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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
[Eebrijary 25, 1893 
On the lltb Mr. Alex. Sellar, Hartfield, Tain, on No. 2 
beat, one salmon, 101b. Monday week was blank, but 
on Tuesday Mr. Delasalle, on No. 3 beat, two salmon, 
Olb. and Gib. Wednesday was blank. On Thursday Mr. 
Dela.-alle, on No. 1 beat, two salmon, 81b. and 91b. : Mr. 
MacCance, on No. 2 beat, one salmon, 81b. ; and General 
Hills, on No. 3 beat, two salmon, Gib. and 81b. On 
Friday, Mr. MacCance, on No. 3 beat, one salmon, 91b.; 
Colonel Martin, on No. 4 beat, two salmon, 81b. and 
9lb. ; and General Hills, on No. 5 beat, two salmon, 81b. 
and 17,1b —McB. 
North and South Esks (Forfarshire). - The 
net-fishing began on these river.s on the IGth, under 
favourable conditions. The heavy rains of Tuesday had 
brought down both streams in spate, and the water was 
([uite out of condition. The opening day was very dull 
and wet, and about noon the rivers rose to such a height 
tliat, except in the tidal shots, scarcely anything was 
done. Though the takes were below expectation, there 
were appearances that, under other conditions, good 
shots would be made. The tidal shots yielded 74 ; the 
middle. 280; the upper waters, 110 fish ; and the staL 
nets in the bay, 30 fish. Bag nets were not put out, 
owing to the heavy sea running. On the North Esk 
two trout were got. Kelts were not numerous, but 
from thirty to forty baggots were caught. All clean 
salmon were quite free from disease, and only a few of 
the kelts showed traces of fungus. The fish generally 
were very small, many under 61b.. and the heaviest, 
which was got on the upper reaches, was 241b. A few 
anglers tried the upper waters, but with poor success, 
only a few kelts being hooked. A clean fish of 181b. 
was got with a deep sea line fixed near the tail. It had 
lieen fouled by the fishermen when in the sea, and, being 
stronger than the gear, had got off. The South Esk was 
so entirely out of condition that only a few pools could 
be fished. Most of the fish in both rivers had only been 
for a short time out of the water.— Iasgaie. 
Skin. —Now that rod fishing has commenced it may 
be of interest to give statistics of last year’s angling. 
During February and March twenty-eight salmon, 
aggregating 3G41b , were landed, as compared with 
twenty-eight salmon, 3031b., in the corresponding period 
of 1891. In April last year Mr. Lake and party caught 
fifty-one salmon, 5901b., whereas the basket in April 
1891 was sixty-eight salmon, 839Hb. During May last 
Sir J. Ferguson Davie and party landed fifty-seven 
salmon, 735Jlb., against sixty-nine salmon, SGulb., in 
May. 1891. In June Mr. Buxton and party caught forty- 
five salmon, C491b., and ten grilse, 501b. : the previous 
June yielded thirty-four salmon, 437Jlb., and twenty- 
three grilse, 1241b. In July Lord Braybrook grassed 
seven salmon, lOlJlb., and sixty-one grilse, 320Jlb. : and 
Mr. Baton (on upper waters) six salmon, 951b., and 
eleven grilse, 65Jlb. ; being a total for that month of 
thirteen salmon, 199Jlb., and seventy-two grilse, 3861b. ; 
against twenty-one salmon, 230.\lb., and thirty-four 
grilse, 2091b., in the previous July. During August, 
Mr. A. E. Palmer, Mr. Baton, Mr. Hall, and others, made 
a total of nine salmon, 9-llb., and twenty-one grilse, 120 Jib., 
as compared with fourteen salmon, 1681b., and twenty- 
two grilse, 1371b., in August 1891. In September Mr. 
Hall and party killed eight salmon, 1101b., and five grilse, 
3.31b.; another angler six salmon, 931b. and seven grilse, 
401b. ; and Mr. 'T. Coupland (fishing a few days only) 
three salmon, 651b., or an average of close on 221b., 
and three grilse, 191b., which madeatotal for September 
of seventeen salmon, 2681b. and fifteen grilse 921b. against 
nine salmon. 1261b. and one grilse Gib. in the previous 
September. In the course of the season four salmon 
were caught weighing 301b. upward, the heaviest being 
31-lb. the biggest ever caught on the Shin. It was got 
on the last day of the season by Dr. Mackay on Herbert 
Pool. The greatest number of salmon landed in one 
day was seven on April 2G. Toe following statement of 
fish landed and their weight will show at a glance how 
the river has been steadily improving since the abolition 
of the Inverness-shire nettings a tow years ago by the late 
Duke of Sutherland :—1889, sevesty-two salmon, 94941b. ; 
three grilse, 141b. ; total, seventy-five fish, 9G341b. 1890, 
eighty-five salmon, 9991b. : twentv grilse, 1291b. ; total, 
105 fish, 10281b. 1891, 247 salmon, 29931h.; seventy-six 
grilse, 4281b.; total, .323 fish, 34211b. 1892, 220 salmon, 
290olb. ; 118 grilse, 649ilb.; total, 338 fish, 3549.ilb.- 
McB. 
