of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Boddam Station. 



(a) By fixed engine — 500 salmon and 570 grilse, 

 (c) By rod and line— 250 sea trout. 

 Total by net, 2477 salmon and grilse, and 767 sea trout. Total by rod, 

 9 salmon and grilse, 1805 sea trout and finnock. 



3. The lessees refuse to give particulars of the percentages for each month of 



the season. 



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

 the above return, are as follow : — Grilse appeared in the last week of 

 April at the station at the mouth of the river Ugie, and went off about 

 the first week in August. Sea trout appeared about the first week in 

 June, and there was a good run of them right on to the end of October. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 38 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are :— First week of September 



at the mouth of the river Ugie. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1911 was £789. 



2. The assessment levied was £54 12s. lid., being at the rate of Is. 4fd. 



per £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 5 in number — 1 regular man, who has the 



assistance of 4 gamekeepers of Colonel Ferguson of Pitfour while on 

 their respective beats. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — One 



prosecution was instituted at the instance of the Board. On 17th 

 October last two men were caught on the river having nets therein, and 

 their catch consisted of 12 sea trout and 2 yellow trout. Complaints 

 were taken out against them and they pleaded not guilty. Trial was fixed 

 for 3rd November in Peterhead Sheriff" Court, and after evidence had 

 been heard the Sheriff convicted the accused and imposed a penalty of 

 16s. 9d. with £1 3s. 3d. of expenses on each, with an alternative of seven 

 days' imprisonment, and also declared the fish and nets forfeited. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect — None. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — Yes. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect — None. The existing fish passes afford a 



free and natural passage to fish at all times. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with — None. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. Disease made its appearance this year in the month of December, and 



reached its height about the middle of January 1911. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in the end of April 1911. 



2. The number of diseased fish taken from the river and destroyed was as 



follows : — 8, all kelts ; 3 males and 5 females. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 25th November 1910. 



2. The greatest number spawned — 25th November 1910 and 1st January 



1911. 



3. Spawning ceased between the end of December 1910 and January 1911. 



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



spawning season is regarded as satisfactory. The fish were favoured by 

 the heavy spates being past before they were ready to shed their ova on 

 the reeds, and on the whole the past season could be said to have been 

 a good one. There was a big run of late spawners. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in the first week of April 



1911. 



2. As a smolt year 1911 was very good. There was a large migration of 



smolts. The tidal waters were full of them during the month of May 

 1911. 



