THE 



PART I. 



OF FISH, 



CHAPTER I. 



THE SALMON. 



JL HE. Salmon is justly stiled the king of 

 fresh water fish, and has different names ac- 

 cording to its different ages ; those that are 

 taken in the rivers Tay and Spay in Scotland, 

 and the Mersey in Cheshire, the first year are 

 called Smelts ; which Smelts, or Fry, leave 

 these rivers towards the end of May, and are, 

 then about three ounces each, and return in 

 August and September, when they are three 

 or four pounds weight. In the second year 

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