of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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Artiticial Propagation of Salmon — 



There is a salmon hatchery in this district at Conon Bridge. It partly 

 belongs to Colonel Mackenzie of Seaforth and partly to the District 

 Board. It is capable of hatching from 180,000 to 200,000 ova. In 

 consequence of the river being in flood during the spawning season I 

 was unable to secure a sufficient number of salmon eggs to fill the 

 hatchery. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 When netting the river Conon for spawning salmon in November we caught 

 two males to one females. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER ALNESS 



Take of Fish— 



1 . (a), (6), (c), and {d) Below the average. 

 •2. No. 



3. {a) Month of May ; {h) July and August ; (c) July. 



4. Can't say. 



5. (a) Heaviest salmon 25 lbs., heaviest trout 5 lbs.; (c) heaviest salmon 



about 12 lbs. 



6. Yes ; grilse and salmon as a rule heavier. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



1. No dams destroyed or new dams altered. 



2. Yes, so far as regards the Alness river, but on the Balnagown river some 



of the old dams are not quite according to the Act, but the worst dams 

 have been altered so that now fish can get up the river when in Hood. 



4. Yes, when there is water enough in the river. 



5. No. 



6. No. 



Pollutions — 

 1. No. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. No salmon disease in our district. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. Sea-trout about 15th September, salmon and grilse about 25Lh September. 



2. Between 1st and 20th of November. 



3. Spawning finished about end of December. 



4. About half-flood. 



5. Less. 



6. Upper reaches of Alness river. 



Kelts— 



1. About 1st March. 



2. April. 



3. June. 



4. Flooded. 



Smolts — 



1. About middle of May. 



2. Very good. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



A hatchery in our district about three miles from the sea. About 60,000 

 ova last year. The hatchery belongs to the D istrict Board. 



