The Salmon 83 



In the Tay, for example, fish retaui their good condition 

 much longer than they do in the Earn, although the latter is a 



I'lG. 85.— 40 lbs. 15th May 1906. 



tributary of the former. In the Aberdeenshire Don they remain 

 longer in condition than in the Tay ; while in the Dee, again, 

 the early spring fish become quite thin and dark in colour as the 



