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Paste. Bead Roe. Salt attractive to Animals. Method of Ang- 

 ling with the Roe on Tweedside. Author's System. Season, 

 Condition of Water, &c. Use of Roe and Worm conjointly. 

 Concluding Remarks . . . . . . . .156 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE SALMON. 



Its position among Fishes ; distinguishing points ; marine and fresh-wate* 

 existence ; internal colour ; effects of rich feeding on Trout and 

 Charr. Marine Food of the Salmon ; its voracious habits. Sea 

 Trout in the Moray Firth. Yarrell and others on the Food of the 

 Salmon. Capture of Sea Trout with the Worm in Salt Water. 

 Norwegian Fiords . . . . . . .171 



CHAPTER X. 



THE BREEDING OF SALMON. 



Mr. Shaw's experiments with the Male Parr. Impregnation of the 

 exuded Ova held unnecessary. Actual intercourse presumed to take 

 place. Adequacy of Milter and Spawner to complete the process. 

 Numerical superiority of Females among Salmon. Growth of the 

 Ova in newly Spawned Fish. Mr. Shaw's unassisted Spawner. 

 Eggs of the "Domestic Fowl. Barren Ova. Mutual consent, as 

 insisted on by Mr. Shaw, incompatible with the result of his experi- 

 ments Reasons why the Male Parr is provided with matured Milt. 

 Polygamous habits of the Kipper Fish. Pairing explained and 

 instanced. Combats of Male Salmon. Conclusions of the author. 

 Shaw's production of Hybrids. Younger quoted . . .184 



CHAPTER XI. 



THE GROWTH OF THE SALMON. 



Its Parr state ; duration in the River. Shaw's opinion, with remarks. 

 Assumption of the Smolt appearance. Rapid transition of the 

 Black Fin into the Grilse. Comparatively Slow Growth of the 

 Orange Fin in Salt Water. Reasons in support of the Author's 

 views. Marine Spawning of Salmon held questionable. Difference 

 of size in the Black Fin and Orange Fin accounted for. Marine 

 habits of Salmon ; its range. Varieties of the Solar. Tay Breed 

 transferred to Sutherlandshire. The Grilse and Salmon stages. 

 Spring-run or clean Fish. Large Salmon. The " Grey Schule." 

 Salmon leaps 206 



CHAPTER XII. 



SEA-TROUT. 



The Eriox or Bull Trout ; its size, strength, &c. Abounds in Tweed. 

 Its Instincts and Voracity. Distinguished from the Salar. The 

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