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line without reaching the bottom), and the fish frequent 

 the shallower water near the sides, usually selecting 

 a site near a promontory, to obtain whatever stream the 

 lake may afford. 



To satisfy my curiosity, I have netted such portions, 

 and have ascertained that fish which have run up at 

 the beginning of June have by July 15 become very dis- 

 coloured, and the milt or ova so far advanced in condition 

 that spawning should commence within about six weeks' 

 time. At the commencement of spawning operations, 

 the fish draw up the rivers and tributaries or towards the 

 edges of the lakes, and dig troughs out of stones and rubble 

 within sight of an observer upon the bank, selecting a 

 locality which possesses some little stream or current. 



Salmon seem to become lethargic upon entering the 

 lakes, and I have rarely seen them jump except soon 

 after their entrance at the outlet, and it is difiicult 

 to tempt them with fly or bait. 



Herr Landmark, the Government Inspector of Fisheries 

 in Norway, publishes periodically his reports, which, in 

 addition to providing us with much information of great 

 value as regards statistics, supply us with the results 

 of an extended system of experiment conducted by him- 

 self and others, notably by Mr. Walter E. Archer, the 

 present Inspector of Salmon Fisheries of Scotland. 



As a practical ichthyologist, he warns us that his 



