of the Fisher]/ Board for Scotland. 



5] 



1897. 



Name of Stream. Spawning Commenced. ^ sL^on* 



Fiddich - - - 7th October 657 



Avon - - - 6th „ 1200 



Livet - - - 14th 1534 



Conglass - - - 18th „ 312 



Lochy - - - 18th „ 104 



Dulnain - - - 14th „ 464 



Nethy - - - 19th „ 185 



Druie - - - 12th „ 200 



Feshie - - - 13th „ 528 



Tromie - - - 21st „ 154 



Truim - - - 20th „ 119 



Spey (above Laggan, Badenoch) 4th „ 204 



Total, - - - 5661 Spawning Beds. 



1898. 



Name of Stream. 



Spawning Commenced. 



No. of Beds 

 for Season. 



Fiddich 



5th October 



463 



Avon 



5th 



» 



718 



Livet 



7th 





917 



Conglass 



- 11th 



?) 



153 



Lochy 



- 11th 



5» 



29 



Dulnain 



4th 



JJ 



410 



Nethy 



19th 



5J 



302 



Druie 



- 16th 



» 



172 



Feshie 



- 14th 





610 



Tromie 



- 15th 





100 



Truim 



- 19th 



» 



26 



Spey (above Laggan, Badenoch) 12th 





83 



Total, - - 3983 Spawning Beds. 



Table of Twelve Years' Spawning Beds Counted on Tributaries. 



number of Beds for 



year 1887 



3,849 



Do. do. 



1888 



5,637 



Do. do. 



1889 



2,932 



Do. do. 



1890 



2,768 



Do. do. 



1891 



4,591 



Do. do. 



1892 



5,287 



Do. do. 



1893 



4,635 

 7,214 



Do. do. 



1894 



Do. do. 



1895 



6,203 



Do. do. 



1896 



4,778 



Do. do. 



1897 



5,661 



Do. do. 



1898 



3,983 



The past year's spawning season shows a decrease of 1678 spawning beds 

 when compared with the number counted upon the tributaries for the previous 

 year. Owing to the scarcity of grilse and salmon during the summer and 

 autumn of last year a large falling-off in spawning fish was a reasonable 

 result. It was upon the Avon and Livet where the major decrease took place, 

 the deficiency of these two streams alone being 1089 beds. Avon and Livet 

 depend upon the autumn run of fish. The decrease on Fiddich was 194 beds. 

 The bulk of spawning on this stream now takes place during the months of 

 November and December by sea-trout in the upper or Auchindoun district. 

 Owing to the sudden check which befel the " whisky boom " last winter, the 

 Dufftown district distilleries were considerably reduced in their work or out- 

 put, and this fact, more than by any improvement otherwise made by the 

 distillers in the way of purification treatment of their effluents, had the effect 



