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The size of fish in the different rivers varies very much, and 

 so does the time in which they run into them. In the Tay the 

 spring fish average over 20 Ibs., while in the Aberdeenshire Dee 

 they are under half this weight. In the Dee, again, the fish which 

 run in autumn are much larger. Some rivers have no spring run, 

 and some of the tributaries of early rivers have no run of fish till 

 the autumn. This being so, anglers should be careful when renting 

 a river to know when the run takes place. Many are disappointed 

 when they rent a river in autumn to find there are only spring fish in 

 it, which do not take well and are not worth catching. In the 

 Aberdeenshire Dee the average weight is about 7 Ibs. They are 

 young-looking and have the appearance of maiden fish with their 

 forked tail and long, small heads. 



TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF RlNGS PUT ON THE SCALES OF 

 PARR, SMOLT, GRILSE, AND SALMON 



1907 



1908 



