but not amounting to a fork, and of a reddish purple, with blackish spots above and below ; eyes large and pale, mouth wide, teeth sharp, tongue distinct, skin scaleless. Is reckoned a most dainty fish. He lives in running waters only,t and not in stagnant ponds; and therefore the lively streams, descending north and south from their sources on Long Island, exactly suit the constitution of this fish. The heaviest Long Island trout that I have heard of weighed four pounds and a ; " The common trout of Massachusetts \ is from 8 to 12 inches long, dotted on the back with brownish spots, shaded by a paler circle. On the gill-covers is a broad spot; the un- der jaw is the longest; the soft rayed fins tinged with yellow, and on the sides of the body are red ; The Black Trout is usually found in muddy sluggish streams or large ponds, with clay bottoms, in the roughest and wildest parts of our country. They are not considered as * The trout of Long Island. t This is not always the case. They are taken in great quantities at Stump Pond, Long Island, of a large size, but not of as fine a flavor and col
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