68 ANECDOTES OF FISHES 



There is not the least doubt but parr are the 

 young of salmon. Mr. Hogg and Mr. Stoddart. 



THE SHAD. 



The shad arrives in the Thames in the latter 

 end of May, or early in June, and is a very coarse 

 fish. 



A shad was taken in the Ouse one foot eleven 

 inches long; it is like the salmon, gregarious, and 

 lives partly in the sea. 



The Severn shad is esteemed a very delicate 

 fish; about the time of its first appearance, in 

 April or May, it sells dearer than salmon. 



Pennant. 



When this fish leaves the sea, it is very poor, 

 and of bad taste ; but as soon as it goes up the 

 rivers, it fattens and becomes as large as salmon. 

 In Prussia it is smoke-dried, and sold to the 

 Arabians, who eat it with dates. 



The shad in Hudson's River is from thirteen to 

 nineteen inches long, and on an average, before 

 dressing, weighs five pounds. This fish is caught 

 in many rivers in France, and the weight, in gene- 

 ral, is from five to eight pounds. In the Seine 

 they are very fat, and weigh from eight to ten 

 pounds. Du HameL 



