GRILSE 119 



grilse year. Our short summer residence on 

 this Norwegian river precludes us from making 

 any useful observations on the points connected 

 with smolts which he raises. We are more 

 interested in the questions discussed by Mr. 

 Willis Bund in " Salmon Problems " as to the 

 connection, if any, between the run of grilse 

 and " gillings," the term used by Severn fisher- 

 men for the smaller salmon presumably repre- 

 senting the next stage in a salmon's life. 

 Whatever may be the case in rivers of the 

 British Isles, where fish run in every month of 

 the year, there can, I think, be little question 

 that here the small salmon up to, say, 12 Ib. 

 in weight are the survivors of the grilse of the 

 previous year. My statistics do not extend 

 over a sufficiently long period of years to be 

 in any way conclusive, but such as they are, 

 they are very significant : 



GRILSE SALMON 



Number killed up to and 

 including 12 Ib. weight. 



1898. Very numerous . (176) 



1899. Very numerous . (157) 123 



1900. Scarce . . (6l) 101 



1901. Moderately numerous (107) 34 



1902. Scarce . . . (72) 51 



1903. Very numerous . (119) 35 



