Pebruary 18, 1893] 
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the river so early as Jan. 11 is a mistake. That new 
fish in fair numbers are now in the river, I do not for a 
moment doubt, but the regular spring run of salmon on 
this river is not yet by any means at its best, nor 
will it be for some little time yet. Under certain 
atmospheric and weather conditions the salmon now in 
the river take the fly, but the still very low tempera¬ 
ture of the water is greatly against their doing so, 
Salmon and other fish under such conditions are, 
as is well known, in a semi-torpid state, which pre¬ 
vents them from moving in the manner the.v do when the 
the temperature of the w ater is normal. The weather 
here continues very cold and stormy, and during the 
last few days a good deal of snow has fallen, and, natar- 
ally, frost prevails. The week’s record, which is far 
from a heavy one, is as follows: On Tuesday, the 7th, 
Mr. Radcliffe, on Xo. 1, got a salmon of !llb. ; and Mr. 
Ross, on Kildonan, one of Dlb, also. On Wednesday 
.Mr. KadcliS'e, on Kildonan, got a salmon of 71b. on the 
Fall pool. On Thursday Mr. Radcliffe had a salmon o 
Sib. on Xo. 5, and Mr. Richard Rutherford, on Xo. 2, 
one of 91b. On Friday, which was a very stormy day, 
Mr. Richard Rutherford got two salmon of 111b. and 
91b. on Cain pool. On Saturday Mr. Boss had a 
salmon of IClb. on Xo. 2. On Monday all the anglers 
were quite blank. To - day (Tuesday) is a very 
stormy day, with wind, snow, and sleet, and we are 
threatened mth a snowstorm. I have had no news up 
to the hour of closing my report.—S. C. 
Kenmore Hotel. —On River Byon, Mr. Philip Geen. 
the 10th, salmon, 2.51b.: 14th, two salmon, 171b., 1.51b.: 
Itltb, one, 161b. Dunnevis, keeper, Dewar, 1.5th, salmon, 
261b.— Knight. 
Killiu Hotel (Loch Tay, Perthshire). — The fol¬ 
lowing list of salmon have been caught from the 8th 
inst., viz., on the 9th, Mr. Ritchie, 261b. ; Mr. Biyley, 
231b. and 151b ; Mr. Bayley. one 191b. ; Mr. Clephan. one 
201b. ; Mr. Midwood, two, flllb. and 181b. ; Dr. Lawton, 
one 161b. ; on the 10th, Mr. Ritchie, three, 321b., 191b., 
and 171b.: Mr. Bayley, one 271b.; Dr. Lawton, one 20lb. ; 
Mr. Midwood, one 231b. ; on the 11th Mr. Bayley, one 
191b.: Mr. Clephan, one 201b.; Mr. Midwood, one lOlb. ; 
Mr. Ferguson, two , 151b. and 1.51b. ; on the 13th, Mrs. 
Bayley, one, 211b.; Mr. Rea, one, 181b.; on the 14th, Mrs, 
Bayley, one, 2tlb. : Mr. Clephon, two, 201b., 171b. ; 
Mr. Bayley, one, 201b ; on the 15th, Mrs. Bayley, two, 
241b. and 181b. : Mr. East, one 1.51b.; Mr. Clephan, 22'.b.; 
Mr. Bayley, one 191b. ; Mr. Rae, two, 221b. and 191b. 
The loch has been very high and stormy, but the fishing 
has been very good, and all the salmon in fine condition. 
—H. J. M.aiSEY. 
LocKleven. —The exceptional severity of the past 
winter, which bound the loch with its iron grip for 
fully a month, will no doubt have a beneficial effect on 
the coming angling season here. The season, though 
now open, has been too cold and stormy to induce 
anglers to attempt the coveted distinction of effecting 
the first kill of the season, but, with a milder atmosphere 
and a higher water temperature than we are at present 
experiencing, something may be done with the rod 
before the end of the present month. Anglers, no 
doubt be gratified to learn that the spawning se.ason was 
' an unusually favourable one. The streams from their 
fine gravel beds and pure running water are eminently 
adapted for spawning purposes, and, during the course 
of the past spawning season, the redds were undisturbed 
by heavy flooding. More spawning fish than usual were 
observed, while a larger percentags of heavy fish were 
seen in the streams than on any previous season during 
the past twelve years. Over 250,000 fine healthy fry 
have been hatched in the Lochleven Hatchery, only a 
nominal percentage of the ova being unfertile. Xearly 
as many competitions as took place on the loc h last 
season have already entered, and, with favoivable 
weather, the season will, in all probability, be a more 
busy and successful one than previously.— Robert B. 
