86 



The Salmon 



In the Tay, for example, fish retain their good condition 

 much longer than they do in the Earn, although the latter is a 



FIG. 85. 40 Ibs. 



May 1906. 



tributary of the former. In the Aberdeenshire Don they remain 

 longer in condition than in the Tay ; while in the Dee, again, 

 the early spring fish become quite thin and dark in colour as the 



