OBSERVATIONS ON A 

 SALMON RIVER 



Do salmon feed in fresh water? 

 If not, why do they take the fly? 



THESE are questions that will probably 

 never be answered to the satisfaction of all 

 anglers. 



It is claimed that salmon come up a 

 river in prime condition and that many 

 remain there for twelve months and return 

 to the sea without having tasted food. 

 There is no doubt that the fish lose weight 

 while in the river and that their adipose 

 matter is reduced just as is the fat of 

 hibernating fish during the winter. 



This is a wise provision of nature, for 

 the salmon are on spawning bent. It is a 

 well-known fact that half-starved rabbits 

 are much more prolific than those that are 

 well fed. 



Losing weight may also mean that the 

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