of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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2. Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follows : — 



June and July are the principal months for grilse and sea trout. 

 When mouth of river was netted trout were noticed to be in greater 

 numbers about the middle of June. 



3. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken daring the season was 4<> lbs., 



taken in the Garry. 



Protection- 



1. The assessable rental for 1906 was £3502 1 5s. 



2. The assessment levied was 2s. in the £. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 8 in number — 1 superintendent, 3 per- 



manent bailifis, and 4 temporary watchers. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follows : — No 



prosecutions. Five cases of fixed engines reported at Chauory Point, 

 within the estuary of the Ness ; no proceedings taken, but interdict 

 threatened. 



Pollutions— 



1. The existing pollutions are nothing to speak of. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning at end of October. 



2. The greatest number spawned in November and January. 



3. Spawning ceased at end of January. 



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



spawning season is regarded as the best for the last eight seasons. 



Smolts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in the month of April. 



2. As a smolt year 1906 was an average one. 



REPORT FROM GONON 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. 

 More particularly it has been 



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



fishery, which was above the average. 

 (6) By sweep net in tidal or fresh waters, a little below the average. 

 (c) By rod and line, Brahan and Fairburn below the average. 

 Corl Craigdanod, Little Seatwell, Seatwell, and Strathconan 

 above the average. 



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



(a) By fixed engine"! 



(6) By sweep net [impossible to obtain this information, 

 (c) By rod and line J 



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



times of greatest run, the figures are : — 





Feh. 



Mir. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



By Fixed Engine, 



3 



8 



10 



11 



12 



38 



18 







By Sweep Net, . 



10 



9 



8 



6 



8 



39 



20 







By Rod and Line, 



1 



8 



11 



12 



13 



22 



15 



10 



8 



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

 the above return, are as follows : — Grilse made their appearance about 

 the middle of May. Clean sea trout in tidal waters at all seasons, 

 The main run of sea trout was in March and April. 



