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as yet they have not been very well patronised. Should 
the weather remain open, they will, however, be found 
a boon for tbe visiting angler, who at the present time 
i.s much in favour of Boston as a fishing centre. It has 
certainly of late furnished the best sport, and where 
sport is the sportsman may be depended upon finding it. 
Lincoln and the Fosdyke stations have lost a good deal 
of favour lately through poor sport, and though exagge¬ 
rated reports have been put about, they have failed to 
bring back their old-time popularity. If Boston wishes 
well to the anglers who favour it, they will do well to 
look after a good supply of fish for them. Luce. 
Yore, Wliarfe, Swale, &c.— All the snow and ice 
has now vanished, and there is still a chance of a week 
or two of grayling fishing as soon of the rivers run clear 
of “broth.” No one ought to take grayling after Feb. 
1.5; even now some of them are full of spawn.— Francis 
K. 'Walbean. 
Scotch Reports. 
Biriiani Hotel, Birnam, N.B.— On Thursday Mr. 
A. D. McLeod, Windermere, caught one salmon, 301b., 
on Murthly. On Saturday Mr. W. P. Dunlop, of Sydney, 
one salmon. 171b On Monday, Mr. Dunlop two beautiful 
salmon, 181b. and dulb. Also on Tuesday Mr. Dunlop 
one salmon, 101b., on Murthly; and Mr. Cesari one 
salmon, 181b. on hotel water. 
Dee, Don (Aberdeenshire). —A rattling fresh has 
set in just in the nick of time to save the advent of the 
opening season on the Dee, Don, and other northern 
streams from being a blank. The rivers are in full 
Hood, and with the fine drawing waters there is a cer¬ 
tainty of a good head of spring fish being found well up 
into the middle reaches of the Dee at least. The 
breaking up of the ice-bound rivers on Wednesday 
last was a grand sight, and for fully twenty-four 
hours after the rivers were one mass of pack-ice, 
so thickly set that the ferry-boats had to suspend 
their usual crossings, and many of the sma.ller 
bridges were in danger of being swept away. Since 
then the weather, with the exception of Saturday, when 
it blew a perfect gale of wind and snow, has been 
most favourable. The fresh has been thorough, and the 
volume of water sent down most gratifying. Large 
numbers of dead fish, all spent, and chiefly fungoid, have 
been cast up in the backwaters. The terrific ice crash, 
the sounds of which were heard miles from the river, 
accounts for these victims, but in the case of the 
majority of these their loss can be easily spared. Ten 
fish were taken from one spot to-day ( Tuesday) all 
heavily affected with/Sftprolegam/era.r. Not a vestige 
of the late storm now remains on the low grounds, 
while the snows on the distant hills are much broken. 
Sport is now a certainty on the middle and lower 
reaches on the 11th, and, with a continuance of open 
fresh weather, a larger head of fish may confidently 
be counted on, and be found farther inland.— Deesider. 
Halladale (Sutherland). —No. 5 beat on the Halla- 
dale was fished by the Sandside rod on the 23rd inst. 
Four kelts were landed, but no clean fish were seen. 
Biver in very good fishing order, but don’t expect that 
there are clean fish up yet. Weather very mild and rain 
felling, which should fetch up some early springers. 
When ice broke up a good many kelts were killed. This 
river is now divided into six beats, which will be more 
satisfactory than before.— Nicol McNicoe. 
Helmsdale (Helmsdale). -It seems fated that this, 
the month of January, should still prove as unproductive 
of sport as its brother of 1892. At the period of the 
opening of the i-iver for angling then, the weather was 
very similar to what it was this season, with this 
difference, that this year the frost was much more 
severe, and of much longer duration, and the river 
become icehound very early in December, bringing the 
volume of water down almost to its former level. This, 
with the extreme low temperature of the water must 
have kept back salmon from taking the river, and even 
with the recent floods, I am somewhat afraid that but 
few fish ventured up stream. The past week has been 
very boisterous, and not at all favourable to angling, 
and I am only able to report, as will be seen below, the 
capture of one new fish. On Tuesday Mr. George Ross 
fished No. 6 (Kildonan), but the water was too high, 
being full from “bank to brae,” and got nothing. On 
Wednesday the river was no lower, rain having fallen, 
and no angling was tried. On Thursday two anglers 
w'ent out, although it blew a gale, Mr. Richard Ruther¬ 
ford and the Rev. O. McMillan, but only two kelts were 
landed. Friday was again stormy, snow falling almost 
without intermission, and angling was not attempted. 
