of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 37 



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

 times of greatest run, the figures are ; — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



By Fixed Engine, . 



















By Sweep Net, 



6 



8 



9 



8 



10-5 



50 



8-5 





By Rod and Line, . 



















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

 the above return, are as follows :— First grilse appeared on 2nd May, 

 and principal run occurred in July. Principal run of sea trout 

 occurred in July. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 45 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Caught by fixed 

 engine at Port Fife station, Gamrie. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1905 was £3368 14s. 



2. The assessment levied was £863 4s. 7d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 11 in number, and superintendent. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follows : — Case 



against John Eennie for illegal fishing at Huntly. Fined 10s. 



No obstructions to the passage of fish. 

 No pollutions. 



The Salmon Disease— 



I. The number of dead fish taken from the river was as follows : — 





Males. 



Females. 



Kelts, .... 



69 



19 



Clean, .... 





1 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 16th October 1904. 



2. The greatest number spawned between 15th November and 31st December 



1904. 



3. Spawning ceased on 19th January 1905. 



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



spawning season is regarded as fair. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in the beginning of April. 



2, As a smolt year 1905 was good. 



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