grilse

• He was a grilse, a six-pounder at the least, if he was an ounce, for I had him within an inch of my gaff when I overbalanced myself, and shot into the stream head foremost with such force, that I verily believe I drove him to the very bottom of the pool. —  The Eagle Cliff
• MacRummle also preferred to make one more effort to catch that grilse which had risen so often to him of late, but was still at large in the big pool under the fall. —  The Eagle Cliff
• An angler from below came up for a chat and told you that he had taken a grilse, and you envied him the possession of that measly little kipper By and by there was a pluck beneath the water, and you struck. —  Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
• The stream, of course, charged down upon The Rocks in gathering strength, and for the first fortnight we were always sure of a grilse or two. —  Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
• The grilse were then running, and, as they are here to-day and gone to-morrow, and I had already discovered that they did not linger long in our parts, it was almost a duty not to allow a day to pass without an attempt. —  Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler

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