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twenty to fifty fish in the river for each one there was 

 when the Company began operations six years ago. I 

 have not the least doubt that during the next six 

 years quite as great an increase will come about."" 



The EABN is one of the large tributaries of the 

 Tay. Lord Ancaster informs me that on that water, 

 as on the main river, the stock of salmon has largely 

 increased during the last few years. 



The TUMMEL is another large tributary of the 

 Tay. Mr. A. E. Butter of Faskally, who owns the 

 best part of the Tummel, enables me to give a 

 statistical account. " As the result of a careful in- 

 spection of the records for the last eighteen years, it 

 may be fairly said," writes Mr. Charles B. Robertson, 

 at Mr. Butter's wish, "that there has been within 

 that period no marked tendency either towards 

 improvement or towards deterioration. It happens 

 that in the first and last years of the series 1888- 

 1905 the fishing was continued over a similar 

 period about five months : from February to 

 July in 1888, and from January to June in 1905. 

 The number of fish caught with the rod in these two 

 seasons is practically identical. There was one less 

 in the later year. The average weight in 1888 was 

 15-20 Ibs. ; in 1905, 16'97 Ibs. The average for the 

 whole period has been 16 '37 Ibs. The weights of 

 individual fish ranged from 9J to 25J Ibs. Any 

 variations in the number of fish caught from year 

 to year can easily be accounted for by the varying 

 periods during which fishing has been carried on 

 in the seasons, and by the different conditions of 