<)n Saturday' snow was still falling, but the river had 
fallen a little, and Mr. George Ross, fishing No. 2 beat, 
landed a nice shaped newly run fish of 131b., this being the 
first salmon of the season got here. On Monday, the 23rd, 
which was a likely day for angling, Mr. Ross fished 
No. 1 beat, but was blank; the Rev. G. McMillan was 
also out, but got nothing. Tuesday, the 21th, was 
extremely wet, and three anglers went out, but up to 
the hour of posting none of them had returned. There 
is little doubt but salmon are now taking the river, and 
when the weather settles, as I expect it will soon, good 
sport I hope will be got. Some sportsmen are expected 
on Thursday, and I would say to those who intend 
angling on this river that it would be well for them to 
be on the ground now. ' No trout fishing has yet been 
attempted here, the river being much too high.—S. C. 
Loch and River Tay.— The angling which, on 
account of the low water and ice, opened indifferently, 
has much improved since the thaw, and more genial 
conditions set in. There appears to be plenty of fish, 
with few kelts, but a good many diseased ones. The 
following are some of the takes that have been made ; 
—Locb Tay, Lochy Hotel: Mr. Paterson, two of 221b. 
and 181b. ; Dr. Allum, Stirling, one of 201b.; Mr. Rich¬ 
mond, Glasgow, six of 171b., 181b., 191b., 221b., 221b., 
and 241b. ; Mrs. Richmond, Glasgow, two of 331b. and 
241b. Reserve water : Mr. Pullar, Bridge of Allan, one 
of 201b. Kenmore Hotel water ; Mr. Wright, one of 
201b. ; Mr. Houston, Glasgow, one of 241b.; Mr. W. J. 
Fraser, one of 171b. ; Mr. T. Russel, two of 161b. and 
171b.; Mr. Atken, of Letterallen, five of 181b., 201b., 
221b., 23jlb., 321b. Killim reserve water; Mr. Frank 
Mappin, three of 191b., 231b., and241b. ; Capt. MacNeill, 
one fine' fish of 201b. Killin Hotel water ; Mr. Unwin, 
three of 201b., 211b., 241b. Ardeonaig Hotel water : Mr. 
Stewart Feddal, one of 231b. ; Mr. Stewart, Edinburgh, 
two of 171b. and 241b. : Mr. Thomson, Manchester, two 
of 181b. and 271b. The Tay, Bornam Hotel water : Mr. 
Dunlop Sydney, three of 171b., 181b., and 201b. ; Mr. 
McLeod, Windermere, a clean fish of 301b. ; Mr. Cesari, 
five fine fish of 2Glb., 22lb., and three over 181b ; Col. 
Sandeman, on Stanley water, two of 181b. and 191b. ; 
James Carr, keeper, on Stenton water, one of 251b.; 
John Roy, keeper, on Dalguise water, two of 251b. and 
261b.; Mr. Fenton, with Messrs. Whitton, sen. and jnn., 
on Stobhall water, nine of 161b., IG^lb., 18|lb., two of 
1941b., 2r;ib.,221b., 2741b., and 351b.—I asqair. 
