Heron v Trout

When walking along the verdant backs of the Moyola River west of Draperstown on the 26th November my attention was drawn to the deadly work of one of the Herons which perambulate over the beds of shingle and patches of golden sand, or wade through the limpid waters in search of fish. Lying on a patch of shingle about one perch distant from the margin of the stream was a fine Trout, recently killed, while along the water edge for a distance of four perches numerous Heron feathers were to be seen, pointing to a determined struggle between bird and fish. The Trout, although “spent,” weighed 2½lb.—“G. B. McKeown” (Draperstown).