of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1912 was £1205 8s. 



2. The assessment levied was Is. 6d. per £ — £90 8s. Id. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are two in number, one being permanent and 



the other being employed in the close season. 



4. Prosecutions instituted : — ^None. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Pish— 



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



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



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — No new fish passes built or in prospect. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with : — None. 



Pollutions— 



1. None. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. No disease. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 4th November. 



2. The greatest number spawned between 8th November and 12th December. 



3. Spawning ceased at the middle of January. 



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



spawning season is regarded as highly satisfactory. Water generally 

 at half flood. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards on 12th April. They 



were to be seen in great numbers in the month of May, and by 20th 

 June they had disappeared from the river. 



2. As a smolt year 1912 was very good. 



REPORT FROM NESS DISTRICT. 



Take of Pish— 



1. The number of fish taken was : — 



By Hxed engine — Below average. 



By rod and line, 629— Loch Ness 406, River Ness 223. 



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



Sea trout appeared in river in the month of April. Grilse were first 

 observed in the river in the month of June. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 28 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Caught with rod and 



line at Dochfour in September. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1912 was ^3835. 



2. The assessment levied was £339. 



3. The water bailifi"s employed are three in number. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : - -One case 



of poaching by means of rod and line and killing a sea trout in river. 

 This was brought by a proprietor of fishings on the river. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Pish— 



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



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



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — None. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with : — None. 



Pollutions— 

 1. None. 



