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SUPPLEMENT TO THE EISHING GAZETTE 
[March 4, 1893 
paat, all that is now wanted for anglers is settled 
• weather. Towards the close of last week and the earlier 
part of the present one, several good pike were taken 
in the Severn and Vyrnwy. one of which, captured by 
some gentlemen from Oldham in an arm of the Vyrnwy 
above Llansantffraid, scaled 8Jlb., and was in splendid 
condition. —V yrnwt. 
Stour (Bures). —The river was again in flood on 
Thursday, but the weather was fine, and, if no more rain 
falls, the water should be in fair order for roaching on 
the .'5th inst. Since my last report, the best basket 
made has been one of 101b. of roach.—GoosEgriLL. 
Sussex Rivers. —As far as appearances go at the 
time of writing, anglers may as well put by the rods and 
find other pastime. Bain has fallen daily for the past 
three weeks. Rivera are high and thick, and in many 
districts the low-lying lands are flooded. Some few en¬ 
thusiasts by fishing in the backwaters of the Arun have 
obtained a few roach and small pike. From the Bother 
a few pike have been taken from the Selham and Fittle- 
worth reaches. Chub fishing on the Ouse has not been 
satisfactory, but a few good roach and small pike are 
notified me. From the Adur a pike of 711b. was recently 
taken in the Henfield district, and roach and dace from 
the Steyning reach. Chichester canal is in good order. 
A pike of 411b. and a few small roach and bream have 
been taken near Birdham Lock. Rain have fallen heavily 
thi.s day (Wednesday), and there is no sign of a change. 
Teme (Ludlow). — The Teme in this part has been 
running very high and muddy owing to the heavy falls 
of rain and snow which covered the hills, and at present 
there is a good deal of snow water in the river. On 
Sunday the river was bank full, and in some places over¬ 
flowed the banks, and angling has been quite at a stand¬ 
still. Trout fishing came in on Thursday, the 2nd, but 
no rods wi'l be out, the water not being fit. With fine 
weather some trout should be taken by the end of the 
week. The best baits for use will be the worm and 
maggot. Fly-fishing will not be any good for some days. 
Flies are very backward this season as yet. The Ony, 
Corve, Clnn,and Ledwyche are all higt and muddy. The 
Corve on Sunday was out all over the fields. No fishing 
done in them of late.—S. Ludlow. 
Teme (Tenbury). —In this district the weather has 
been against any sort of angling. Rain and snow has 
been had. and the river has been running very high and 
muddy, and no anglers have ventured out, or will be out 
until the water goes down, when there is every prospect 
of some good fish being taken bottom fishing. The 
Kyre. Rea, and Ledwyche are all muddy.— Worcester. 
Usk (at Usk) . —There were two nice freshets the 
past week, on Monday and Thursday, and those out 
with the ground bait achieved brilliant success with 
trout, many baskets of from 101b. to 151b. being had. A 
number of new run salmon have been observed moving, 
and, no doubt, the season will open under very aus¬ 
picious circumstances on April 2 next. No disease has 
been noticed up to the present. 
Witham. &c. (Mid Lincoln).— The river and other 
v.'aters of the district have been out of condition for 
angling. For the best part of the past week they were 
affected by floods, and some of the becks were very 
much swollen. On one of them, a few miles from 
Lincoln, a team of four hor.ses and a wagon, in attempt¬ 
ing to cross a ford over the highway, were carried away, 
and the horses drowned. The driver's experience was 
quite a tragic one. Swept from the road into a raging 
stream six or seven feet deep, he found himself rushing 
headlong down stream in the empty waggon in the dark 
of night. His cries for assistance brought farmers to 
his aid. but they were powerless until he had traversed 
nearly a mile, when he was rescued. Then three of the 
horses were already dead, and the fourth died soon after 
being brought to land. He, however, save for a wetting, 
was little the worse for the experience. Since the 
floods there has been some snow; but possibly by the 
end of the week operations may be expected to recom¬ 
mence. Should it promise fine weather for the Monday 
after next, it is possible the railways will run a cheap 
trip down the Witham district, just to give the visitors 
a final '' look in” before the season closes on the 14th. 
