SALMON FISHING 



divides, the eastern branch being known as the Cad 

 or the Plym. There is no pollution in either stream. 

 Owing to causes to be mentioned in connection with 

 the Tamar, salmon are becoming more plentiful. 



The TAMAR, largest of the streams in the region 

 of which Colonel Eagles writes, should be an excellent 

 salmon river ; but it is not. Of pollution there is 

 practically no trace. On the property of the Duke 

 of Bedford all those to whom permission to fish is 

 given are forbidden to retain salmon, salmon-trout, 

 rainbow-trout, or grayling. One never hears of a 

 salmon being caught on any other part of the river. 

 This is the more surprising inasmuch as fully five 

 years ago the Duke of Bedford bought up the nets 

 on the lower reaches of the river, including, it is 

 believed, the tidal ones at Weir Head, and has 

 turned into the river many parr, artificially reared. 

 There are deep pools such as should be attractive to 

 the salmon, and would be very attractive to sportsmen 

 if the fish were less rare. It is difficult to under- 

 stand why the Tamar is so unproductive. 



The TAVY has a much increased stock of salmon. 

 " To my mind, 1 ' Colonel Eagles says, " it is one of 

 the best sea- trout rivers in England, and it is now 

 beginning to assert itself as a salmon river also. 

 Evidently this is the result of the suspension of the 

 nets in, and restocking of, the Tamar. I think that 

 the fish run into the Tavy in preference to the larger 

 river, because, being nearer the sea and having a 

 much shorter and more precipitous course, the Tavy 

 feels a fresh much earlier. The increase in the stock 



