A LUCKY SASTJER ROLIDAT. 171 



SO well mended that it is difficult for anyone not well 

 up in tlie subject to recognize them; but, although 

 pretty well filled out, they never entirely lose that lank 

 appearance which makes the depth of body across the 

 vent seem out of proportion to the rest of the frame, 

 the explanation of course being that the body round 

 about the vent is composed of organs and muscles, 

 which do not waste so much as the belly. 



The expression "as bright as a new shilling" is 

 frequently applied to a fresh-run fish, but we think 

 inaptly, and would prefer to compare the flashy bright- 

 ness and absence of colour in the coin to the appear- 

 ance of a really well-mended kelt. 



The appearance of freshwater maggots in the gills is 

 no sure test, as they may be also observed in unspawned 

 fish which have existed for some time in fresh water ; 

 but the disproportionate largeness of the head, which 

 does not waste, will always betray the kelt. 



Should a kelt be felled (by mistake) his sides will 

 fall in shortly after death, making the lower portion of 

 his belly appear as the keel of a boat. 



This was the best kelt we ever landed, and, unfor- 

 tunately, concluded a bad day's sport in a gale. 



This pool had now received a pretty good doing, so 

 the following morning we were up betimes to try the 

 top end of the fishing, commencing at an open pool 

 with a fast run in the centre ; but as in an hour or so 

 we only hooked a couple of kelts, which fortunately 

 got ofi', we took a walk down stream and left it. 