Laing. 
Loch Tay. —Up to the end of the week the river was 
in ply and the weather all that could be wished, but 
- since then the water has been more or less in flood, and 
the weather generally against sport. The following 
takes have been made since our last: On Keiitnare Hotel 
iiiid Eeaerre water: Mr. Rea, one of 181b. ; General 
Ralston, ditto, of 201b.: Mr. James Ford, three newly 
run fish of 2Mb., 191b., and 181b.— Lochni/ Hotel water : 
Mr. Galloway, Ayr, two of 211b. and 251b., and on Hotel 
water of Lyon, Mr. Philip Geen, a new run fish of 251b.— 
Killin Hotel and Reserve water : Mr. Aitken, Letterellen, 
three fine fish of 211b., 221b., and 231b. : Mr. Bayley, 
three of 191b., 171b., and 20ib . and Mrs. Bayley. fish of 
201b., 201b., 211b., and 191b. : Mr. Clephane, two of 201b. 
and one of 241b. ; Mr. Ritchie Dickson, several very 
fine fish weighing 171b., 181b., 191b., 201b., 261b., and 
321b. : Mr. Norris Med wood, two of 101b. and ISlb., and 
three splendid fish of 231b., 231b., and 241b. ; and Mrs. 
Medwood, a fine fish of 241b.; Dr. Lawton, two of 161b. 
and 191b. and two of 201b. each.— Iasgaib. 
Oykel—Langwell 'Waters (via Lairg, N.B.).— 
The first salmon of the season, so far as known, was 
caught on Rock Pool last Saturday, and weighed 91b. 
Keen frost set in the same evening, and by Monday 
. this week the river was frozen over; but on Tuesday 
there was a thaw, accompanied by rain, which developed 
into sleet and eventually to snow.—McB. 
Shiu (Inveran, N.B.l. — The prospects for the 
eoming season are good, and angling operations are to 
be started forthwith.—McB. 
South, of Scotland. —The Annan, the Nith, the 
Kircudbrightshire Urr, the Milk, and other South of 
Scotland rivers will open for the season on Saturday 
next. The riparian proprietors of the Annan held their 
annual meeting the other dav. The regulations I hear 
are much on the same lines as last year, with a slight 
extension of the season for worm fishing. The Ayrshire 
water.s have been singularly free of spates during the 
late spawning season, and heavy fish had some difficulty 
in reaching the higher spawning beds. At the annual 
meeting of the Glengarnock Anglers it was reported 
that last year the club had turned in 500 yearling 
trout and 10,000 spawn into the Garnock, and 
they propose to make a similar addition to the 
stock in the river this season. Prom what I personally 
know of the Kilbirnie and Dairy anglers they are go- 
ahead fellows. They mean to improve their little 
streams, and the above in the right way to go about it. 
The salmon fishings on the English side of the Solway 
opened on Saturday morning, the 11th inst. An immense 
rainfall occurred in Dumfriesshire on Mond.ty night and 
also on Tuesday. All the rivers were placed in unprece¬ 
dented flood. Great damage must have heen done to 
the salmon beds ; indeed, in the Annan large numbers of 
salmon were carried down to the Solway with the heavy 
weight of the flood. A well-known gentleman writes me 
that on Monday he saw-many hundreds of salmon spawn¬ 
ing on a favourite stream. He caused his keeper to 
take out and bury several dead salmon which had died 
on the spawning bed. All the fish weighed over 201b. 
each with the exception of one little spring fish of some 
71b. Over a score of fish were spawning in a mill dam, 
an instance of the kind never having been seen before by 
the oldest fisherman of the district. While I send off 
my report the rivers are still rising, and low lying holms 
are all under water.— Heathebbell. 