Yare (Norwich). —I am sorry to say that the past 
week has not produced anything worth recording; 
several parties have been out, but, from what I can 
ascertain, their luck was such that they kept it to them¬ 
selves. I have one item of interest to anglers around 
Norwich, that is, that a family of otters recently took 
up their abode near the junction of the Wensum and 
the Yare, and I am sorry to relate that an individual 
with more sporting instinct than discretion, knocked 
the dog about with a piece of wood until he killed it, 
much to my regret, as I am one of those who would 
preserve these fast disappearing wild beauties ; and am 
also of opinion that they do not do half the harm laid 
to their charge, but really do good on the river to which 
they resort, as they clear away much refuse matter. 
The man who took charge of the otter told me it 
weighed about 141b. The Yare and Bure Preservation 
Society had a most successful meeting on Monday 
evening last, and Sir Edward Birkbeck was unanimously 
chosen for the second time president. Long life to him 
is the wish of everj’ angler.— Robert Mott. 
Scotch Reports. 
Altuaharra Hotel'Waters (via Lairg, N.B.).— 
Col. Blackett, London, fished Loch Naver on the 22nd 
ult., and landed two salmon weighing 8Jlb. and 9Jlb. 
resi)ectively ; and on the 23rd, three salmon of llilb., 
lOJlb., andffilb.—M cB. 
Borgie (Sutherland, N.B.).— On the 17th, Mr. 
Hugh Bruce, keeper, Borgie Lodge, grassed two salmon 
of 81b. and 91b. ; and on the lOth, a beauty of 101b. 
Dee (Aberdeenshire). —The blizzard which accom¬ 
panied the advent of the opening season has been fully 
compensated for since then by a spell of really fine spring¬ 
like weather, and since Thursday week sport has been I 
in the ascendant on the Dee. Fish are being met with 
up to the Linn O’Dee, that is, along the whole length of 
the river. The mid-reaches are heavily stocked with 
spring fish, so that with anything like aver.age angling 
weather the success of a really good season is assured. 
On the Invercauld private and Balmoral waters 
fresh-run fish are reported as fairly plentiful, but 
only an occasional cast is being made by the local 
keepers. A beauty, scaling 8Jlb., was killed on 
the Fife Arms Dee fishings on Thursdaj' by Mr. 
John Lament, Mar l.odge. This is the first 
capture of the season on this highest upland stretch. 
On the Monaltrie water, Mr. Inglis landed a fine fish of 
Ifijlb. On the Cambus O’May reach. Lord D'Arcy G. 
Osborne killed three on Friday, scaling 91b., 9-jlb., and 
131b., and two on Saturday, of SJlb. and 91b. On the 
Invercauld Ballater waters, Mr. Hardy creeled two, of 
81b. and 10,lib. ; three, of 71b., 81b., and 101b. : one of 
9^1b., and three, of 71b., 71b., and 81b. ; while Captain 
Montague had three, scaling (Jib., 6Jlb., and 71b., and 
three, of 6ilb., 7J!b., and lOJlb. On the Forest of Glen- 
Tana waters. Sir VVm. C. Brooks, Bart., and friends, are 
having fairly good sport, averaging five and six fish 
daily. On the Aboyne Castle water, the Marquis of 
Huntley creeled two, of 71b. and 91b. On the Huntley 
Arms water, Mr. Berwick had two, of 81b. and 9Jlb., and 
two, of 81b. and bjlb.; while Mr. King creeled one of 
91b., one of 01b., three, of O^lb., 71b., and 81b., one of 
7Hb., three, of C.Ub., 7Jlb., and 91b.. one of 9Jlb , and 
four, of 91b., 9.Ub., 101b., and 71b. ; and Mr. Hare, a fine 
fish, of 16)^lb., on Saturday last. On the Lower 
Dess water. Captain T. D. Davidson landed one of 81b. 
