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Appendices to Thirty -first Annual Eeport 



COUNTY OF SUTHERLAND — NORTH COAST DISTRICT 

 (RIVERS HALLADALE, NAVER, BORGIE, KINLOCH, 

 AND HOPE). 



Take of Pish— 



1. The actual number of fish caught has been as follows : — 



(a) By fixed engine — 579 salmon, 1729 grilse, and 10 sea trout. 

 (6) By sweep net — 1285 salmon, 2648 grilse, and 68 sea trout, 

 (c) By rod and line — 472 salmon, 126 grilse, and 1151 sea trout. 



3. 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. 





C Salmon 







3 



29 



46 



22 







By Fixed Engine, 



■{ Grilse 









1 



59 



40 







(Trout 



::: 







10 



30 



60 









C Salmon 



... 







38 



51 



11 







By Sweep Net, 



\ Grilse 



... 







2 



71 



27 







( Trout 



... 







3 



27 



70 









i. Salmon 



6 



22 



26 



12 



5 



9 



11 



9 



By Rod and Line, 



< Grilse 









1 



8 



42 



33 



16 



I Trout 







"2 



2 



9 



47 



28 



12 



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

 the above return, are as follow : — First grilse caught by bag-net on 17th 

 May. First sea trout caught by rod on 15th March. 

 4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 32 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — In bag-net east from 

 Bighouse Head. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1912 was £1300, per valuation roll. Angling 

 mostly let with shootings, and not opportioned at full value. 



3. The water bailifi's employed are four in number, in addition to keepers 

 who assist in the watching. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 22nd October. 



2. The greatest number spawned from 8th November to 20th November. 



3. Spawning ceased on 1st December. 



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



season is regarded as fair. Rivers were high during spawning season. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in May and the beginning 



of June. 



2. As a smolt year 1912 was fair. 



REPORT FROM GRVDIE (DURNESS) DISTRICT, 



Take of Fish— 



2. The actual number of fish caught has beem as follows : — 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea — 69. 



(h) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters — 0. 



(c) By rod and line — 849. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — By fixed engine— June, 49 ; 

 July, 50. By rod and line — June, 34 ; July, 17 ; August, 26 ; Sept., 23. 

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

 On Dionard, sea trout appear in May and grilse in July. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was, by fixed 



engine, 23 lbs., and by rod, 16 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Former near mouth 

 of Loch Erriboll in June ; latter on Lower Dionard in September. 



