OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 23 



temperature of the water rose above 70 

 the salmon became listless and in thunder 

 weather they would not rise from the 

 bottom of the pond. 



If salmon do not feed why do they rise 

 and take a fly? Why do they pursue all 

 moving objects? Why should a salmon fly 

 be manipulated so as to resemble a moving 

 minnow or insect and why should jungle- 

 cock feathers be the most attractive dressing 

 for a fly if not to attract the light as scales 

 do on a small fish? 



One theory is that the salmon enter 

 fresh water for one purpose alone and that 

 they desire to destroy all creatures that 

 may endanger their future young. This 

 would imply much forethought, for the fish 

 enter the Grand Cascapedia in June and 

 do not spawn until November. 



Salmon have been known to seize, suck, 

 and eject floating butterflies and other 

 insects. Can it be that they obtain their 

 sustenance by sucking and ejecting their 

 food in fresh water because they cannot 