Loch Tay. —The opening week on tbe Killin Hotel 
water has been very good for the number of boats, viz., 
two. Mr. Frank Mappin caught six salmon, 21!b., 161b., 
241b., 191b.,231b., 271b. ; Mr. R. Unwin caughtfour, 241b., 
211b., 161b., 201b.; Capt. McNeill, 231b., fishing only one 
day ; Bridge, of Lochay Killin Hotel water, three boats 
out, viz.: Mr. Richmond, Glasgow, three salmon, 171b., 
191b., 221b.; Mrs. Richmond eight salmon, 161b., 321b., 
211b., 331b., 221b., 221b.. 221b., 181b., 241b. ; Mr. Paterson, 
Glasgow, three salmon, 181b., 221b., 231b. The snow and 
ice baa all broken up now. The loch is in far better 
condition, and a fine spate on at the present time_; just 
what is required to bring the salmon up the river. 
Tay (Perth). —The melting snow has kept the river 
out of ply for a day or two, but it is in good condition 
again. Sport continues good, and fish are reported to be 
numerous. Mr. McIntosh, the keeper, killed two fish on 
the Stothall water on Wednesday, and one of 301b. was 
got on the Birnam Hotel water, on Thursday, by Mr. 
McLeod. On Saturday, Messrs. Major and Poynson 
killed two on the Meikleour water, 22lh. and 181b. Two 
fish were also got on the Scorn water, by Mr. Murray. 
Mr. Dunlop Sydney killed one of 181b. on the Birnam 
Hotel water, and Mr. Boy, the keeper at Dalguise, 
killed two, 261b. and 251b. Mr. Fenton killed six on the 
Hobbell water, averaging 201b. each, and Mr. Still killed 
three on the Easthaugh water, during the week. Col. 
Sandeman killed two on the Stanley water, 301b. and 151b. 
On the Stobhall water Col. Cornwall Legh had two on 
Saturday, one on Monday, and one on Tuesday 211b. 
The Rev. M. Campbell killed one of 171b. on the 
Logierait water on Tuesday ; Mr. Fenton, one of 81b. on 
Stobhall, and Mr. Joynson, one of 1641b. on Mickle our. 
The boatmen killed two on Stanley, 201b. and 171b., and 
one of 161b. was got on the Birnam water by Mr. Dunlop, 
and one of 181b. by Mr. Cesari. 
Thurso (Halkirk, N.B.).— The prospects are now 
excellent. A good spate has been going on since' 
Sunday, and fresh fish were seen running up six miles 
from the sea. It is rare to see fish running up this 
river in January, but the favourable temperature of the 
water accounts for it. It reached 424 degrees on Tues¬ 
day, which is three degreea warmer than the sea. That a 
good head of fish have come up there can be little doubt, 
and the anglers who intend “opening the ball” on 
Monday are pretty sure of having “ tight lines.” The 
fish seen running were small springers, from 81b. to 
101b. These take fly much better than heavy fish. 
Anglers, as a rule, much rather catching two small fish 
than one large one, and certainly they afford better 
sport. Brawl Castle is now open for the anglers. 
Irish Reports. 
Ballinderry. —The river is rising steadily from the 
rush of water in the numerous tributaries coming down 
from the Tyrone slopes of the Sperrin mountains. The 
last runs of salmon are up on the redds, and only a few 
straggling fish are lying in the lower stretches. No 
salmon over 301b. were seen clearing the weirs, but 
plenty of 201b.; lake trout were observed on the fords. 
Every prospect looks favourable to the approaching 
angling time. I regret to say that the Ballinderry has 
lost one of its best, if not the best, anglers in the 
removal of Garret Nagle, Esq , R.M., to Omagh, where 
he will have good sport I trust on the Mourne and 
Strule. 
Later.—T he water is getting below winter level. 
Yesterday I walked about seven miles of the main 
stream and its tributaries, and I noticed a great many 
redds in use that were not used last season. Only a few 
salmon were observable on the spawning beds. There is 
no doubt but that this happy state of affairs is almost 
entirely due to the high water preventing netting on the 
shallows and gaffing at the weirs. On the lower three 
miles of the river there are four old bailiffs, of whom 
scarcely one could wrestle the ghost of a poacher. The 
sooner a change is made in the bailiffs the better. 
