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Appendices to Twenty- seventh Annual Report 



REPORT FROM FINDHORN DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



3. Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow : — 



First grilse caught by fixed engines, 2nd May ; by net and coble in 

 fresh water, 15th May ; main run of grilse in July ; main run of sea 

 trout in June. 



4. The weight, of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 40^ lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Burghead, end of July 



(coast net). 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was £3661. 



2. The assessment levied was £300. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 3 in number, and 12 additional bailiffs are 



employed during spawning season. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 16th October. 



2. The greatest number spawned between 20th October and 25th November. 



3. Spawning ceased on the upper reaches by the 28th November ; on the 



lower reaches not yet done spawning (31st December). 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as below the average. The water during 

 spawning season on the upper reaches was very low. The fish from the 

 lower pools could not get to the upper fords in time for the usual 

 spawning season. They fell back and have spawned lower down. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April, May, and June. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was about an average. 



REPORT FROM NESS DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



2. The actual number of fish caught has been as follows : — 



(a) By fixed engine, about 12,000. 



(b) By sweep net, about 2000. 



(c) By rod and line, about 800 salmon and grilse over district. 



3. Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow : — 



Grilse appeared as early as April, largest run end of July ; sea trout, 

 July and August. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 42 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Spring ; Garry. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was ^3532 15s. 



2. The assessment levied was £323 16s. 8d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 8 in number — 1 superintendent, 3 permanent 



bailiffs and 4 temporary. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning in middle of October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in November and December. 



3. Spawning ceased at end of January. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as very good — the river during spawning 

 months being greatly above normal. 

 The number of couples counted on each different river in the district : — 

 Garry, 120 couples ; Kingie, 106 couples ; Quoich, 16 couples ; Loan, 42 

 couples ; Morriston, 28 couples ; Oich, 28 couples ; Eurick, 15 couples ; 

 Eathy, 12 couples ; Ness, cannot say (water in spate during spawning 

 season). 



The above figures are from the different watchers stationed at these rivers 

 during the spawning season. 



