116 Statistics and Notes as to Tweed Salmon Fishings. 



during the past season, which, especially towards its close, has 

 been exceptionally favourable to the angler : — 1. The average 

 weight of clean salmon killed between 1st February and 14th 

 September, when netting ceases, has been 9£lb. 2. The average 

 weight of unclean salmon landed during the same period and 

 restored to the river was 14lb. 3. The average weight of clean 

 salmon killed between 14th September and 30th November, 

 when angling ceases, was 22£lb, 4. The average weight of clean 

 grilse killed between 1st "February and 14th September, was 6lb, 

 5. And of unclean grilse, during the same period, returned to the 

 river, 6 Jib. 6. The average weight of clean grilse killed between 

 14th September and 30th November, was 9lb. On 13th October, 

 a grilse was killed weighing 12lb. ; on 15th ditto. 111b. ; on 5th 

 November, 111b.; on 14th ditto, 111b. ; on 25th ditto, lllb. On 

 the 25th November, Mr. Percival Wilkinson, besides landing nine 

 salmon, varying from 101b. to 301b, in weight, killed seven grilse 

 weighing 76lb., three of which turned the scales at 121b., I3lb., 

 and 14 Jib. respectively. On the 26th November, Mr. Ilderton 

 killed two grilse, weighing ll^lb. and 12£lb. ; and the same day 

 landed a salmon 451b , being the largest fish caught in Carham 

 water this year. The above statistics do not, it is true, lead to 

 any definite conclusion, but they, to my mind, are not calculated 

 to remove the hesitation I feel to accept the theory that c grilse ' 

 are the earlier stage of the 'salmon.' — I am, &c, 



E. H. Huntley," 



Statistics and Notes as to Tweed Salmon Fishings. 

 Communicated by George L. Paulin. 



Estimated Annual Produce of River Tweed. 



SEASON. 



SALMON. 



GRILSE. 



TROUT. 



SEASON. 



SALMON. 



GRILSE. 



TROUT. 



1864. 

 1865. 

 1866. 

 1867. 

 1868. 



7.982 

 5,745 

 8,168 

 10,572 

 12,938 



27,294 

 13,947 

 23,979 

 23,448 

 4,078 



39.250 

 26,976 

 44,408 

 35,355 

 31,605 



1869. 

 1870. 

 1871. 

 1872. 

 1873. 



6,932 



8,682 



7,686 



17,245 



12,320 



9,622 

 17,968 

 22,198 

 15,693 

 18,533 



43,287 

 22,858 

 36,236 

 22,260 

 29,531 



