of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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end of September. 3153 yellow trout were caught during 1891 — the 
heaviest weighing 2 J lbs. The different lochs have been stocked for the 
last eleven years with Loch Leven and American brook trout from 
Howietoun Hatchery. 
On the water belonging to the Breadalbane Hotel, the fishing was Breadalbane 
much as usual. 37 salmon, weighing 671 lbs., were caught in 1891, Hotel, 
and 1090 trout weighing 359 lbs. The heaviest salmon was 28 lbs. and 
heaviest trout J \ lbs. The yellow trout fishing is increasing, owing to the 
lochs being stocked from Lord Breadalbane's Hatchery and not being much 
fished. A gauge is enforced — no trout being allowed to be basketed under 
7 inches in length. 
From Rodono Hotel, near St Mary's Loch, it is stated that the fishing Rodono Hotel, 
is much the same as it has been for the last five years. Some weeks as 
much as 80 lbs. of trout have been taken by anglers from the hotel. 
Salmon are rarely caught, but sea-trout up to 7 lbs. are got, and yellow trout 
up to 3 or 4 lbs. April, May, and J une are the best months for yellow 
trout fishing. There is no Hatchery in the district, but Loch Skene was 
stocked four years ago with Loch Leven and American brook trout, which 
are doing well. 
In the Outer Hebrides, in South Uist and Benbecula, there are two Creagorry and 
hotels which are now well frequented during the fishing season. At ^.g|^ ois( ^ a ' e 
Creagorry Hotel, in Benbecula, there is any amount of loch fishing. The 
sea-trout run up to 4 lbs. and the yellow trout to 2 lbs. The lochs are 
late — August and September being the best months both for sea-trout and 
yellow trout ; there are no salmon. During 1891, the hotelkeeper opened 
up outlets to two lochs, the principal obstruction being walls built for the 
purpose of net poaching. There are said to be good and extensive spawn- 
ing grounds in connection with various lochs, if proper outlets were made 
to the sea. The other Hebridean Hotel is at Loch Boisdale, in South 
Uist, where also the lochs are very late, the sea-trout not running until 
August. May and June, however, are good months for yellow trout 
fishing. The heaviest sea-trout in 1891 was %\ lbs., and the heaviest 
brown trout 4 J lbs. Loch Bornish produces the finest yellow trout in 
the hotel waters. They are of the Loch Leven type. One gentleman, 
fishing it in 1890, caught 5 trout weighing 9 \ lbs. A close time is kept 
in the waters attached to the hotel from 31st October to 22 nd February. 
Probably the finest sea-trout, or rather bull-trout fishing, in the United 
Kingdom is in the little River Howmore and its appurtenant lochs in 
South Uist. In two afternoons, many years ago, I took 48 sea-trout from 
the river with the fly ; the river and lochs are strictly preserved. But I 
have now before me a paper sent me by a gentleman well acquainted with 
both river and lochs, in which he states that, in 1887, out of the pool opposite 
the rod-house on the Howmore, 1750 lbs. of large sea-trout were taken by 
the net one morning. He further states that, in different years, he fished 
the Howmore River and Loch twenty-three times, capturing altogether 475 
sea-trout weighing 598| lbs., and 404 yellow trout weighing 128 \ lbs. ; 
or a total of 879 trout of all kinds, weighing 727f lbs. 
The fishing from Loch Eck Hotel seems to have beeu fairly good in Loch Eck 
1891, as 25 salmon weighing 254 lbs.; 8 grilse weighing 48 lbs.; 198 Hotel, 
sea-trout weighing 396 lbs. ; 5 salmo ferox weighing 26 lbs. ; and 249 
loch trout weighing 115 lbs. were captured. The heaviest salmon was 
25 lbs. ; the heaviest grilse, 8 lbs. ; heaviest sea-trout, 4 lbs. ; and 
heaviest loch trout, 5 lbs. Sea-trout run in May and June ; salmon and 
herlings in July and August ; and grilse in June and July. The best 
months for yellow trout fishing are from May till October. It is stated 
that the River Curr, which flows into Loch Eck, is very much poached 
all the year round. This, perhaps, is not to be wondered at, as there is 
