14 ART OF ANGLING. 



for it in the sand, or gravel about the depth of 

 eighteen inches; in this the female deposits the 

 spawn, which they afterwards carefully cover up. 

 The spawn lies buried till spring, if not disturbed by 

 violent floods, but the Salmon hasten to the sea as 

 soon as they are able, in order to recover their 

 strength, for after spawning they become very lean, 

 and are then called by the name of Kippers. When 

 the Salmon first enter the rivers, they are observed 

 to have a great many small animals adhering to 

 them, especially about their gills; these are the 

 Lernea Salmonea, or Salmon louse of LinnaBus, and 

 are signs that the fish are in high season ; soon after 

 the Salmon have left the sea, the Lernea die and drop 

 off; and when they have been about a month in the 

 river, and lie under banks, roots, or stones, the fresh 

 water lice creep on to them, and force them to get 

 to sea again to be freed from them, which the salt 

 water does effectually. In this manner they will 

 change the fresh for the salt water several times in 

 the course of the summer. 



In the beginning of March the spawn begins to 

 exclude the young, which gradually increase to the 

 length of four or five inches, and are then called 

 Samlets, or Salmon fry. About the beginning of 

 May the river is full of them ; it seems to be all 

 alive, and there is no having an idea of their 



