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Appendices to Thirty -third Annual Report 



REPORT FROM WICK DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. Tlie estimated catch iii relation to that of former years was : — • 



By fixed engine — Slightly below average. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — By fixed engine — Fel^ruary, 2 ; 

 March, 7 ; April, 10 ; May, 15 ; June, 25 ; July, 30 ; August, 6. 



3. Sea trout : — 



(a) The number taken was about 1 dozen. 



(6) As compared with previous years — -Average. 



4. The weight of the heaviest sahnon taken during the season was 29 lb. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture arc : — 13th July, at Wick. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1914 was £516. 



2. The assessment levied was Is. 7d. per £. 



3. One water bailiff is employed. 



4. I'articulars as to prosecutions mstituted are Ijriefly as follow : — Two lads 



were prosecuted in September for taking salmon in Wick Bay, and 

 were put under probation for six months, being their first offence. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 1st November. 



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



spaw^ning season is regarded as average. 



Smolts — 



1, Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April. 



2. As a smolt year 1914 was average. 



REPORT FROM COUNTY OF SUTHERLAND—NORTH COAST 

 DISTRICT {RIVERS HALL AD ALE, NAVER, BORGIE, KIN LOCH, 

 AND HOPE). 



Take of Fish— 



1 . The number of salmon, grilse, and sea trout : — Salmon. Grilse. Sea Trout. 



{a) By fixed engines in the sea . , 463 1778 9 



{})) Bv sweep net m tidal or fresh waters 961 1572 2 



(c) By rod and Ime .... 543 69 437 



2. Expressed cis 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. 



f Salmon , 

 By Fixed Eni^dne \ Grilse 



I Trout . 





.. 



16-2 



•05 

 11-0 



21-6 

 1-05 



44-1 

 67-3 

 66-7 



17-9 

 31-1 

 22-3 



-2 

 -5 





1' Salmon . 

 Bv Sweep Net | Grilse 



I Trout . 







35-7 

 1-0 



49-1 

 64-0 

 100-0 



15-2 

 35-0 







j' Salmon . 

 I Trout . 



8-5 



25' 1 



273 



25-1 

 1-6 



5-2 

 30-0 

 2-9 



7-5 

 50-5 

 78-0 



"5 

 14-5 

 16-6 



•8 

 5-0 

 -9 



