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consecutive days baskets of from 10 to 25 Ibs. The 

 fish ranged between J Ib. and 1 Ib. We intend 

 putting a stop to professional fishing. We have no 

 cause for complaint regarding pollution. Salmon 

 have not been prospering quite so markedly as the 

 trout. The rivers had been almost denuded of the 

 larger fish by 'burning the water, 1 as described in 

 old Scots novels night -spearing by torch -light 

 during the spawning season. This practice has been 

 suppressed. As our rivers have very good breeding 

 grounds, I expect a great improvement within two 

 years." 



The GLASLYN, in connection with which there 

 is an Angling Association, is in the district of the 

 Dovey, Mawddach, and Glaslyn Board of Conser- 

 vators. The stock was falling off until about three 

 years ago. Then Mr. C. E. Breese put in six or seven 

 thousand yearling trout, and these are thriving. 

 There are not nearly so many salmon as there were 

 ten or fifteen years ago. Then five nets were to be 

 seen in the estuary ; last season there was scope for 

 only one. Mr. David Jones attributes the decline 

 to the porpoises, which are common in the estuary ; 

 the bass, which have been multiplying rapidly ; the 

 pollution of the river at Beddgelert through copper 

 mines; and bull-trout. The bull-trout have been 

 almost all cleared out by rod-fishing at night with 

 salmon fry for bait and by netting. One caught 

 by Mr. H. Evans weighed 7 J Ibs. ; Mr. Jones himself 

 landed dozens, varying from 3 Ibs. to 9J Ibs. My 

 obliging correspondent has no doubt that the bull- 



