of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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SUTHERLAND, WEST COAST DISTRICT. 



Take of Fish— 



1. (a), {h\ (c) and {cl) Below the average. 



2. {h) 1,141 salmon, 3,024 ^'rilse, 203 trout; (c) about 150. 



3. {a) Early in June ; (6) July and. August ; (c) July and August, by rods. 



4. (6) March — Salmon, 2*27 per cent.; April— Salmon, 5-78 per cent.; May — 



Salmon, 3172 per cent.; grilse, 27 per cent.; June — Salmon, 38-12 

 per cent., grilse, 36 9 per cent.; July — Salmon, 20 '6 per cent., grilse, 

 55*2 per cent.; August — Salmon, 1*4 per cent., grilse, 5*10 per cent. 



5. (6) Not known, (c) Uncertain ; 33 lbs. on the River Inver. 



Protection — 



1. No assessment. 



2. No assessment levied for protection. 



3. Seven keepers, who watch the river. 



4. No. 



Pollutions — 

 None. 



The Salmon Disease — 



1. No signs of disease observed. 



The Spawning Season — 



1. On November 10. 



2. 16th November to 20th December. 



3. About the 1st of January. 



4. Low to begin with, then medium level. 



5. Apparently less. 



6. Kirkaig, Inver, Laxford, Inchard, and Dionard. 



Kelts— 



1. About 24th March. 



2. April. 



3. Latter end of May. 



4. Varying from medium to half-flood. 



Smolts — 



1. About the end of April. 



2. No, not very good. 



Artificial Propagation of Salmon — 



There are two hatcheries in the district, one at Inchnadamph, Loch Assynt. 

 and the other at Geisgill, near Scourie. About 80,000 fish could be 

 hatched out in each annually. 



Proportion of Male to Female Salmon — 

 No, not with any degree of accuracy. 



General Question — 

 No. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER BALGAY. 

 No answers have been received. 



THE DISTRICT OF THE RIVER TORRIDON. ; 

 No answers have been received. 



