of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



47 



2. The actual number of fish caught has been as follows : — 



(a) By fixed engine — Salmon, 896 ; grilse, 2444 ; trout, 158 — West 



Coast bag-nets. 



(b) By sweep net — Salmon, 859 ; grilse, 751 ; trout, 667 — Brora 



sweep nets. 



(c) By rod and line — River Helmsdale, 1375 (lower, 822 ; upper, 



553) ; Fleet, 172 salmon and grilse and over 200 seat trout ; 

 Brora, 380 ; Inchard, 64. 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



C Salmon, 

 *By Fixed Engines Grilse, 

 (Trout, 







■8 

 •6 



5-0 

 2-4 



38-4 

 •6 

 10-7 



36-0 

 54-1 

 32 6 



12-8 

 44-0 

 51-0 



7-0 



1- 3 



2- 7 





r Salmon 



t£By Sweep Net \ Grilse, 

 (Trout, 









43-0 



25-0 

 •6 

 3-0 



19-0 

 35-0 

 45-0 



13-0 

 64-4 

 52-0 







§By Rod and J Salmon, ) 

 Line ( Grilse, j 



•8 



4-6 



12-1 



15-6 



16-2 



15-8 



16-5 



11-5 



6-9 



* West Coast bag nets. f Brora sweep nets, 



X Fishing on river suspended till 1st May ; figures shown for April arrived at by includ- 

 ing fish netted in Loch Brora. § River Helmsdale. 



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

 above return, are as follow : —First salmon caught in West Coast bag- 

 nets, 13th March ; first trout, 18th March ; and first grilse, 3rd May. 

 Main run of grilse and trout on West Coast in June and July, and same 

 on East Coast. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was — On 

 Helmsdale, 27 lbs. ; Brora, 23| lbs. ; Fleet, 20J lbs. ; Inchard, 17 lbs. ; 

 Kirkaig, 28^ lbs. ; Inver, 1% lbs. ; Laxford, 274 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Helmsdale fish caught 

 on Lower Torrish Pool, No. 3 beat, on 26th February ; Brora fish 

 caught by Major Burnell Milnes on 24th February in the small pool 

 above Cliff Pool ; Fleet fish caught in Rovie Poll in September ; and 

 Inchard fish caught on Garbetbeg on 21st August. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1909 was— East Coast £2160, West Coast £1317 ; 



but angling mostly let with shootings, and value not fully apportioned. 



2. Assessment levied — None. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 5 in number, but all the estate keepers 



undertake watching as part of their duty. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — None. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect — No additional dams to those 



already reported on. 



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



3. Fish passes built or in prospect— No additional ones. 



4. Natural obstructions not yet dealt with are — Too numerous to give in 



detail. 



Pollutions— 



1. No pollutions exist in this district. 



The Salmon Disease— 



1. No disease on Helmsdale or West Coast rivers. One diseased fish taken 

 from Brora at Carroll. 



