62 Angling Travels in Norway. 



I should not wonder at a scarcity of "jumpers," 

 as I generally find that the jumping fish, by external 

 appearance, have been some time in the river, while the 

 fresh-run ones that I kill frequently have made no 

 display before taking the lure. 



I counted the fin rays of two fish killed in the Surendal 

 river (the Surna) upon the 23rd and 25th July. The fish 

 each weighed 17 lbs., and the rays were as follows :— 



In one of the fish the last ray of the dorsal fin was very 

 short, with appearance of having been injured. 



I have met with a few fish of the hog-backed type, some 

 fish with rather large, and others with rather small tails; 

 but these peculiarities are not uncommon in British waters, 

 and the skin readily becomes tinted with whatever colour- 

 ing matter a water may contain. 



There are early and late rivers in Norway, and in 

 accordance with the date of the ascent of the fish, the 

 spawning-time may approximately be determined. 



In some of the early rivers in the North, the fish 

 become red by the middle of July, and upon the 24th 

 of that month I have killed new fish as full-bellied as 



