of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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3. Expressed as percentages for each month of the season, so as to show the 

 times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feb. 



Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



( Salmon, 

 *By Sweep Net < Grilse, 

 (Trout, 



- 



20-58 



36-13 



29-97 

 8- 



6-25 



6-73 

 16- 

 35-51 



6-59 

 58-66 

 41-58 



17-34 



16-66 



- 



( Salmon, 

 By Fixed Engines Grilse, 

 (Trout, 





2-92 



9-3 

 •1 

 •48 



30-6 

 •11 



8-53 



39-8 



27-48 



27-01 



35-71 

 62-63 

 59-24 



1-67 

 9-68 

 4-74 





By Rod and Line, 



•98 



3-63 



25-20 



17-10 



20-93 



16-12 



8-32 



7-72 



Brora net 

 fishings. 



West Coast 

 bag nets. 



River 



Helmsdale. 



* Fishing on river suspended till 1st May ; figures shown in March and April arrived at 

 by including fish netted in Loch Brora. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the seas'on was 36lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Caught by Mr. 

 Milburn in River Brora, fishing with fly. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1907 was— East Coast £2160, West Coast £1317 ; 



but angling mostly let with shootings and not apportioned at full 

 value. 



2. No assessment was levied. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 4 in number, but all gamekeepers on 



estate are bound to assist in watching. 



4. No prosecutions. 



Obstructions to the Passage of B'ish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect : — None during 1907. 



2. With regard to the observance of bye-laws : — These have been duly 



observed. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect : — None built in 1907. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with are : — There are quite a number 



of these. 



Pollutions— 



None exist. 



The Salmon Disease— 



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



after spawning season. 

 The rivers are not yet free of diseased fish. 



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



follows : — 



Males. Females. 

 Helmsdale. Brora. Helmsdale. Brora. 

 Kelts, 12 4 4 6 



Clean, . . ... ... 1 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on October 10th. 



2. The greatest number spawned about the first week of November. 



3. Spawning ceased about the end of November. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, ihe pa.sc 



spawning season is regarded as not up to an average, as the water 

 was low and there were fewer spawning fish. 



