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Information on the fish called trout for fishing and fishermen.
Trout This beautiful fish is much prized. Izaak Walton says of it, " It is more sharp-sighted than any hawk, and more watchful and timorous than your high- mettled merlin is bold." In its habits it is a very solitary and predaceous fish. Its general length is from twelve to sixteen inches, its weight quite un- certain. The trout are found in lakes and rivers and minor streams, and are finest in appearance from the end of March to the end of July or middle of August : their spawning time is from November to January. The most brilliant and beautiful trout are generally found in streams that flow rapidly over rocky bottoms. They feed upon worms, minnows, and other small fish, but their most favourite food is the fly, upon which they thrive and fatten prodigiously. In angling for the trout we must have a stout rod running tackle, and a cork float ; his bait is the minnow, small frogs, snails, caddis grubs, and artificial flies. The minnow is, however, the most taking bait, which should be cast lightly on the water, and drawn trippingly against the current. The angler must not be in too great a hurry to strike, as the trout is very apt to nibble at his bait before swallowing it ; rather let him try once or twice and then nick him. The favourite haunts of the trout are mill tails, deep dark holes and eddies, pools, the roots of trees, and the " nethers " of bridges and weirs.
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