of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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SUTHERLAND, EAST COAST DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a) Below ; (6) much below, with the exception of the River Brora, 



where it has been slightly over the avera<(e ; (c) below ; {d) below. 



2. (a) Helmsdale— 351 salmon, 469 grilse, and 72 trout ; Brora — 871 salmon, 



238 grilse, and 127 trout ; Fleet— 20 salmon. (6) 2709 salmon, 4778 

 grilse, 627 trout, (c) Helmsdale — 507 fish ; Brora — about 300. 



3. (a) January 11th; (6) June; (c) June and July. 



4. (a) March, salmon 15*01 percent.; April, salmon 25'28 per cent.; May, 



salmon 20*94 per cent.; grilse 4*94 per cent. ; June, salmon 24*5, grilse 

 38*06 per cent; July, salmon 14*4 per cent., and grilse 55*7 percent.; 

 August, grilse *01 per cent. (6) February, salmon *07 percent. ; March, 

 salmon 1*1 per cent.; April, 14*6 percent, salmon; May, salmon 36*13 

 per cent., grilse 2*7 per cent. ; June, salmon 23*5 per cent., grilse 22*9 

 per cent.; July, salmon 18*2, grilse 61*6 per cent; August, salmon 

 6*4 per cent., grilse 13 per cent. 



5. (a) 31 lbs.; (6) 40 lbs.; (c) 29 lbs. 



Protection — 



1. £1855. (Helmsdale angling let with shootings, and .£600 apportioned for 



angling rent; but the angling let separately from the shootings would 

 let at a much higher figure.) 



2. None. 



3. Four. All keepers bound to assist in watching rivers. 



4. No. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Fish — 

 2. There are no cruives. 



4. No. 



5. Yes. 



6 and 7. No. 



Pollutions — 



1. None. 



2. No. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. Very slight ; noticed first in August ; still appearance of the disease on 



the Fleet. 



2. Low. 



3. Not more than a dozen altogether this year. 



4. No. ^ ■ 



The Spawning Season — 



1. 10th to 12th October. 



2. 20th to 30th October. 



3. The end of November. 



4. Various, but generally low. 



5. Considerably less. 



6. Brora, Helmsdale, Fleet, and their several tributaries. 



Kelts— 



1. 11th March. 



2. End of March to end of April 



3. End of May. 



4. Low. 



Smolts — 



1. May and June. 



2. Yes. 



