. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. ing for water to carry them upto the lochs and spawning grounds. Those which weigh not more than 1 lb. have beenclassed by some naturalists (chiefly local ones) as a separate species; but there is not theslightest reason for doing so. These smaller fish, known as herlings in South-west Scotland,as finnocks in the Highlands, as whitling in the Tweed, may be regarded as salmon-troutin the grilse stage, that is, fish returning from the sea to spawn for the first time. Angling for sea-trout in a breezy loch or swollen stream is
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. ing for water to carry them upto the lochs and spawning grounds. Those which weigh not more than 1 lb. have beenclassed by some naturalists (chiefly local ones) as a separate species; but there is not theslightest reason for doing so. These smaller fish, known as herlings in South-west Scotland,as finnocks in the Highlands, as whitling in the Tweed, may be regarded as salmon-troutin the grilse stage, that is, fish returning from the sea to spawn for the first time. Angling for sea-trout in a breezy loch or swollen stream is not a very delicate fish are not fastidious in the matter of files; anything moving, be it not too big, willattract them; if with a bit of glitter in it, so much the surer. It is not hunger whichmakes them, take the. lure so much as curiosity or mischief; for they have just left thesea, and all their muscles are charged with nutriment derived from the provender enjoyedin that abundant store-house. I have never been able- to detect the alleged superiority of. Photograijh hij Mi: P. D. MaUouh, BULL-TROUT iSalino Cambficiis).igbt 401b., oauKht in the Tay, June, 1900. one colour over another in attracting them, and, although I certainly have seen smallsea-trout feeding on the natural fiy, I have also seen a. large sea-trout drown, with a flapof his tail, a floating white butterfly without the slightest intention of devouring it. It is a wonderful and beautiful , sight that may be witnessed in times of drought ^tthe mouth of a rivef frequented by salmon-trout. In hundreds, perliaps thousands, theycrowd in with the tide, leaping perpetually, so that you may see three or four in theair at once. It is vain to angle for them at such times ; at least, I have never scored But let the fisherman have the patience to wait till it is quite dark, which, inAugust, may be about half-past nine or ten (in the North), and he may fill his creel manytimes over. The fish at
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