of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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aiders that ' there is at least one male to one female fish, and that is 
' allowing them to be going both fresh to the spawning bed. Stricter 
1 observation is to be given to this matter by the bailiffs during the 
1 present season.' He considers ' that the little black bird with a white 
1 breast, which is locally known in this district by the name of " Water 
1 Jock," should be shot down at all seasons, as he is looked upon, and 
' with good cause, as an ova eater.' He likewise considers that the 
interests of the salmon fisheries in the Spey District are greatly injured 
by the want of a yearly close time for fresh-water trout. 
The following is a copy of the Superintendent's Annual Report for the 
year ending 26th August 1891, submitted to the meeting of the Spey 
District Board held at Elgin on 23rd October 1891 :— 
/. — Salmon Spawning. 
The following Tables show the dates of the first appearance of salmon 
spawning beds, the number seen and counted by the bailiffs during the last two 
spawning seasous of 1889-90 and 1890-91, on the following named streams or 
tributaries : — 
1889-90. 
Name of Stream. 
Spawning Commenced. ™ ^ 
Fiddich, .... 
1st October, 1889 
545 
Avon, 
10th October, 1889 
484 
Livet, 
3rd October, 1889 
269 
Conglass, .... 
Lochy, 
10th October, 1889 
92 
9th October, 1889 
49 
Dulnain, .... 
10th October, 1889 
597 
Nethy, 
17th October, 1889 
175 
Druie, 
14th October, 1889 
166 
Feshie, 
16th October, 1889 
193 
Tromie, .... 
14th October, 1889 
152 
Truim, 
1st October, 1889 
108 
Spey (above Laggan, Badenoch), 
11th October, 1889 
102 
Total, 2932 Spawning Beds. 
1890-91. 
Name of Stream, 
Fiddich, 
Avon, . 
Livet, . 
Conglass, 
Lochy, . 
Dulnain, 
Nethy, . 
Druie, . 
Feshie, . 
Tromie, 
Truim, . 
Spey (above Laggan, 
Spawning Commenced 
7th October, 1890 
4th October, 1890 
8th October, 1890 
4th October, 1890 
9th October, 1890 
11th October, 1890 
24th October, 1890 
Ilth October, 1890 
13th October, 1890 
14th October, 1890 
10th October, 1890 
Badenoch), 9th October, 1890 
Total, 
Decrease in Spawning Beds from last year's number, 
2768 Spawning Beds. 
164 
2932 
