38 



Appendices to Seventh Annual Report 



and other riparian proprietors of the trout fishings ex adverso of their 

 respective lands. 



Statistics of Fish taken. — The following table of fish captured during 

 the past angling season has been compiled from the water-bailiff's book. 

 Along side of it there are placed the similar tables for 1886 and 1887, a 

 comparison with which shows that the total take during the season ended 

 is greater than either of the previous years. The main causes of the 

 continuing rise in the catch are believed to be the still improving condition 

 of the river water, and the increasing numbers of river and migratory 

 trout. It is proper to state that the figures given in the tables are under 

 the mark, the water-bailiff not having been always able to obtain the parti- 

 culars of every basket. 





1886. 



1887. 



1888. 





Fish. 



Weight. 



Fish. 



Weight. 



Fish. 



Weight. 



February (from 11th, ) 

 Opening Date), . ] 

 March, 

 April, 

 May,. 

 June, 

 July,. 

 August, 

 September, 

 October, . 



39 



34 

 137 

 37 

 9 

 1 

 63 

 184 

 158 



lbs. 



281 



26 

 117 

 31 



1 



36| 

 116| 



240 



153 

 80 

 70 

 85 

 56 

 143 

 568 

 217 



lbs. 



151| 



851 



35| 



291 



32 



23 



59 



375 



125 



80 



79 

 350 

 33 

 15 

 555 

 814 

 224 

 112 



lbs. 

 46 



51i 

 2381 

 18i 



n 



207 



303 

 86J 

 5l| 



Approximate Totals, 



662 



465 



1612 



916 



2262 



1011 



The average weight of each fish, as shown by the foregoing totals for 

 1888, is 7 J oz., but fish of 1 lb. have been repeatedly captured, and a 

 number have been taken scaling 1J lbs. In August, in particular, a 

 number of sea-trout were taken in the lower water scaling \\ to 2 J lbs. 



Stocking. — The operations of the Committee towards replenishing the 

 stock of fish in the Association's waters are as follows : — 



1886. 



April. A purchase was made from the Howietoun Fishery of two-year 



old ' Loch Leven,' which were placed in the Upper Water, . 300 

 May. Dr. Thos. F. Spence, Edinburgh, kindly presented a lot of young 

 salmon, hatched out by himself from Esk (Dumfriesshire) 

 ova. These were placed in the rill of the water running into 

 the Upper Water above the Inveresk Weir, . . 500 



Sept. A purchase of very fine yellow trout, taken from the Salton 

 Water Reach of the River Tyne, Haddingtonshire, was distrib- 

 uted at various points in the Upper Beat, . . . 850 

 Oct. Mr A. G. Anderson, Edinburgh, presented 30,000 young Tay 

 salmon, reared in his hatchery at Linlithgow Loch. These 

 were distributed as follows: — 



South Esk— I. Arniston Policies, . . 12,000 



2. Newbattle Policies, . . 6,000 



North Esk— 3. Penicuik Policies, . . 6,000 



4. Melville Castle Policies, . 6,000 



30,000 



