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two of 10 lbs. Up to the nth November in the season 

 of 1881 (the Tweed close time being from December ist to 

 January 31st), I read somewhere that one gentleman at 

 one stand had killed 3,782 lbs. of salmon ; while a few 

 days after, 177^ lbs. fell to his rod in a single day, with 

 nine fish. The same angler, in one day, in the next 

 season, took nine fish weighing respectively 25 lbs., 25 lbs., 

 23 lbs., 19^ lbs., 16^ lbs., 16 lbs., 16 lbs., 14 lbs., 15 lbs. — 

 total, 170 lbs. 



The finest sport, probably, in this present season of 1883, 

 was that on the Spey, which, after the removal of the nets, 

 began to afford the rodsters a round of splendid sport. 

 According to a report in the Field, from which paper I have 

 also taken the figures of this year's Tweed fishing, General 

 Gipps, on the 1st of October, landed seven; on the 2nd, 

 five ; on the 3rd, three ; on the 4th, seven ; on the 5th, 

 five ; and on the 6th three salmon. On another water, 

 Mr. Todd killed seven fish ; on the 2nd October, six ; on 

 the 3rd, six ; and on the 4th, six. On the Gordon Castle 

 Water the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of March, Lord 

 Francis Gordon Lennox, Lady Florence Gordon Lennox, 

 and several visitors every day made most enviable baskets. 

 It is unnecessary to go through all the daily returns in the 

 early part of October, but taking one day I find that the 

 Duke of Richmond to his own rod had six salmon, weighing 

 respectively 27 lbs., 24 lbs., 22^ lbs., 22 lbs., 20 lbs., and 

 19 lbs., besides a brace of grilse weighing 8 and 10 lbs. 

 respectively. On another day His Grace got a 30 lbs. and 

 a 20 lbs. salmon ; and, on the same day, the Earl of March 

 killed six fish — of 24 lbs., 19 lbs., 15 lbs., 21 lbs., 21 lbs., 

 and 12^ lbs. On another day the noble earl must have 

 been kept pretty well occupied with his seven salmon — of 

 15 lbs., 15 lbs., 17 lbs., 17 lbs., 16 lbs., 18 lbs., and 22 lbs.. 



