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dead water well stocked in the morning, utterly de- 

 serted at night, and fail from being exposed to a high 

 wind. However much inclined salmon may be to 

 enter fresh water, a high wind has great effect on 

 their movements. If the wind blows to the shore, 

 they go out into the sea, and do not approach the 

 estuary again until it changes. On the other 

 hand, should the wind blow from the shore, the 

 fish come in with the tide even when the river itself 

 is dead low. 



PARASITES. 



Salmon are infested with three different kinds of 

 parasites ; one kind adhere to the gills, and anglers 

 give it the name of " Maggot " : the others to the 

 body, and are commonly called sea and freshwater 

 lice. The presence of maggots is generally con- 

 sidered as a proof that the fish are unclean ; and 



in most instances justly so, but not always, for it is 



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