OBSERVATIONS ON A SALMON RIVER 25 



angry at sundown than at any other hour 

 of the day? 



The general opinion in Scotland at the 

 present day is that there can be no possible 

 doubt but that the salmon do feed in fresh 

 water. 



Do the salmon enter fresh water for the 

 sole purpose of spawning? 



I believe that they have another reason. 

 Most fish love warm water and enjoy the 

 sunlight in fact, love to bask in the sun. 



After a winter of heavy snowfall the 

 water is cold and the salmon are late in 

 arriving, but if the snowfall is light the 

 fish arrive early. 



The lower waters of the Grand Cas- 

 capedia being fed by numerous mountain 

 brooks are cold. I found the temperature 

 of the water rose as I went up stream and 

 also that the fish in the upper waters had 

 more life than those I had taken in the 

 cold water below. This lack of energy in 

 fresh run fish may be influenced by the 



