268 Appendices to Tiventy-ninth Annual Report 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are :— One at South Connel — refuse of dyes and 

 other material from woollen mill — has not been put right. 



The Salmon Disease— None. 



The Spawning- Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on November 1st, sea trout ; 2nd Novem- 



ber, heavy show ; 18th November, first salmon seen spawning. 



2. The greatest number spawned on November 30th. 



3. Spawning ceased about the end of December. 



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



spawning season is very good. The show of breeding fish is quite up to 

 the average, and rivers not being too heavy in flood, this season should 

 turn out very good. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards on April 18th. 



2. As a smolt year 1910 was good. 



Notes. — June 8th — Owing to the dry weather in smaller burns, where sea 

 trout were seen spawning last October, the young of that spawning were 

 seen dead in hundreds owing to want of water. 



October 31st — Clean run salmon caught on river Awe ; male fish, 9h lbs. 



REPORT FROM CLYDE AND LEVEN DISTRICT, INCLUDING 



LOCH LOMOND. 



Take of Fish— 



1. The take of fish (a) by sweep net in tidal waters of the Clyde estuary, and 



(6) by rod and line in the Loch Lomond watershed, has been above the 

 average of previous years. 



Note. — There are no fixed engines in the district. 



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



\h) By sweep net in the Clyde estuary — (1) 262 salmon, (2) 273 

 grilse, (3) 5427 sea trout, 

 (c) By rod and line (approximately) — In Loch Lomond, but not in- 

 cluding its tributary streams — (1) 120 salmon and grilse, (2) 

 1159 sea trout. In 1909, a poor angling season ; only 448 sea 

 trout were got. 



*Note. — Netting began 7th May, and closed 23rd July, Saturday 

 and Monday of each week being treated as close time. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 





['Salmon, 







8 



48 



44 









By Sweep Net- 



1 Grilse, 









5 



95 









' Sea trout, 







"'3 



22 



75 









By Rod and - 

 Line, 



"Salmon 

 1 and Grilse 

 - Sea trout, 



1 



4 



30 

 2 



35 

 7 



14 



6 

 50 



9 

 25 



1 



5 



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

 the above return, are as follow : — 



(1) In Clyde nets, (a) grilse on 21st June ; (h) sea trout on 7th May, when 



netting began. 



(2) In Loch Lomond, (a) grilse on 4th July ; (6) sea trout on 22nd April. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was (a) in 

 Clyde nets, 20 lbs. ; (6) in Loch Lomond, 18^ lbs. 

 The particulars' of time and place of capture are not noted. 



