156 



Sea -Trout 



thoueht fish of this size cauo^ht in the autumn had been in the river 



before and had spawned. 



The fact, too, that we 

 -; never get a Tav bull- 

 1 trout that has not 

 ~ spawned, proves what I 

 ^ have said. A reference 

 -^ to the illustrations of the 

 .2 scales will explain this 

 I more clearly. The illus- 

 ^- trations of these salmon 

 ^ should also be examined 

 "i and the spots noted 

 I (Fig. 151). These may 



be from the grilse that 

 J have spawned, Irom the 

 g small spring fish, or trom 

 ■I the larger fish. 

 J The largest temale 



E I have noticed, that had 

 ^ spawned, was caught 

 I by Mr. Archibald Coats, 



and weighed 39 lbs. (see 

 I illustration, Fig. 149 ; 

 -^ also one of 42 lbs.. Fig. 

 H 151). Illustrations are 

 - also given oi the scales 

 i of bull-trout from the 

 ^ grilse, from the small 

 (Z spring fish, and trom the 



larger fish (Fig. 81). 



