The Salmon 61 
The size of fish in the different rivers varies very much, and 
SomdOesutnestimeaine which they run ito them: ~ In’ the, Days the 
spring fish average over 20 lbs., 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 lbs. They are 
young-looking and have the appearance of maiden fish with their 
forked tail and long, small heads. 
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF RINGS PUT ON THE SCALES OF 
PARR, SMOLT, GRILSE, AND SALMON 

Date nee. | Date. Sa Date. ee 
Apale iegqos ss (Oo) | July =5, 1907 68 Dec. 16,1908 . QI 
rs it, WOOL 5 nO | -_ 28 OO Jan. 3) 1909). g2 
= 5 1QOG , Bz | Aug. 20 70 5 Bil F 93 
rs IpElOOOm MEAS | Sots WZ 71 Reba. j 94 
re Bey AO ell iOcts ) 35 2 Mar. 18 : 95 
May 17 50 ihe 21S e753 April 10 , 96 
eine ©) 51 Nov. 20 > ayid May 8 : 97 
july 2 52 WEG, 13 es 2G : 98 
» 25 53 Janae 5. 1908 2 76 June 18 : 99 
Aug. 17 54 2S ey, July 11 =a100 
Sept. 9 55 Feb. 20 eS Auge 3 IOI 
Oct 2 56 Mar. 15 > GW eee O 5 Oz 
a 57 April 7 80 Sept. 18 a) foO8 
Nov. 17 58 4 SC 81 Octane! 5 HOA 
Dec: 10 50m May 923 82 INOVAmES eelO5 
Jan 225 O07 Gol) Junes 15 83 2.0 106 
hee 2 > © | July 8 84 IDE, 16 5 OW 
Keb a7 = 0254 a Sey 85 jana Toon LOS 
Mar. 12 - O28 Aug. 23 86 Feb. 3 109 
April 4 7 og Sept 18 87 So E26 5 1) 
eee BS EOS Oct 8 88 Mar. 21 111 
May 20 66 eros 89 April 13 br 
uN 102 2 OF, Pee NoveezS go 

