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allowed itself to be gaffed, and I saw two others that were in almost the same condition 

 on the same evening. 



All the diseased fish that I saw this year have been " freshly" run salmon, in ap- 

 pearance well up to a good average at their best season. 



We have not had anything like the same number of diseased fish this year, and now 

 (25th July) I hear that there have been no diseased fish seen for a month, while in 

 favourable weather they have lately been killed with the rod, which is also unusual at 

 this time of year. 



