of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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The Salmon Disease— 



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



and reached its height in March. 

 The river was free of diseased fish in May. 



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



follows : — 





Males. 



Females. 



Kelts, .... 



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13 



Clean, . 







The Spawning Season— 



1. Owing to floods fish could not be seen spawning so early as usuaL 



2. The greatest number spawned from the middle of December to the middle 



of January. 



3. Spawning ceased in February. 



4. As regards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as favourable. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April and May. 



2. As a smolt year 1906 was very good. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon— 



1. The number of ova secured locally during the past season was 50,000. 



2. In securing ova the numbers of male and female fish captured were 



not recorded. 



REPORT FROM UGIE DISTRICT, 

 Take of Fish— 



1. As compared with the average results of previous years, the take of fish 



generally throughout the district has been about the average of 

 former seasons. 

 More particularly it has been 



(a) By fixed engines in the sea, about the average. 



(6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters, slightly improved. 



(c) By rod and line, about the average. 



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



(a) By fixed engine, 900 salmon and 600 grilse. 



(b) By sweep net, 800 sea trout. 



(c) By rod and line, 1100 finnock and sea trout, 34 salmon and 



grilse. 



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. 



Juue. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct, 



By Fixed Engine, 





•6 



3-3 



13-3 



16-3 



33-3 



19-3 



133 





By Sweep Net . 













25 



50 



25 





By Rod and Line, 



4-4 



26-45 



44-19 



17-63 







4-4 



1-23 



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