and one of 8Jlb. ; while Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar, 
K.C.B., creeled two of OJlb. and 71b., and five of 71b., 
71b., 71b., 81b., and 81b., on Saturday to his own rod; 
w'hile Harper, keeper, landed four, scaling 71b., 71b., 71b., 
and 81b. On the Kincardine Lodge section, Mr. Lamond 
landed a fine fish of 21Jlb., two, of 81b. and 8Jlb., and 
four, scaling Clb., 9^1b., 7ilb., and G.jlb ; while Nicoll, 
keeper, had three, 12ilb., 111b., and 7|lb., and two of 81b. 
and 7.Hb. On the Carlogie section Andrew Peebles 
landed two, weighing 101b. and 71b. On the Borrow'stone 
and Commonty sections. Sir Herbert E. F. Lewis, Bart., 
creeled a fine fish of 23Jlb., as a first blood, following this 
up with two of 81b. and l()lb., and two of 91b. and Glib. ; 
while Mr. Wormold, on the same sections, landed two of 
71b. and 111b. On the Ballo^e section Mr. R. H. 
Cholmondeley creeled three, of 8lb.,81b., and 81b., oneof 
81b., three of 8lb., 81b., and 7Ub., and tw'O of 7.vib. and 
91b. On the Shire water the keeper landed two, 81b. 
On the Woodend water, Mr. J. C. Deverell had two, 
sealing 61b. and 91b. On the Cairnton water Mr. T. 
Turner Farley (two rods) creeled thirty-one fish in 
four days’ fishing, scaling from Gib. to 201b. each. 
On the Blackball (I'astle water, Mr. J. T. Hay and party 
creeled four on Wednesday, scaling from 71b. to 81b., 
four on Thursday from 81b. to 241b., five on Friday from 
81b. to 101b., and seven on Saturday from 71b. to 101b., 
in all twentj' fish in four days’ fishing. On the 
Inchmarlo water, Mr. Barbour has had from three to 
five fish daily. On the Lower Crathes, Durris Park, 
and Drum waters a good few fish have been got. The 
gudgeon and Phantom have been extensively used, but 
the fly has proved the killing lure. The favourites are 
the Gordon Eagle, Jock Scott, and Akroyd dressed to 
2iin. and 3in. irons. The river is in large volume and 
somewhat unsteady, but fi.share plentiful and “game.” 
On the Don very little angling has as yet been accom¬ 
plished. Trout are very scarce in the tidal waters, and 
comparatively small baskets have as yet been secured 
by Mr. Murray, Mr. R. Gibb, and other rods. On 
account of the rough weatlier the coast netting stations 
have yielded but poor returns, but the river stations are 
making a fairly good record. Fishing the Crathes w'ater 
from Mann’s Hotel, Aberdeen, Col. Edis and party and 
W. P. Dunlop, Esq., Sydney, and party, had eleven fish 
for the week from 71b. to 181b. 
Later. —Another storm has put an end almost to 
angling for the present, but up to Monday last the fol¬ 
lowing additional sport was got. Mr. Duncan MacNab, 
on the Mar Lodge fishings, creeled two ealmon, scaling 
71b. and 7.Vlb. each. Excellent sport was obtained last 
week on the Ballater sections of the Dee. The 
“take” for the week on the Invercauld Arms water 
is a record one for the opening days of the fishing— 
thirty _ fish in all having been landed, including a 
splendid basket of twelve fish on Saturday. Large 
shoals of fish have been seen moving up the river, and 
prospects are in every respect bright. On the Invercauld 
Arms water. Captain Montague had two, 7Jlb. and 111b., 
on the 20th; one, 61b., on the 21st; one, 81b., on the 
22nd ; two, 81b. and 91b.. on the 23rd ; four, from 71b. 
to 101b., on the 24th ; and six, from 61b. to lolb., on the 
25th On the same water, Mr. Hardy had tw'o, Gilb. 
