of the Fisliery Board for Scotland. 



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>Jame of Stream. 



1895. 

 Sijawniiig Conunenceil. 



Fiddich 



Avon _ . - 



Livet 



C-onglass 



Lochy 



Dulnain - - - 



Nethy 



Druie - 



Feshie . . - 



Troinie 



Truim _ . - 



Spey (above Laggaii, Badenoch) 



Total, 



1st October 



15 til 



?) 



lOLJl 





1 4tli 



">•) 



14th 





15th 



55 



11th 



5> 



15th 



3) 



14tli 



)) 



16th 



)1 



17th 



5) 



15th 





6203 Spawning Bed;- 



Name of Stveain. 



Fiddich - 



Avon 



Livet 



Conglass - 



Lochy 



Dulnain - 



Nethy 



Druie 



Feshie 



Tromie 



Truim 



1896. 



Spawning Commenced. 



6th October 

 10th „ 

 14th „ 

 14th „ 

 22nd 



13th „ 

 15th „ 

 13th „ 

 12th 

 17th 

 14th 



Spey (above Laggan, Badenoch) 10th 

 Total, . 



No. of Beds 

 for Season. 



292 



754 



773 



189 

 74 



868 



418 



215 



636 



210 



198 



151 



4778 Spawning Beds 



Table of Ten Years' Spawning Beds. 

 Total number of Beds for year 1887 - - - 3,849 



Do. do. 1888 - - - 5,637 



Do. do. 1889 - - - 2,932 



Do. do. 1890 - - - 2,768 



Do. do. 1891 - - - 4,591 



Do. do. 1892 - - - 5,287 



Do. do. 1893 - - - 4,635 



Do. do. 1894 - - - 7,214 



Do. do. 1895 - - - 6,203 



Do. do. 1896 - - - 4,778 



The decrease in spawning beds for last year when compared with the 

 previous year is 1,425 beds. The falling-off in spawning took place on the 

 Fiddich and the Avon and Avon tributaries. On the Fiddich the deficiency 

 compared with previous year was 423 beds, while upon the Avon and its 

 tributaries the decrease was 1,423 spawning iDeds, giving a total over the two 

 tributaries of 1,846 beds. The foregoing figures, however, show that 421 beds 

 of an increase for last season had been counted upon the tributaries of Spey 

 above Grantown. During the spring and summer of 1896 salmon were 

 plentiful in the River Spey and sea coast. The grilse season for same season 

 was poor. The salmon fell off towards autumn, and did not run in the river 

 again to any extent until November and December. The fish that ran up the 

 river during the last two mentioned months were numerous, but these 

 spawned on River Spey, principally between the two points of Boat o' Brig 

 and Grantown. This last-mentioned run of fish did not seek into the Fiddich, 

 in my idea, for the following rea.sons : — In the first place, on account of the 



