of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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The Spawning Season — 



1. Last week in October in the tributaries of the River Lochy. 



2. Last week in November and first week in December. 



3. Last year the spawning finished about the end of December, and thin is a 



fair average. 



4. High. 



5. Less. 



6. The rivers Roy, Spean, Cour, Lochy, Loy, Nevis, Lundv, Arkaig, and 



Gloy. 



Kelts— 



1. Not known. Every flood in spring takes down great numbers of kelts. 



2. Not known. 



3. In the month of April. 



4. Higli. 



Smolts — 



1. End of April. 



2. Not very good. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 Yes. On the Spean. 

 About 100,000. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 



The average this season as regards the River Lochy was 2 females to 1 male 

 as the result of actual enumeration. 



General (Question — 

 Yes. That the Saturday slap should begin at sunset on Friday night instead 

 of Saturday, or at latest should begin with the commencement of the 

 flood-tide on Saturday afternoon. Fish in this district approach the 

 rivers with the flood-tide. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER GIRVAN. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) None ; (6) average ; (c) above ; (cl) above. 



2. (a) About 6 salmon in one pool of the river ; (b) 300 salmon, 850 grilse, 



and 2260 trout ; (c) about a dozen salmon and grilse (sea trout not 

 known). 



3. (a) 1st April ; (b) August ; (c) about 15th June. 



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



5. (a) Not known ; (6) 40 lbs. ; (c) 23 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £524. 



2. None. 



3. None. 



4. None. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. None. 



2. No cruives fished. 



3. Yes. 



4. No. 



5. When in flood. 



6. No. 



7. None. 



