120 THE TROUT 



1892. May 31, 44 trout weighing together 40 Ibs. 8 oz. 



1893. May 2, 47 39 Ibs. 



Aug. 22, 69 49 Ibs. 12 oz. 



t 50 >* 37 Ibs. 



1894. June 4, 55 39 Ibs. 



1895. Aug. 24, 26 36 Ibs. 



1896. May 21, 33 29lbs.i2oz. 

 July 30, 29 , ,,3i Ibs. 



Aug. 17, 24 26 Ibs. 



1897. May 1 6, 36 39 Ibs.' 



With regard to the large trout whose various cap- 

 tures in different lakes are above recorded, Mr. Ander- 

 son says : ' I consider Mr. Almond's big trout which 

 was killed in the Inver to be a pure Salmo fario. The 

 large trout taken on the Murthly water of the Tay 

 was also a Salmo fario. My father, who was present, 

 took a full description of it, and sent it to the leading 

 naturalists of the day, and they all agreed it was just 

 a fine specimen of the ordinary river trout. The 

 other large trout I mention were sent to us as 

 examples of the Salmo ferox? 



I take the following from the ' Field ' of October 

 23, 1897 : 'What is believed to be the biggest Tweed 

 or Teviot trout on record was taken on Saturday 

 afternoon last. 



4 Mr. W. Shiell, of Kelso, fishing with bait, had a 

 basket weighing about two stone : and amongst other 

 fish was a large yellow trout caught in the Teviot above 



