THE SALMON FAMILY I9I 



summer, before the young of the year had got beyond the larval 

 stages, young immature smelt of 2|- to 3f inchesin length were very 

 abundant, and also caught in very large numbers for eel bait. 

 This shows the usual growth of the year-old fish, some of which 

 spawn for the first time when two years old and 4 inches 

 to 6 inches lone. 



