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Appendices to Thirteenth Annual Report 



2. (a) Helmsdale— salmon, 1132 (weight, 11,884 lbs.) ; grilse, 1080 (4913 



lbs.) ; trout, 124 (207 lbs.). Brora— salmon, 1289 (weight, 12,905 lbs.) ; 

 grilse, 1033 (5048 lbs.) ; trout, 321 (532 lbs.). Fleet— salmon, 20 ; (c) 

 No returns from Brora, but on 3 rivers from 1000 to 1100 salmon. 



3. (a) First clean fish caught on Helmsdale 12th of January, Brora, February ; 



(6) By nets, May ; rods, March and April ; (c) Somewhat earlier than 

 usual this year. End of May and through June. 



4. (a) March, 18, April, 25, May, 30, June, 12, July, 8, August, 7. 



5. (a) 35 lbs. ; (c) 28 lbs. 



Protection — 



1 and 2. £1855. All belong to the 'Duke of Sutherland. No assessment. 

 3. Three employed by proprietor. Keepers also assist in watching. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 



5. The only fish-pass in the district is on the Carnach, a tributary of the Fleet. 

 It is generally in good order and affords free passage. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. To a very small extent on the Helmsdale. Showed first in April ; at its 



height June ; disappeared August. 



2. Very low indeed. 



3. Seventeen in April, 14 in May, 23 in June — all clean fish, and nearly all 



female. 



4. Hardly ever any sign of disease except when water low and pools over- 



crowded with fish. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. 12th of October. 



2. 20th of October to 20th of November. 



3. Early in December. 



4. About average height. In very good condition for spawning. 



5. Considerably more. 



6. The upper reaches of the Helmsdale and Brora with their several tributaries. 



Kelts— 



1 . End of February. 



2. End of March to middle of April. 



3. End of May. 



4. Low. 



S molts — 



1. 29th of April to 1st of June. 



2. Helmsdale not good, Brora fair. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 

 Small hatchery near Loch Brora belonging to the Duke of Sutherland — 

 150,000 to 200,000. For last three or four years only used for Loch 

 Leven trout. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 River bailiffs state that more female salmon are caught by rods. The net 

 fishers say that males predominate. 



Fluctuations in the River Level — 

 General terms. 



SUTHERLAND, NORTH COAST DISTRICT 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a), (6), (c) and (d) Above. 



2. (a) and (b) 13,670. Cannot separate — about fths (b) ; (c) about 850 fish. 



