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The number of days on which fishing took place was 162, and there 

 were 1672 shots of the net. The number of coarse fish taken out 

 and destroyed was as follows : — Grayling, 5791 ; roach, 1436; perch, 

 234 ; pike, 42 ; gudgeon, 585 ; eels, 78— total, 8166. There were 

 also caught by the net during operations 23 salmon, 5 grilse, 54 sea 

 trout, and 3280 fresh water trout, which were carefully returned to 

 the river. The largest catch of grayling was at Monteviot, where 

 1186 were taken, Birgham being next with 970. Eoach and gudgeon 

 were entirely confined to the waters below Cornhill, with the 

 exception of 2 roach secured at Monteviot and Eoxburgh Castle on 

 the Teviot. Perch were mainly in the lower waters, though 54 were 

 taken at Hendersyde. Pike were mainly in the higher reaches 

 netted, while eels were taken nearly all over. Most of the salmon 

 were netted in the upper waters, while brown trout were taken every- 

 where. Many of the fish destroyed were opened, but pike and perch 

 were the only fish in whose stomachs anything was found. One 

 pike contained two yellow trout (six and nine inches) and five small 

 fish so far digested that they could not be identified. Another had 

 three smolts, and a third two yellow trout about eight inches each. 

 Twelve of the perch had small fry in their stomachs." — ■ (' The 

 Scotsman,' August 30th, 1913.) 



