100 THE LIFE OF THE SALMON 
menced the feeding of the second summer, which is 
represented by six lines in the June capture and by 
nineteen rather large lines in one of the August 
captures.” 
In following out the scale record we have also 
evidence as to the history of three of the small 
spring fish which were, like the grilse just referred 
to, marked when smolts in 1905. Here again the 
evidence of the scales bears out the deductions arrived 
at by the marking. The recaptures were made in 
the spring of the present year (1907). 
Some “ WirED” Smotts RECAPTURED AS SMALL SPRING SALMON 
NUMBER OF LINES ON SCALE. 
After 
Up to Smolt Stage 
Date. Lb. = (River). nee Remarks. 
Ast | 2nd | 3rd Ist | 2nd 
Te. Yr. | Yr. | Yr. Tels Yr. | Yr. 
1907. eae. 
EAS 
Feb. 18 . .| 94) 22] 12|10) ? | 55 | 28 | 27 2 was 
Exterior | 23 Bc 
ridges JFESe 
ge 2 ek 9 | 211128 9} ? | 52] 29 | 23] very BSe32 
4 AQ 
broad. 5 2t 
poos 
Mar. 15 . . | 103} 20] 10/10] ? | 59| 30] 29 Pie 
‘An apparent break in the lines of the second 
summer is nearly always visible on the scales, and 
looks like a voluntary or compulsory diminution of 
feeding for some time. Another point seems evident 
from the marking, and that is that these small 
springers are returning for the first time, and have 
consequently never spawned. This corresponds with 
