22 OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 



food obtainable in the fresh water is not 

 as plentiful or as nourishing as in the sea, 

 yet they may have the young of other fish, 

 worms, small eels and an abundance of 

 insect life for their daily fare. 



It is also said that nothing in the way 

 of partly digested food is ever found in a 

 river salmon, yet fish are known to disgorge 

 during their struggles after being hooked. 



Salmon fresh from the sea have been 

 examined in great numbers to decide what 

 they feed on. The staple food seems to be 

 herring, though partly digested sand-eels, 

 whiting, and haddock have been also found. 



Salmon have been taken in the Grand 

 Cascapedia river containing trout, mice, 

 and other objects of food. 



In the receiving pond at the fish hatchery 

 on the Spey in Scotland it is said that the 

 salmon become intermittent in their feeding 

 with the first frosts of autumn and consume 

 very little food in mid-winter, but feed well 

 during warmer weather. 



It was also observed that when the 