Spey (Morayshire).—The weather has been very 
favourable for the prosecution of sport, but for some 
reason or other the results have been most discouraging. 
True, there has been sport—and good sport too— 
of a kind, for one sportsman, to my knowledge, had to 
return fifteen fish to the water at one outing, while 
from four to six, eight, and a dozen was no uncommon 
number to be returned by an angler any day last week. 
Some of the^ from being so long in fine, deep, fresh 
water pools, 'were in, for them, really good condition, 
and afforded, as stated, no mean sport, one 25-pounder 
taking half an hour to laud. It is not only aggravating 
to find you have landed a fish of the'*'“ wrong order;’ 
but when you have done so, to find that the dressing of 
your fly has been considerably spoiled by so much play. 
The river seems to be teeming with these kelts. which 
are exceeding troublesome, as can be imagined. There 
are various reasons which might be adduced for the 
absence of spring-run salmon. For one thing, the tem- 
I>erature of the water is low at this season and is against 
their rising to the fly, but I fear the old story of the 
Duke’s netting remains as in former years too true, and 
is the cause of the lack of productive sport. The net 
fishing for eight or nine miles up from the mouth is 
prosecuted with so much rigour that the wonder is that 
there is sport to be had worth paying for. The Duke’s 
netsmen say there are a lot of fish in the water. Well, if 
there are, they never get beyond the reach of their nets. 
not even in the thirty-six hours they are off from Satur¬ 
day to Monday, so that, as far as the Spey is concerned, 
this removal of the nets is a perfect fiasco. A really 
radical change would be effected if the opening and clos¬ 
ing days were a month later. By this change the spawned 
out fish would have migrated seawards and the river be 
fairly well stocked with spring run of salmon, and also 
the closing more productive. On the Laggan water, 
leased by Col. Smith. Minmore, for the season. Col. 
Grant, Anchorachan, killed, on the 15th, a salmon of 
Ifljlh. ; and from the Aberlour section of the water. Mr. 
Mackenzie, Carron, landed, on Friday, one of 71b. : while 
from Lord Elgin's water of Easter Elchies, Mr. McKin¬ 
non, his gamekeeper, landed, on Saturday, one of 51b.. 
and on Monday another of GJlb. Owing to the stormy 
nature of the weather in the first of last week so heavy a 
sea was running that the nets and stakes were not fixed 
until Friday, and from the fact that only two salmon 
weighing 20Ib. and 211b. each were netted at Lossie¬ 
mouth on this day week, it would seem as if the storm 
had also been the means of keeping the fish off the coast. 
South of Scotland. —This morning (Saturday) the 
Annan, Nith, and other district rivers, open for angling 
for the season, and, judging from the reports sent mo 
from the various districts, there appears to lie a fairly 
good chance of a salmon or two. as the waters are in 
splendid fly order. A special meeting of the Esk and 
Liddle Fisheries Association was held on Saturday last, 
to consider a petition from 130 anglers, praying for a 
return to the old rules. It will be remembered that 
at the beginning of the month the management passed 
certain rules of a more stringent nature, in order to 
prevent the systematic snatching carried on in that 
river last year. On Tuesday the association resolved to 
adhere to the regulations. They have conceded a 
slight extension of bait fishing on certain iiortions of 
the river, but no bait fishing is to bo allowed before 
June, and no bait fish during the last two months of the 
season, viz., September and October. All yellow trout 
from Gin. downwards must be returned to the river, and 
anyone killing these undersized trout are to forfeit their 
tickets. The Dumfries and Galloway Angling Associa¬ 
tion, who have taken a lease of Lotus Loch, performed 
the interesting ceremony of turning into the loch on 
Tuesday 3000 trout, consigned from Howietoun Fishery. 
The trout, which were conveyed from Stirling in 
twenty-four tanks, arrived in fine condition, with not a 
single death among the lot. Other 3000 were turned in 
yesterday (24th). A large company of gentlemen were 
present, having journeyed from Dumfries to witness the 
introduction of the trout to the loch. The salmon 
disease in the south of Scotland rivers has been of a 
much milder type than that reported in the public 
papers. The continued floods since the breaking up of 
the ice appears to have held the disease in check. 