Black'water, co. Tyrone. —“ I have seldom seen 
more lough trout go up the Blackwater,” was the remark 
of an old angler to me a few days ago (and inquiries in 
other quarters confirmed the statement) and he might 
have added “ few of them will come down again,” for 
the great lake trout loves to penetrate into small 
runners, where it falls an easy prey to the wiles of the 
poacher. The river is keeping fairly high, and a little 
pike spinning is reported from the Monaghan tributaries 
—the Emyvale, Mountain, and other small streams. 
[January 28, 1898 
BuBk (co. Antrim). —The spawning season was a 
fairly successful one on the Bush—one of the best white 
trout streams in Ulster. A perceptible increase in the 
numbers of white and brown trout on the spawning 
fords is reported, and salmon were numerous. Spent 
fish are dropping down stream. At the last Dervock 
petty sessions. Captain R. J. Montgomery in the chair, 
a young lad, named Kane, was charged for having a gaff 
in his possession on the banks of a tributary of the Bush. 
The charge was fully proved, but in consideration of his 
youth, he was let off with the mitigated penalty of 10s. 
and costs. ’Twould have been much more to the 
purpose if he had been sent to a reformatory for a time. 
Clady (Antrim). —The stream is w'ell stocked with 
fish, and the spawning season was a gra'd success. 
Belfast anglers may look forward to heavy bags in the 
coming months, fishing does not commence till March 1. 
At the last Crumlin Petty Sessions two poachers, who 
were caught gaffing trout, with four fish in their posses¬ 
sion, were fined in £ 4, or in default two months retire¬ 
ment in Her Majesty’s Hotel, Belfast, at the suit of Mr. 
W. Savage, inspector of fisheries. A third poacher, 
who was involved in the matter, effected his escape to 
Australia, whore he is safe for another six years any way. 
Shannon and Lough Derg (Eillaloe).— The 
River Shannon is in splendid trim, the weather is mild 
enough for May, and all the fishermen are beginning to 
overhaul their fishing craft in anticipation of early visits 
from their English patrons, who are always so welcome 
here. I understand that Major Traherne has retaken 
the section of the salmon preserves which he has rented 
for the last three years, and his friend Col. Willans has 
also secured for the coming season the reach which he 
fished last year and the year before. Mr. W. Y'oung, 
D.L., and party will fish his preserves (the Killaloeside 
of the river, and the pick of the basket here) from 
April 15 to May 31, when he will be succeeded on same 
water by a party of English gentlemen who have tbe 
fishing for June and July. Applications for fishing are 
pouring in to me by each post, so that I think we will 
have a busy time of it here throughout the coming 
season. I can safely say that the prospects of sport 
next month (February) could not possibly be better. 
Upper and Lo'wer Bann. —The spawning season is 
now practically over. Close observers inform me that 
the number of medium weight salmon which passed up 
the Lower Bann was far in excess of last season, but 
that few very he ivy fish were observed crossing the 
weirs, falls, and fords. Poaching was greatly restricted 
and almost exclusively confined to the more remote 
branches on which some captures were effected by tbe 
bailiffs and examples made by delinquents. It is said 
that the Bann and Foyle Fishery will erect another 
hatchery on this river. Angling commences on March 1, 
but sport is limited till the warmer weather. A favourite 
station is Toomebridge, and anglers intending 'to visit 
the Bann should make arrangements for patronising the 
O’Neill Arms, the genial owner—Mr. F. Grant—of 
which is ever ready to assist by every means the wander¬ 
ing Waltonian. Nothing particular, except a little 
netting, to report from the upper river. 
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in and relating to bawling fishing gear. 
21,433. Samuel Allcock, of Standard Works, Red- 
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119. William Hardy and John James Hardy, for 
improved means for attaching reels to fish¬ 
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634. David Allan, for improvements in and relating 
to long lines for deep sea fishing. 
664. John Pyndar Wright, of Bank of England, 
London, for improvements in fishing rods 
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