SALMON-FISHING 



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One of the main sources of excitement in salmon-fishing 

 is the average size of the fish, and the great weight to which 

 Weight of ^^1 sometimes attain. Hitherto, in this country, 

 Salmon. ^^^ heaviest fish on authentic record has been taken 

 by the net in the Tay, weighing 70 lb. ; but a fish of upwards 

 of 60 lb. was taken on the spinning bait from the Stanley 

 water on the Tay during the same season (1870); and every 

 angler who puts his luck to the test in that magnificent river 

 is entitled to expect to break that record. 



A salmon of upwards of 70 lb. is credited to the rod of 

 Sir Richard IVIusgrave from a river in British Columbia, and 



