148 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER, 
Black fish . . . . Female Salmon ditto. 
Kippers . . . . . Male Salmon just after spawning. 
Shedders or Baggists Female Salmon ditto. 
Kelts or Spent fish . Male or female Salmon returning 
, to the sea after spawning. 
Well-mended Kelts . Salmon which (after spawning) 
have partially recovered their 
condition in the fresh water. 
Both grilse and Salmon can always be at once distin- 
guished from the Salmon-Trout and Bull-Trout, by the 
spots. After the smolt stage, these latter fish invariably 
have spots on the sides, below the lateral or side-line ; 
the line, that is, longitudinally dividing each side of the 
fish into two halves. Salmon and grilse never have such 
spots. 
Grilse can be distinguished from Salmon, (1) by the tail 
being forked, whereas in the Salmon it is always nearly 
square, and ultimately convex; and (2) by the scales, 
which in the grilse come off even with the slight pressure 
of the hand. Fresh-run Salmon—z.e., Salmon just fresh 
from the sea—carry on their bodies the parasites com- 
monly called “ tide lice,” these drop off after a few hours’ 
contact with the fresh water, but the marks, something 
like miniature leech-bites, remain for a day or two. The 
longer the Salmon remains in fresh water the less bril- 
liant becomes its colour. 
