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Appendices to Thirty-first Annual Report 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Owing to flooded water, tish could not be seen spawning. 



2. The greatest number spawned in January. 



3. Spawning ceased in January. 



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



spawning season is regarded as very good. 



Smolts— 



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



2. As a smolt year 1912 was very good. 



REPORT FROM UGIE DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. The take of fish generally throughout the district has been a little better 



than in season 1911. 



2. The actual number of fish caught has been as follow^s : — 



(a) By fixed engine — 730 salmon, heaviest fish 39 lbs. ; 800 



grilse, average about 6 lbs. 

 {h) By sweep net — 600 sea trout, from 2 to 10 lbs. 

 (c) By rod and line — 35 salmon ; 1500 finnock and sea trout. 



3. Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow : — 



Gril^:e made their appearance about the 1st of April, and went off about 

 the middle of August. Sea trout made their appearance in the month 

 of June, and continued right on to October. There was a very good 

 run. 



4. The Aveight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 39 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — By fixed engines, at the 



mouth of the river Ugie. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1912 was £784. 



2. The assessment levied was Is. Igd. per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 5 in number — 1 regular man, who has the 



assistance of 4 gamekeepers of Colonel Ferguson of Pitfour Avhen on 

 their beats. 



4. Prosecutions instituted : — None. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect — None. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — Yes. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with — None. The existing fish passes 

 aflford a free and natural passage to fish at all times. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance this year in the month of December 1911, 



and reached its height in January 1912. 

 The river Avas free of diseased fish in May 1912. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the riA^er and destroyed was as 



follows : — 4 males and 6 females — kelts. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spaAvning on 20th November 1911. 



2. The greatest number spaAA'ned between the end of November and end of 



December 1911. 



3. SpaAvning ceased in the first Aveek of January 1912. 



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



spaAA^ning season is regarded as very good. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts Avere noticed to be migrating seaAvards in the beginning of April 



1912. 



2. As a p.molt year 1912 was very good. There AA'as a great appearance 



in the tidal A\'citers in the end of April and during May. 



