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Appendices to Twenty -seventh Annual Report 



REPORT FROM STINCHAR DISTRICT. 

 Take of Fish— 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 41 lbs. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was £400. 



2. The assessment levied was £13. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards on 15th May. 



2. As a smolt year 1908 was very good. 



REPORT FROM BL AD ENOCH DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



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



(b) By sweep net, 50. 



(c) By rod and line, 28. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 23^ lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Barhoise Dam, Penning- 



hame Estate water, by sweep net, in May. 

 I have not been able to get returns of the fish taken in Lord Galloway's 

 Innerwell stake nets, nor his sweep net fishing, which is let. I under- 

 stand, however, both had a fair season compared with recent years. 



Protection- 



1. The assessable rental for 1908 was £326 10s. 



2. The assessment levied was 12s. 5d. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 2 in number. 



A heavy assessment was required in connection with legal proceedings 

 v. Armstrong ct Sons, Ltd., mill owners, Tarft' Mills, Kirkcowan. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — Armstrong & Sons have made a pass in 



their dyke. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Spawning season from middle of November to middle of December. No 



special note taken. 



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



season is regarded as indifferent by some, though probably not much 

 different from other years by others. 



REPORT FROM CREE DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



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



(c) By rod and line : — 101 salmon and grilse. Sea trout not counted. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 



April May June July Aug. 

 By Bod and Line (salmon and grilse), 12 37 17 3 31 



Particulars as to the times grilse appeared are as follow : — Grilse appeared 

 in rivers in month of July — very late owing to dry month of June. 

 Appeared in tidal waters about middle of June. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was — In rivers, 



14 lbs. (several of these). Bod and line — salmon do not run to big weight 

 in this water. In tidal waters no returns. 

 As there was no outstanding weight secured, there are no particulars of 

 capture of the heaviest salmon. 



