The Salmon 83 
In the Tay, for example, fish retain their good condition 
much longer than they do in the Earn, although the latter is a 

Fic. 85.—40 lbs. 15th 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 