Tay (Killin). —Feb. 16. Mr. Bayley. one-salmon, 
161b., and Mrs. Bayley, one. IGlb.; Mr. Kea, one 151b. ; 
17th, Mr. Bayley, one, 221b., and Mrs. Bayley, one, 
171b.; Mr. Blair, four, 291b.. 211b., 2210., 171b.: Mr. 
Glen, two, 191b., 271b.; Mr. Mitchell, three, 211b., 201b., 
271b. ; Mr. Clepban, two, 251b., 161b. ; Mr. Eea, one, 
171b. ; 18th, Mr. Bayley, one, 201b. ; Mr. Eea, one, 
201b. ; 20th, Mr. Bailie, Eichmond, one, 221b. ; Mr. M. 
Cartney, one, 171b.; 21st, Mr Smith, one, 71b. ; Mr. 
Blair, two, 191b., 211b. : Col Fagan, two, 231b., 221b. : 
Mr. Glen, one, 171b. ; Mr. Howie, one, 181b.: Mr. 
M'Cartney, one, 151b. ; 22nd, Mr. Mitchell, one. 171b. 
Tay^Perth).— Sport has been greatly interrupted 
lately as the river has kept coming out almost daily. 
The following takes have been got since last report. 
On the Stanley Water, Miss Sybil Drummond killed a 
fish of 181b. and Mr. McPherson killed one of 211b. 
on the Findynate water. On the Ballachin water. Mr. 
Hankinson the keeper, killed a splendid fish of 331b. ; 
Mr. Eobertson,Aberfeldy, killed two, 201b. and 191b. each, 
and Mr. G. H. Haynes one of 211b., on the Castle Mengies 
water. A fish of 301h. was got on the Lancarty water 
on Friday by Mr. McDonald, the boatman. On the 
Birnam Hotel water, Mr. Sanderson killed a fish of 151b., 
and Mr. McNicol one of 201b on the Breadalbane 
Hotel water. Col. Legh killed two, 181b. and 191b.. on the 
Stobhall water on Tuesday, and on the free water, 
Mr. Muirhead killed one of 101b. 
Tay (PertKsire).—Since our last the weather has 
been very unsettled, and cn some dajs was quite against 
good sport, but, notwithstanding, the takes in some 
cases have been fairly satisfactory. The following are 
some of the takes: Ardeonaig reserve and Hotel 
water: Mr. W. Glasgow, one of 171b.; Mr. Wilson 
Glasgow, one of 201b. h M.r- Aitchison, Glasgow, two of 
221b., andjtjvo of 171b. and 221b.: Provost Griffiths, 
Falkirk, t^ of 171b. and 221b. : Mr. Martin, three of 
251b., 151band 191b. ; Mr. Aitken. of Letterellen, got 
two beauties of 191b. and 231b. on the loch. Kenmore 
Hotel and reserve water : Mr. Eobson. keeper, on Lyon, 
two of 171b. and 201b.; Mr. Dewar, keeper, one of 2Glb. ; 
Mr. James Pullar, one of 201b.; Mr. Philip Glen, six, 
of 151b., 161b., IGlb., 161b., 171b., and 171b. Killin Hotel 
reserved water: Mr. Eae, three of 1.51b., 171b., and 
201b. : Mr. Bayley, two of 201b. and 221b. : Mrs. Bayley, 
three of 201b., 151b., and 171b. : Mr. Macartney, one of 
171b.: Mr. Mitchell, three of 211b., 221b., and 271b., fine 
salmon: Mr. Glen, two of 271b. and 191b.: Mr. Clephane, 
three of 351b., 22Ib., and 161b.: Mr. East, one of 151b. : 
Mr. Blair, four of 241b., 221b., 171b. and 29ib. ; Mr. 
Clephane, two of 171b. and 201b.; Mr. T. Eae. two of 
221b. and 191b;; Mr. Bayley, a fine fish of 221b. and 
another of 191b.; Mrs. Bayley, one of IGlb. and a 
splendid salmon of 241b. —Iasgair. 