Thurso (Halkirk), N.B .—The spate which I re¬ 
ported on the 23th ult. brought up a good many fish, 
and fresh run salmon have been seen or caught in all 
the beats. On the 7th one rod had three beautiful fish 
on Xo. 4 beat, 91b., 91b., and 101b. No. 3 gave two fish 
on the 13th. The other beats that have yielded sport, 
are Nos. 6 and 2. A fresh run fish was hooked and lost 
on No. 8 heat. None of the fish oanspht exceeded 101b., 
which goes to “corroborate my report of Jan. 23. The 
scarcity of heavy, winter run fish last year, and so far 
this year, is most remarkable. In former ymars those 
fish were, as a rule, more in evidence in the early spring 
than the newly run springers. What the cause is re¬ 
mains a mystery. Whether it augurs well or ill for the 
future of the fishery, time alone can tell. There are 
three anglers at Brawl Castle, and as soon as the weather 
settles, the full compliment of six will occupy the beats. 
Trossaclx’s Hotel. —Monday 13th.—Mr. McNaugh- 
ton killed one salmon, 16.)lb. ; Mr. Me Farlane, killed 
one salmon, 81b. ; all clean run fish; both on Loch 
Vennaehar. Wednesday 15th.—Mr. D. Robert.son, one 
salmon, 17jlb. on Loch Achray. The first salmon this 
season, newly run, and in beautiful condition. Every 
prospect of successful fishing ; waters in first-clas.s 
order. Mr. McFarlane, one salmon, 181b., on Loch 
Vennaehar. 
Irish Reports. 
Bundrowes River. The weather of the past week 
was terribly stormy and wet, and, in consequence, the 
river was bank high, and very little fishing could be 
done except for a short time on Monday and Thursday. 
Mr. T. Feeley, on Monday, fishing the upper waters, 
landed a very nice clean-run fish of lOJlb., and Mr. E. 
Gilbride, on Thursday, on the lower waters, had one of 
101b. Several salmon were seen jumping in the upper 
waters. The anglers who intended fishing Lough 
Melvin last week were stormstead all the week, for no 
ordinary fishing-boat could live on it. At time of 
writing weather still continues stormy.—M. Rogan 
AND Sons. 
Lougli Currane (Waterville, co. Kerry).— 
Sport has been poor in oansequence of continued wild 
and wet weather. On Feb. 8 J. B. Sullivan caught a 
salmon 13ib. I’eb. 11, Mick Brennan, two salmon, 111b. 
and 91b., the former taken with the fly ; Dan Leary, one 
11 Jib., with fly ; J. B. Sullivan, one 111b. The brown 
trout fishing was very poor during the week.—T hos. J. 
Dennehy. 
Shannou and Lough Derg (Killaloe).— 
Disreputable weather! simply disreputable ! Since 
this day week it has been pouring rain without one 
hour’s cessation. Last night a terrific storm. Floods 
increasing. Spring-salmon fishing utterly ruined for 
weeks to come. No doubt the floods will cause an 
immense quantity of spring salmon to ascend, and they 
will also favour the passage of the spawned fish sea¬ 
wards, two things to be thankful for. Weather finer 
to-day (Wednesday). Sunshine everywhere. Rays of 
golden glory falling down from behind the dark clouds, 
falling down on the be.autiful river, the hills, the woods ! 
Everywhere under the sun the chaste snowdrop, the 
various-tinted crocuses, the dainty blooms of the go.-se — 
dainty and delicate and sweet, because, like the others, 
it is wild, greet us as we go forth to listen to a concert 
of our feathered friends in a favourite glen, which is 
already aglow with hundreds of delicious rhododendrons. 
—S. J. Hurley. 
Suir and Tributaries (Clonmel). —The river is 
flooded again this week, and thick, heavy water over¬ 
flowing the banks in places, so that very little can be 
done by the rods, except on the extreme upper waters. 
At Ballycarron, on Tuesday, Col. Charles Butler suc¬ 
ceeded in landing a splendid salmon of 221b. on the 
Devon Minnow. Mr. James B. Deacon got two at 
Rathogaly, 201b. and 111b. ; he also landed and returned 
sixteen kelts in one day. Jerry Gearon got another fish 
191b. on Lord Donoughmore’s waters ; Mr. Reginald de 
Burghs Wise got a fine one on the Coole Abbey waters, 
and several professionals were also successful. The nets 
are taking some heavy fish up to 301b. Trout fislimg 
slack on account of floods, but the few taken are in 
excellent condition.— Richard Bradford. 
