114 SALMONIA. [FOURTH DAY. 



that the spent fish was a salmon. And when their flesh 

 was compared on the table, one was white, flabby, and 

 bad, and without curd; the other of the brightest 

 pink, and full of dense curd. Then, though of the 

 same length, one weighed only 41bs., the other 9Jlbs. 

 When it is recollected, that different salmon and sea 

 trout spawn at different times in the same river, and 

 that fish of the same year, being born at different 

 seasons, from Christmas to Lady-day, and having 

 migrated to the sea in spring * run up the rivers of 

 nil sizes in summer and autumn the young salmon 

 from 2 to lOlbs. in weight, the young sea trout from 

 i to 3 Ibs. in weight it is not difficult to account for 

 the variety of names given by casual observers to indi- 

 viduals of these two species. But I must not forget 

 my promise of sending a fish to the Highlander, with 

 whose sport we have interfered. There is a good 

 salmon, which shall be taken to him immediately, and 

 for which I shall pay the taxman his usual price of 

 5^. per pound. 



* [Relative to the length of time that the young of the salmon 

 remain in fresh water, see additional note at the end of this volume. 

 J. D.] 



