CLEAN SALMON PREVIOUSLY MARKED AS KELTS 



Diagram based on the Scales, showing estimated periods spent in the River (black) and in the Sea (red) 

 with date of Marking denoted by H , and of Recapture by termination of line. 



Keft Clear 



SEX 



PARR 



I* Year 2^ Year 



SMOLTto GRILSE 



3^Year I 4">Year 



5** Year 6**>Year 7** Year 



TUMMEL 

 TAY 



7707 

 911-7 

 9194- 

 3077 

 77GO 

 I4-6G 



RECAPTUR I D SAljE 



RECAPTURED FOLLOW NG SEASON 



93-9-2 

 934-/ 



9 11 0 



nao 

 uss 



/39S 



TUMMEL 



TAY 



83*7 

 9SB7 



fish. 



Autumn fish 



10/2/03 

 12/2/03 



10/11/03 

 20/r/as 



ll/4/t 

 23/I/03 

 l9/l/06 

 I+/2/O6 



Twice marked 



31/l/OG 



35 



3l/l/06 



35 



17/l/oS 



27 



I2/I2/04- 



5 



s/l2/0<r 



7 



9////04- 



? 



3/3/05 



7 



The Helmsdale fish 

 were -taken by rod in 

 the river &may have 



All the Tayfish were 

 netted while entering 

 the river. 



13/3/os 



33 



17/3/os 



27 



10/3/03 



28 



6/3/os 



26 



,,/z/o* 



28 



I6/I/02 



3 



'■the history nf -chic 

 ish is doubtful. It 

 lay have Spawned 



EXAMPLES OF WIRED SMOLTS. 



Marked as Smolts 

 in Upper Tidal 

 Water between 2.5 

 April £ 6 June 1305 



Recaptured on 1 June ISOS as Grilse 27§-/&. 



/7Au S * 3 lb. 



18 Feb y/907 ■■ Small Spnny f,sh Sk/b 

 30 'April ■• " Summer fish 13 lb. 