Tweed. —Since the opening of the rod salmon angling 
on the Tweed, Waltonians have had a most disappoint¬ 
ing time of it, as there has scarcely ever been a day 
when it could be said that the river has been in fishing 
ply, owing to the disturbed state of the elements. My 
notes a fortnight ago gave your readers information of a 
much-needed flood having occurred, and again I have to 
chronicle a further rise. Owing to a storm of wind and 
rain the Tweed and Teviot were in roaring flood on 
Tuesday week, the Tweedometer at Kelso Bridge during 
the evening of the above day marking a rise of six feet, 
with a seemingly still rising water; on Wednesday, at 
mid-day, however, the gauge showed only three and 
a-half feet, showing that the rivers were again 
rapidly subsiding. This great influx of flood water 
will, no doubt, cheer the hearts of the rod fishers, 
as it will have been the means of allowing further 
run of clean fish to the middle and upper reaches 
of both Tweed and Teviot. All the rivers in the Border 
district—the Ale, Leader, Bowmont, Kale, Oxnam, Jed, 
and Eden—are also in high flood, and the haugh lands 
on Tweedside on Tuesday night had the appearance of 
miniature lakes. The weather is now more settled, how¬ 
ever, with the wind from the south-west, and the glass 
on the upward movement—steadily. 
Irish Reports. 
Balliuderry.—Next Wednesday the season open.«. 
The floods of last week swept away all the spent fish. 
The water is at a nice height now, and trout seem very 
plentiful. Last year was a miserable one for salmon 
fishing, as very tew were killed by licensed anglers. The 
past spawning season’s run of salmon were not equalled 
in late years, and by the heavy floods the fish got up and 
down to a great extent in safety. The anglers are 
greatl 3 ' increased on this stream. I think I have before 
suggested that a small rod tax should be imposed, the 
proceeds to go toward strengthening the staffs of bailiffs 
for the better protection of the river.—J. A. B. 
Boyne (Navan). —Since the opening of the season 
this river has been in flood and much too high for good 
fishing. Still, under these circumstances, some fine fish 
have been landed. On the opening day, the 12th, Col. 
Eock had a beauty of 36.jlb. Mr. Hamilton -Stubber, 
lessee of the upper Black Castle water, met with a very 
serious accident in the hunting field on the 10th, which 
puts this reall.v good and keen sportsman hors de combat 
for some considerable time. On the Blackwater, a tribu¬ 
tary of the Boyne, Mr. Boylan, postmaster, has been 
verj' successful, and since the opening has landed some 
very fine fish. I was in Mr. Keappock’s fishmonger’s 
shop last night, and saw a very handsome cock salmon 
of over 331b. also killed by Col. Eock. As I write the 
weather is very unsettled, rain and sleet falling with 
cold N.E. wind.— Blue Hackle. 
Lough Curraue (Waterville, Co. Kerry).— 
Very little fishing has been done since last report, owing 
to the stormy, wet weather. On Monday, M. Brennan 
caught a salmon, lljlb., and Pat Brennan, one, 10.Jlb. 
The trout angling continues poor. Wind still in the 
worst direction for the angling on the lake.— Thos J. 
Denneht. 
Moy and Lakes (Ballina). —Should we have no 
more rain this week, the water will be in good condition 
for fly bj' Monday next. A good many spring fish in the 
river. Weather mild and calm, with a little frost at 
night.— Frank Hearns. 
Shannon and Lough Derg (Killaloe).— 
The floods have not receded a jot, so that salmon fish¬ 
ing is still an utter failure. Knowing, as I do, that 
many English sportsmen, who have rented waters here 
this spring, will be anxiously expecting reliable infor¬ 
mation as to when they might count on having a fair 
chance of sport at the various Shannon stations. I may 
assure all such, that the moment I see a change for the 
better I will let them know. There are plenty of fish 
up at present, but both the weather and water are 
unfavourable to angling of all kinds. Early as it is in 
the season, every rod’s length of salmon and trout 
water have alri ady been engaged, especially on 
Mr. W. Young's side of the river. Mr. Mott 
(an English gentleman) and party has taken all of Mr. 
Young's preserves from Feb. 15 to April 15, from which 
date Mr. Young and party will fish his own preserves 
till May 31. From the latter date until July 31 Mr. 
J. O’Dell Vinter, Cambridgeshire, and party have also 
rented the same water ; a large party of gentlemen and 
ladies from India will fish Mr. Young’s water during 
August and September; and the last month of the 
season, October, has been engaged by a party of Liver 
pool gentlemen. S. J. Hurley. 
Suir and its Tributaries (Clonmel.)— We had 
another flood during the past week, so that very little 
was done by the rods. Genetal Dashwood got two 
salmon about 181b. each at Mclough; Mr. James Cum¬ 
mins got one of 201b., on Monday, at Athanal Abbey ; 
Mr. Bertram Dalton one of 151b. on Wednesday, the 
15th, at Springraount; Ned Butler got one of 91b. on 
Monday, 2lst, and another 841b. on Tuesday. The nets 
are getting some fine fish every day, three of them this 
week averaged 371b. each, several over 301b., and very 
few under 201b. There was a good rife of trout at 
Kilsheelan on Wednesday.— Kichd. Bradford. 
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