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Title: The fly-fisher's entomology : Illustrated by coloured representations of the natural and artificial insect, and accompanied by a few observations and instructions relative to trout-and-grayling fishing
Year: 1836 (1830s)
Authors: Ronalds, Alfred
Subjects: Fishing Flies, Artificial Fly fishing
Publisher: London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman
Contributing Library: University of New Hampshire Library
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varieties of Trout; I haveseen them twelve, thirteen, and fourteen : but theanal fin always, I believe, contains eleven spines,the dorsal twelve or thirteen, the ventral nine, andthe caudal twenty-one. The back fin has a pale brown colour, withdarker brown spots upon it; the others (includingthe tail) have a red tint. The colour of the backwhen in perfect condition, (which is generally inMay, or in some waters not until June), is, usually,a dark olive green, studded with a mixture ofblack and brownish spots. The sides are shadedoff from the olive to a greenish yellow, studdedwith red spots; the black spots gradually vanish-ing. Lower down the yellow tint becomes preva-lent, and the belly is nearly white, without anyspots. The whole surface of the fish, when in goodcondition, always presents a beautiful gradation oftints: but his complexion varies greatly in diffe-rent waters, and also in all waters at differentperiods of the year. It is principally modified byhis state of health. PL I
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H t ON THE TROUT. 3 Sir H. Davy says: The colouring matter isnot in the scales, but in the surface of the skinimmediately beneath them, and is probably a secretion easily affected by the health of the ani-mal. (Salmonia, p. 40.) After spawning time (i. e.) the month of Oc-tober or November, both the male and female losetheir more beautiful tints, become thinner, andare considered quite out of season ; and towardsthe end of the winter, and even in March, somelittle insects, like leaches, about an inch long,called water lice, are found adhering to them;when in this sad state the cooked flesh cuts soft,and looks white, (very different from the richsalmon colour, which always indicates good con-dition). Every true disciple of Izaak Walton whomay take such a thin black lookmg Trout willreturn the lanky trophy to its native element. Haunts. To enumerate the rivers, streams, and brooks ofthis country, which the common Trout inhabits,would be an endless, and useless task; he may besaid to fre

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