148 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 



Black fish .... Female Salmon ditto. 



Kippers Male Salmon just after spawning. 



Shedders or Baggists Female Salmon ditto. 



Kelts or Spent fish . Male or female Salmon returning 



to the sea after spawning. 



Well-mended Kelts . Salmon which (after spawning) 



have partially recovered their 

 condition in the fresh water. 



Both grilse and Salmon can always be at once distin- 

 guished from the Salmon-Trout and Bull-Trout, by the 

 spots. After the smolt stage, these latter fish invariably 

 have spots on the sides, below the lateral or side-line ; 

 the line, that is, longitudinally dividing each side of the 

 fish into two halves. Salmon and grilse never have such 

 spots. 



Grilse can be distinguished from Salmon, (i) by the tail 

 being forked, whereas in the Salmon it is always nearly 

 square, and ultimately convex ; and (2) by the scales, 

 which in the grilse come off even with the slight pressure 

 of the hand. Fresh-run Salmon — i.e., Salmon just fresh 

 from the sea — carry on their bodies the parasites com- 

 monly called " tide lice," these drop off after a few hours' 

 contact with the fresh water, but the marks, something 

 like miniature leech-bites, remain for a day or two. The 

 longer the Salmon remains in fresh water the less bril- 

 liant becomes its colour. 



