Appendices /<> FH/ffomth Annual Report 



5. The only fish pass (salmon ladder^ on Uarnach, a tributary of the River 



Fleet. * 



6. No. 



7. No. 



Pollutions — 

 No. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Very slightly ; appeared first in March on the Helmsdale ; at its height 



about middle of May ; disappeared in July. 



2. Very low. 



3. Eighteen in all from Helmsdale and Brora ; nearly all male kelts. 



4. No. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 12th October. 



2. 20th October to 20th November. 



3. End of November. 



4. Very high all through the season. 



5. More. 



6. Helmsdale, Brora, Fleet (on East coast), Inver, Laxford, Inchard (on west 



coast), with their tributaries. 



Kelts— 



1. 13th March (East coast) ; 10th March (West Coast). 



2. April. 



3. End of Mav. 



4. High. * 



Smolts — 



1. 1st Mav. 



2. Yes. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon- 

 There is one small hatchery on the Brora ; one at Inchnadamph, Assynt ; 

 and one at Badcall, Scourie. Not now used for salmon hatching. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 No reliable information. 



General Question— 



The close time for angling should begin about 15th October instead of 31st 

 October, by which time many fish in most of the river have spawned. 



SUTHERLAND, NORTH COAST DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a), (h), (c) and (d) Below the average. 



2. (a) and (b) Salmon, 1511; grilse, 7202; trout, 284; cannot separate; (c) 



about 800. 



3. (a) February ; (b) May ; (c) May to September. 



4. (a) and (6) Not known. 



5. (a) 26 lbs. ; (b) 37 lbs. ; (c) 23 lbs. 



Protection — 



1 and 2. No assessment. 

 4. None. 



