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In 1901 a flood came on 6th March, and next day the first 

 fish was taken. The water again falling low, sport was slight, 

 and although a spate came in April few fish came up, and only 

 32 salmon were got during that month. In the latter part of 

 the month there was too much high water, and the large 

 number of fish that came up then yielded little sport when the 

 river fell dead low in May, the greater part of June, and the 

 whole of July. " Many fish died at the linns, not from Sapro- 

 legnia, but some from injuries received in jumping upon the 

 rocks, others apparently from asphyxia." The Association's 

 total for the season to end of July was only 60 salmon and 28 

 grilse, but the total for the whole season from all sources seems 

 to have been 229 salmon and 9 sea-trout. 



In 1902 spring fish were not very numerous in Cree, or for 

 that matter in many Scottish rivers. March produced 5, 

 April 26, May, June, and July were disappointing. The total 

 for the year was 47 salmon and 16 grilse. At the untimely end 

 of the Chronicle is the brief note : 



" Explicit the Cree Crew : Lord Galloway having succeeded 

 in his action in the Courts for voiding the lease granted by his 

 brother." 



It will be noticed from the brief summary I have given that 

 while the first season of the Association was full of promise, 

 the two succeeding seasons were lean years for the rod, owing 

 partly to scarcity of spring fish which, of course, could not 

 be expected to make steady recovery in so short a time and 

 partly to unfavourable weather conditions and scarcity of 

 water. 



Since 1903 the nets have again been in full swing, and the 

 rod catch has dropped to about 80 fish. 



THE FLEET AND THE URR 



FLEET ANGLING SEASON : 25th February to 31st October. 



NETTING SEASON : 25th February to 9th September. 

 UBB ANGLING SEASON : 25th February to 29th November. 



NETTING SEASON : 25th February to 9th September. 



These two little rivers are situated one on either side of the 

 Dee, the Fleet on the west and the Urr on the east. Each has 



