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grilse, and the others were four-year-olds. All ages were 

 determined by scale reading, for which I personally can vouch. 

 One of the four-year-olds a fish of 9 Ib. had no adipose fin, 

 which corresponded again with the marked yearlings put in 

 in 1910. Another marked fish of exactly the same class was 

 caught in the main river during the same season. 



Full particulars are given in a paper by Mr. Ian Nelson, 

 published by the Fishery Board for Scotland (Salmon Fisheries, 

 1914, No. 1. Hatching Results at Glen Etive). 



The opening up of Dalness Fall would no doubt add spawning 

 ground to the river, but the fall is a serious one of about 20 

 feet, and is, moreover, surrounded by high rocky banks which 

 do not very readily lend themselves to pass-construction. A 

 short distance above the large fall, also, are several smaller 

 obstructions, while 3 miles farther up there is another serious 

 fall of about 13 or 14 feet. After this there are no obstructions 

 to speak of, and a run of water some 4^ miles as far as Kings- 

 house. 



THE ADD 



ANGLING SEASON: 16th February to 31st October. 

 NETTING SEASON: 16th February to 31st August. 



This little river really occupies a position of considerable 

 distinction. It is not, perhaps, a famous salmon stream. I 

 dare say many people fairly conversant with Scottish geography 

 never heard of it. The distinction comes to it because of the 

 way its name is spelt. In any alphabetical list of Scottish 

 rivers it comes first. Therefore, in the by-laws scheduled to 

 the Salmon Acts, the duties of the Commissioners are stated, 

 and are then expressly carried out with reference to the river 

 Add, and then follows this instruction : " The same by-law 

 shall apply to the several districts, accoiding to the limits 

 thereof, and take effect from the date undermentioned respec- 

 tively." In this way the Add figures most prominently with 

 regard to the limits of its district, limits of its estuary, the 

 annual close time, the slapping of its fixed nets, should such 

 exist, during weekly close time, and so on. 



The name Add appears to be derived from the Gaelic Avon- 

 Thada, i.e. long river, so called in Gaelic, it is understood, 



