of the Mshery Board for Scotland. 



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ANSWERS TO THE FOREGOING QUESTIONS. 



(The Answers apply to the period from 1st November 1901 to 

 1st November 1902.) 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER FORTH. 

 Take of Fish— 



1. About the average ; (a) above the average ; {h) below the average ; (c) 



above the average ; (d) about the average. 



2. No means of knowing, 



3. (a) 16th January ; (b) June, July, and August ; (c) grilse, June, July, 



and August ; sea-trout all through the fishing season. 



4. No means of knowing. 



5. 42 lbs. ; (a) 38 lbs. ; (6) 40 lbs. ; (c) 42 lbs. 



6. Very remarkable. 



Protection — 



3. Twelve. 



4. There were 8 prosecutions instituted under the Salmon Fishery Acts in 



1902 — Not observing the weekly close time on the sea coast, taking 

 salmon smolts by rod and line, gaffing salmon at the foot of dam 

 dykes, and jiggering salmon at the foot of dam dykes. Convictions 

 in all cases. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. There were no dams destroyed, or new built, or old dams altered in 1902. 



2. The dams and hecks are not worked in accordance with the provisions 



of the bye-laws. 



3. 4, and 5. No. 

 6. No change. 



Pollutions — 

 1 and 2. No. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Yes. 9th October 1902. 



2. High. 



3. lean state for the months of October and November and December — 



72 male salmon, 14 female salmon, 14 male grilse, 10 female grilse, and 

 3 sea-trout; about half of the fish was unspawned. Total, 113. This 

 is a long way below the average for the river Forth for the three 

 months in former years. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 20th November 1901. 



2. 1st December and 25th, 1901. 



3. 10th January 1902. 



4. Low. 



5. About the average in 1901. 



6. Teith, Allan, Kelty, Ardoch, and Devon. 



Kelts— 



1. 2nd December 1901. 



2. 15th May 1902. 



3. 17th May 1902. 



4. High. 



Smolts — 



1. May and June 1902. 



2. About the average. 



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