of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 23 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in May. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was an average. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon— 



1. The river has not been netted for spawners for some years. 



REPORT FROM CONON DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



3. Expressed as percentages for each month of the season, so as to show the 

 times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



By Fixed Engines, 



1 



7 



8 



15 



17 



42 



10 





By Sweep Net, 



2 



6 



7 



10 



11 



48 



16 





By Rod and Line, 



3 



25 



20 



10 



14 



11 



9 



8 



Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared, as included in the 

 above return, are as follow : — The first grilse caught was in the Cromarty 

 sweep net fishings on the last day of April. The main run of sea trout 

 is in March and April. Clean sea trout in tidal waters of the Conon at 

 all seasons. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 30 lbs. 

 At Hilton bag net fishery. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for year 15th May 1908 to 15th May 1909 was £2967 



10s. 



2. The assessment levied was Is. 4d. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 2 in number — 1 permanent inspector and 



1 temporary bailiff. 



Obstructions to the Passage of B'ish— 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with are : — Falls of Conon, Falls of Rogie, 



Falls of Garve, and Falls of Orrin. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 24th October. 



2. The greatest number spawned from the 5th to the 19th November. 



3. Spawning ceased about the middle of December. 



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



spawning season is regarded as an average one. 



Smolts— 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was fairly good. 



REPORT FROM ALNESS DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 39 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Taken by sweep net on 

 the Teaninich fishings, at the mouth of the River Alness, about the end 

 of June. 



Protection— 



1 . The assessable rental for 1908 was £455 15s. 



2. The assessment levied was 4s. per £. 



