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the Kyles, and this was also the case in November until the end of the 

 month, when a fishing started in Loch Striven and Loch Long. At the 

 beginning of December the fishing was chiefly in Loch Long, Loch Goil, 

 and Holy Loch, but good catches were also got on the west side of Bute. 

 The total for the first week was 4500 crans ; and it would appear that on 

 this occasion the herrings did not make their way up the Kyles, but 

 moved up tlie east side of Bute. In the second week of December the 

 fishing in Loch Long was fair but partial, but heavy takes were got by 

 seiners on the west side of Bute, one Tarbert crew getting a haul of 

 about 500 crans, for which they received several hundred pounds. 

 Towards the end of the month the fishing was mostly in Loch Long, 

 Loch Striven, and in the channel between Dunoon and Wemyss Bay, 

 and in January in Loch Long and Loch Goil, from which the herrings 

 moved out in the latter part of the month, and the fishing came to 

 a stop. The catches in the various months were as follows : — 



July. August. September. October. November. December. January. 

 1,370 1,090 1,133 1,050 2,141 9,000 4,260 



In 1871 the fishing began in the week ended 24th June, and in this 

 year the herrings were taken up to the end of July chiefly in the Kyles 

 of Bute, Loch Striven, and Loch Long; also on the west side of Bute. 

 From this time to near the end of November the fishing was chiefly in 

 Kilbrennan Sound and between Arran and Skipness Point, trials made 

 in the Kyles and lochs giving no results. But in the week ending 25th 

 November a fishing sprang up in Loch Goil and Loch Long, the catch for 

 the week amounting to 1200 crans. In the early part of December the 

 fishing continued to be good in these lochs, and also in mid-channel 

 between Dunoon and Wemyss Bay ; but though it kept up fairly in 

 Loch Long to the end of the m(mth, most of the boats went oflf to 

 Werayss Bay and Greenock. In January, 1872, herrings were still 

 obtained in Loch Long and Loch Goil, but the weather greatly interfered 

 with the operations, and none were caught after the 13th. In this year 

 again the herrings appear to have made their way to the northern lochs 

 of the district by the east side of Bute. The quantity taken in each of 

 the months was as follows : — 



June. July. August. September. October. November. December. January. 

 800 455 1,315 525 38 4,696 4,500 180 



The total for the year was 16,589 crans. 



In 1872, when the fishing began in the week ended 27th July, very 

 few herrings were got in the Kyles of Bute, but from October on to the 

 early part of January the chief fishing was in Loch Long and 

 Loch Goil, some large takes being made with the seine — one seining 

 crew at the beginning of December realising .£420 for two nights' work 

 in Loch Long. The shoals left these lochs about the middle of January. 

 The total catch for the year was only 9135 crans, and the monthly takes 

 as follows : — 



July. August. September. October. November. December. January. 



80 740 720 880 4,290 2,245 170 



In 1873 the herrings did not visit the Kyles of Bute or the northern 

 lochs, and the total for the year was only 3151 crans, less than was 

 sometimes taken in a single week, which were chiefly obtained at Arran. 



