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lank, silvery kelts. As far as my experience goes kelts do not increase 
in weight during their sojourn in fresh water, although they certainly 
become much stronger. Their silvery appearance, however, deceives 


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the eye, just as a burnished bar of silver appears much larger to the 
eye than a tarnished bar of the same size. 
LARGE SALMON 
The largest salmon caught in British waters during the last thirty- 
six years was caught in the nets on the Tay at Newburgh in 1872. 
