114 THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND 



It is somewhat remarkable that the Fishery Board Reports 

 make no mention of either net or rod catch between the years 

 1902 to 1909, for both catches, especially that of the rod, are 

 remarkable. Here are the records of some of the best-known 

 beats : Upper Glen Tana — three miles on south bank, ending just 

 below Pol Slache with twelve fine pools, five of which fish from the 

 bank, while the other seven require more or less wading : — 



In 1905, to 31st May, 105 fish. 



In 1906, from ist April to end of September, 47 fish. 



In 1907, 89 fish. No dates procurable. 



In 1908, 13 fish in May and 23 in June. No other records. 



In 1909, 80 fish from ist April to 30th June. 



In 1910, 177 fish to 30th June. 



Lower Glen Tana water extends from foot of Pol Slache to 

 foot of Waterside Pool, upwards of five miles on the south bank 

 with twenty-three named casts. In 1907 seventy-four fish were got 

 up to 6th April. The water was not let after that date or in 1908, 

 1909, or 1910 — the owner keeping it in his own hands and fishing 

 very little. In igii it was let to Captain Richard Ellison, who had 

 it up to 20th March and took about eighty fish. He again rented 

 it in 1912 for the same period and took 265 fish. The Dinnet 

 waters commence below Pol Slache on the north bank, and contain 

 eighteen pools ere they end at the Mill of Dinnet, where they are 

 joined by the Ferrar water, below which comes the Aboyne Castle 

 reach. In 1903, Mr. Percy Laming and Mr. Harry Barclay had 

 the whole seven miles of these fishings, and between 23rd April 

 and 23rd May they caught 305 fish ! Mr. Laming also had a good 

 time in 1910, when on the Ferrar and Castle Beats he and a friend 

 killed 286 fish in May, averaging loj lb. In 1911 this fine score 

 would easily have been beaten, as in the last ten days of May the 

 river fell to summer level. As it was, the two rods got 219 fish of an 

 average weight of 8 lb. The whole of Mr. Laming's fish were killed 

 with the fly. From the Huntly Arms Hotel at Aboyne — that most 

 comfortable of hostehies — some remarkable catches have been made. 



In 1909 the total for the year was 288 fish got on the hotel 

 water — the Lower Glen Tana water on south side and the Birse 

 Forest water, also on the south bank. In 1910 the total was 556 

 fish, nearly all taken by the end of May from the combined waters 

 of the hotel, Aboyne Castle, and Birse Forest. In 1911 no less 

 than 691 fish were caught on these same anglings, and then in 

 1912 the take fell to 232 from these fishings. This is quite a good 

 take, small as it seems compared with the two previous seasons. 

 On the short stretch of the Kincardine-O'Neil water the takes 

 are as follows : — ■ 



1906. 1907. igoS. 1909. 1910. 



February . . . .8 S 5 14 



March 10 12 3 6 21I | 



April ..... 10 7 4 10 . . ' 



May 9 3 i- n 



1 From ist March to 21st April. 



