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Return of Fish Caught in Carham Lower Water. By 

 R. Hodgson Huntley, Esq. 



1870. From Feb. 1 to 



Sep. 14. 



1870. From 



Sep. 14 to Nov. 30. 



Averag 



e Weights. 



Average Weights. 



Clean Salmon 



lOlbs.J, 



I91bs. 



\ No Grilse killed 



,, Grilse 



6 „ . 



5£„ 



( this year above 



„ Bull Trout .... 



5 „ . 



H„ 



( 1 libs weight. 



Unclean Salmon 



8 J» 



4 





„ Grilse , 



■ 7 „ 







„ Bull Trout 



Hi, 







1871. 







1871. 



Clean Salmon 



12 „ . 



12 „ 



One clean Grilse 



,, Grilse 



5|„ . 



7f„ 



killed only on 27 



„ Bull Trout 



5 „ . 



5 „ 



Oct., 121bs. 



Unclean Salmon 



11 ,, 







„ Grilse 



6 „ 







„ Bull Trout . . 



3i„ 







1872. 







1872. 



Clean Salmon 



. 17 „ . 



20 „ 



3 clean Grilse killed 



„ Grilse , 



- 5 „ . 



7£„ 



1, on Oct. 15, 121bs 



„ Bull Trout .... 



, 3| ., . 



3^„ 



1, „ 19, 12lbs 



Unclean Salmon , 



, 15i„ 





1, „ 28, 12lbs 



„ Grilse 



7 „ 







„ Bull Trout .. 



Hu 







1873. 







1873. 



Clean Salmon 



■ 9£„ 



13 Oct., 1 Grilse, 12 lbs 



,, Grilse 



. 6 „ 



12 Nov. 1 „ 12 lbs 



„ Bull Trout .... 



3f„ 



12 



„ 1 „ 13 lbs 



12 „ 1 „ Hilbs 

 26 „ 1 „ I2ilbs 

 29 „ 1 „ 13 lbs 



The following remarks on the fishing of 1873 appeared in 

 a letter to the " Scotsman " newspaper : — 



" Carham Hall, Coldstream, December 15th, 1873. 



Sir, — Apropos to the question whether the 'grilse' of 1873 

 become 'salmon' in 1874, some light may be obtained by the 

 character of the respective weight of fish captured at various 

 seasons in either character. I have extracted the following 

 statistics from the register of fishing in the lower water at Carham 



