Ueport on Salmon Fisheries. 
vii 
The following is the rental of the Tay fishings from 1828, the Liental of the 
date of Home-Drummond'S Act, till 1891 :— Taysince 
Voir 
I I MI . 
i ear. 
iveniai. 
1828 
■£14 r ,74 10 
o 
V 
1 ftfiO 
£1 ft97 1 0 
p. 
4 
1829 
1 4 *>9Q 1 0 
o 
1 ftftl 
14 009 1 r » 
7 
1830 
1 *3 747 8 
o 
1 ftfi9 
14 OHO 19 
\ ' 
1831 
13 874 0 
o 
1863 
1 4 232 1 6 
a 
\) 
1 832 
1 1 629 0 
o 
1864 
16 742 5 
1 7 61 ft 0 
2 
1833 
1 1 577 0 
o 
V.' 
1865 
7 
1834 
1 0 907 1 0 
o 
1 ftf-56 
17 46^ ^ 
A 
1835 
10 856 10 
o 
1867 
1 6 852 1 8 
4 
1836 
10 91 1 10 
• • X\')£XX L\J 
l ftfift 
. . X\J)iJ\JO XO 
1 ( ) 
1837 
. 10,150 6 
o 
1 86Q 
1 7 444 1 
t \ 
\ i 
1838 
10 985 0 
o 
1870 
. 17,044 8 
A 
*± 
1839 
1 0 4Qft 0 
lft7l 
1 fi *3ft9 ft 
A 
JLo40 
11,058 0 
0 
1872 
15,loz 15 
0 
1841 
10,846 5 
o 
1 87'^ 
1 7 519 14 
V 
1842 
1 0 9*35 1 5 
o 
1874 
18 941 1*} 
• • XO)»7^±X XO 
Q 
o 
1843 
10 512 5 
o 
1875 
21,634 4 
4 
1844 
10 "386 10 
» • lUjOOU X\J 
o 
1876 
1 9 9*}0 l ft 
• • Xi/ji/OV/ XO 
A 
1845 
10 751 15 
o 
1 877 
XO 1 i . 
21 126 14 
1846 
1 0 09Q 1 ^ 
o 
yj 
1 ft7ft 
. 21,187 1 
n 
1847 
11 421 10 
19 057 10 
• • XZij\/«J | XV/ 
o 
1879 
21 697 14 
v/ 
1848 
o 
1880 
29 51 ft ft 
. 19,579 11 
7 
1849 
. 10,729 16 
0 
1881 
5 
1850 
9,491 11 
o 
1882 
19,221 11 
7 
1851 
9,530 0 
7,973 5 
0 
1883 
. 17,773 3 
0 
1852 
0 
1884 
. 19,655 14 
5 
1853 
8,715 17 
6 
1885 
. 20,417 0 
2 
1854 
9,269 6 
5 
1886 
. 22,542 2 
8 
1855 
9,977 13 
5 
1887 
. 22,143 16 
7 
1856 
. 10,199 10 
4 
1888 
19,655 0 
. 17,731 2 
0 
1857 
. 10,772 0 
5 
1889 
0 
1858 
. 11,487 2 
5 
1890 
. 17,819 10 
0 
1859 
. 11,884 14 
0 
1891 
. 17,237 6 
8 
It will be observed from the above statement of the rental of 
the Tay, that, from the time when the netting season was ex- 
tended to the 15th September by the Act of 1828, the produce of 
the river went on decreasing until in 1852 it had fallen to its 
lowest point, £7973, 5s. The proprietors then voluntarily agreed 
to return to what had been the beginning of the close-time for 
400 years previously to the passing of the Act of 1828, viz., the 
27th August ; and the beneficial effects of this change were soon 
apparent, as, in 1861, the rental had risen to £14,009, 15s. 7d. 
By the Act of 1862, the close- time was fixed from 21st August to 
4th February, and it was afterwards changed by Order under the 
Secretary for Scotland's hand from 27th August to 10th February. 
The rental reached its highest point in 1886, when it was 
£22,542, 2s. 8d. Since then it has fallen off. But not more than 
might naturally occur, owing to the fluctuations of the seasons and 
other disturbing causes. 
In Loch Tay 81 salmon, weighing 1470 lbs., were captured in Loch Tay 
1891 between the 15th January and the commencement of the 
netting season on the 11th February ; and between the 11th 
February and the close of the fishing season of 1891 244 were 
caught, weighing 4381 lbs., or a grand total of 325 salmon, weighing 
5851 lbs., or an average of 18 lbs. 
