History and Habits 



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done the fish gather in shoals and drop down 

 stream till the sea is reached. 



In the Fishing Gazette for September 2, 1893, 

 is a table by Mr. E. Sturdy for estimating the 

 weights of salmon by their inches of length, of 

 course assuming the fish to be in average con- 

 dition. As these trials were made on one river 

 and for a part of one season only, by Mr. Sturdy, 

 it might not be safe to base any general law on 

 them. The table is as follows, and I have, in giv- 

 ing it, not gone into the fractions of pounds in 

 the original, but simply put down the approxima- 

 tions to quarters of pounds : — 



" A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 



of 30 

 of 31 

 of 32 

 of 33 

 of 34 

 of 35 

 of 36 

 of 37 

 of 38 

 of 39 

 of 40 



n. weighs 

 n. weighs 

 n. weighs 

 n. weighs 

 n. weighs 

 n. weighs 

 n. weighs 

 n. weighs 

 n. weighs 

 11. weighs 

 n. weighs 



\z\ lbs. 

 I2| lbs. 

 14 lbs. 

 15^ lbs. 

 i6| lbs. 

 i8i lbs. 

 20 lbs. 

 2if lbs. 

 23^ lbs. 

 25^ lbs. 

 27^ lbs. 



A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 

 A fish 



of 41 in. 

 of 42 in. 

 of 43 in. 

 of 44 in. 

 of 45 in. 

 of 46 in. 

 of 47 in. 

 of 48 in. 

 of 49 in. 

 of 50 in. 



weighs 2G)\ lbs. 

 weighs 31 1 lbs. 

 weighs 34 lbs. 

 weighs 36^ lbs. 

 weighs 39 lbs. 

 weighs 41 1 lbs. 

 weighs 44} lbs. 

 weighs 47^ lbs. 

 weighs 50 J lbs. 

 weighs 53J lbs." 



It is my impression that there may be very 

 sensible variations from this table, particularly in 

 large fish, depending on the difference in con- 

 dition. I once measured accurately a female 



