of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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REPORT FROM LOCHY 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 : — 





May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



By Rod and J | a } mon and , § rilse ' 

 Line oalmon, grilse, and 

 ( sea trout, 



4-30 

 1-18 



9-30 

 4-34 



30-98 

 11-28 



17 90 

 47*55 



25-47 

 30-88 



12 04 

 4-80 



Note. — Only one beat fished in May. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 43 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — 24th October, in Spean, 

 No. 1 beat (top beat) ; river very low at time ; taken with No. 10 

 " Thunder and Lightning " fly. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was £2880. 



2. No assessment levied. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 11 in number. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning at end of October in small tributaries. 



2. The greatest number spawned in November. 



3. Spawning ceased on 20th December. 



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



spawning season is regarded as rather scarce. River mostly too high. 



REPORT FROM AWE DISTRICT 



Take of Fish— 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 50 lbs. — 

 male fish. 



The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Caught in bag-net at 

 Dunstaffnage fishing station on July 8th. 



Protection— 



2. No assessment was levied. It is now about to be levied. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 1 in number, under immediate control of 



Board. There are some keepers in the district who hold the commission 

 as bailiff from the Board. 



The Spawning- Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning — Sea trout, 16th October ; fine show of 



spawning sea crout, 20th November : salmon, 16th November. 



2. The greatest number spawned on 14th December. 



3. I think salmon spawning will not cease until beginning of January, as a fine 



show was seen late going up the River Awe. 



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



spawning season is regarded as a good show of breeding fish. The state 

 of water at the beginning of the spawning season was not too high, but 

 at the height of the spawning season a very heavy flood came which 

 Would destroy some of the beds. On the whole, the season should be a 

 fairly good spawning one. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in May, the eighth day — 



fair show, but late. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was fairly good. 

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