THE SPEY FISHING RIGHTS CASE. 
This action was decided in the Edinburgh Court of 
Session, on Thursday, by Lord Kyllachy, Mrs. Grant, 
of Arndilly. Banffsliire, asked the Court to inderdict 
John Henry, an exciseman, from trout fishing in the 
River Spey, on her ground. The defence was that the 
Spey, being navigable, people could fish for trout in it. 
Lord Kyllachy decided that the river, though navigable, 
was the property of the parties through whose lands it 
flowed, and granted an interdict. 
Sea Fishing at Waterville, 1892.—The sea fishing 
at Waterville daring 1892 was, on the whole, dis¬ 
appointing. Handliners began fishing in the middle of 
March, and did very well among whiting from that time 
until the end of June. Several boats were employed 
during the month of May at gurnet and bream fishing, 
and some extraordinary takes were recorded. In July, 
whiting were again taken in large numbers, though the 
fish were rather inferior in size. In this month the 
gurnet and bream fishing declined, but haddocks and 
cod were taken in average numbers. In August, angler.s 
after gurnet and bream met with fair success, the 
principal scene of their operations being off ” Bird’s 
rock,’’ and in a line between Innyferry and Hoghead. 
As many as six hundred gurnet and bream was had one 
day here by four anglers. In September and October 
handlining afforded but little sport, and it appeared, as 
if the fish had left the locality. In November, however, 
matters improved, and sport was generally good. Very 
little handlining was practised during December, the 
weather being wild and stormy for the greater part of 
the time. The pollack fishing which used to be good 
here in favourable weather fell away, and, except for 
a few weeks in June, very little was done in this line. 
The weather, however, had much to do with this, for 
it used to be either too rough or too bright on most 
days. Nets of different kinds were used during the 
year, but the records show a great falling off when 
compared with those of past seasons. Trammels did 
fairly well among pollack at Balk’s bar and Rinneen 
loop. At Bolus head the pollack fishing declined and 
was abandoned early in the year. Bass angling was 
practically nil during the year, but rock-fishers did 
very well among wrasse at Reeneraugh point and 
Carrigasheen rock. The spring mackerel fishing proved 
a failure, and though several seine boats were inquest 
of the fish, no takes worth recording were reported. 
On fhe other hand, the autumn mackerel fishing was a 
decided success, and well ui) to the average of the past 
ten years. Thirty boats were employed, and all did well. 
The fisherman sold several pounds’ worth of the fish, be¬ 
sides keeping a supply for home consumption. The prices 
obtained were far from w'hat they were in 1899 or 1891, 
in consequence of the absence of American or English 
buyers. Trawling was fairly successful during the 
summer. Large takes of turbot, soles, plaice, &c., were, 
as a rule, had by the Dingle trawling fleets whenever 
they visited the bay. There are no large trawling boats 
at Waterville, and whatever is done in trawling, is done 
by small open boats, which can only drag a small trawl. 
These have one advantage, however, viz., that they can 
keep and work close inshore where the fish often lie. Lob¬ 
ster fishers, as a rule, had a good year, though the prices 
obtained for the fish were not as good as usual. Tne 
principal points on the bay where lobsters are taken, 
are Balk's Bar, Rinneen Cove, Oarrigasheen Rock, and 
Ballinskelligs Island. At the first mentioned place, the 
takes were better than in 1891; at Rinnean Cove they 
were not so good, while at the other places refei’red to, 
the season was an average one. The hen-ing fishing was 
not as good as usual. At Ballinskelligs, however, large 
numbers were taken in October, November, and Decem¬ 
ber, but comparatively little was done on other points 
of the bay. Spillering was only partially successful 
whenever tried during the year. This method of taking 
fish is gradually getting into disuse here, and probably 
will shortly be finally abandoned. Much time is wasted 
in baiting this instrument of fishing, and perhaps the 
bait would not be procurable just at the time when one 
would want to lay the spiller. Those are the reasons 
for the diminution of the number of spillers at Water¬ 
ville, where, not many years ago, spillering was a 
favourite mode of taking fish.— Thos. J. De.vnehy. 
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