and 8Jlb., on the 20th ; one, 61b., on 21st: two, Gib. and 
71b., on 22nd : one, G.Ub., on 23rd; twm, 5.)lb. and 7Jlb., 
on 24th; two 71b. each, on 25th ; and Dr. Mitchell had 
four, 81b., 91b., 101b., and 13Jlb., on the 25th. On the 
Monaltrie water, one fish of 8lb. was landed on the 2ith 
by Mr. Inglis. On the Cambus o’ May water Lord 
D’Arcy G. Osborne had three, of Gib., 9lb , and lllb., on 
the 20th ; three, 8Jlb., 91b., and 91b., on the 21st; two, 
Gib. and 741b., on the 22nd; one, 81b., on 23rd: and 
one, 91b., on the 25th. On the Forest of Glen-Tana 
waters Sir '\ViUiam C. Brooks, Bart., and friends did 
well towards the end of the w'eek. On Saturday Mr. 
Courage had five fish to his own rod, scaling Gib., 61b., 
Gib., 91b., and lllb., and had to do with several kelts. 
On the Huntly Arms Hotel section of the Dee, Mr. King 
had one fish of 91b. on Tuesday ; on the same water Mr. 
Hare had two fish, scaling 71b. and 81b ; yesterday, also 
on the hotel water, Mr. King landed two fish, scaling 
81b. and 8Jlb.; on Thursday Mr. Borwick had three nice 
salmon weighing 7olb., 9Jlb., and IGJlb., and Captain 
Lindsay one fish of 71b. weight; on Friday, on the same 
water, Mr. King landed two fish scaling 71b. and 81b., 
Mr. Hare one of 71b., Mr. Borwick one of 7Jlb., and Mr. 
Kemp one of 741b. ; on Saturday, also on the hotel 
water, Mr. Hare landed two fish scaling 91b. and 941b., 
and Mr. Kemp oneof 841b.; on the Ballogie section, Coutts 
keeper, landed one 841b., one 741b., one 841b., and two 741b 
and 91b. On the Lower Dess water, Mr. J. M. Courage 
landed two fish, 71b. and 81b. ; Admiral Sir Arthur 
Farquhar, K.C.B., one of 81b. ; and John Harper, two, of 
71b., 841b., and four, 71b., 841b., 91b., and 131b.; while 
Captain D. F. Davidson had two, of 81b. each, on Mon¬ 
day, just on the back of the storm.—On the Commonty 
water, Mr. T. Baring, of London, had two, of 91b. and 
101b. ; Sir Herbert Lewis, one of 201b., and one of 121b. 
on Borrowstone water, while Mr. Pierey Wormold had 
one of 841b. and one of 121b. on the Commonty 
water. On the Kincardine Lodge water, Mr. Lamond 
creeled two, 71b. and 741b., one 741b., two, 81b. 
and 91b. ; and Nicoll, keeper, two, 171b. and 81b., 
one G41b., and one 841b. On the Woodhead water, Mr. 
J. C. Deverell landed a beauty of 81b., and Peebles, on 
Carlogie, had one of 81b. On the Sluie water the keeper 
creeled six fish, scaling from 741b. to IGlb. On the 
Cairnton water, Mr, T. Turner Farley had six, from 71b. 
to 101b., on Thursday, and-on the other days nine fish of 
similar weights. On the Blaokhall (jastle water 
had four tisli on Thursday, 81b., 81b., 841b., and 231b., 
and five on Friday, from 81b. to 91b. each. On the 
Inchmarlo and Kineskie water’s Mr. Barbour and Dr. 
Wright creeled eighteen fish for the week, scaling from 
71b. to 121b., and on Monday five, weighingifrom 71b. to 121b. 
On Mann’s Lower Crathes water. Col. Edis and party 
had seven fish scaling from 741b. to 141b., while Mr. 
Dunlop, of Sidney, landed a fine fish of 181b. on the same 
section. Sport is not bright on the lower sections. The 
fly has been the taking lure, all the standard patterns 
having been brought into use of sizes from 2in. to 24 in. 
On the Don very little successful angling has been done. 
—Deesider. 
Deverou (Banffshire).— Since the rpening of the 
net fishing on the river Deveron, the water has been in 
capital condition, and the weather greatly improved. 
Salmon have ascended to the lower pools in fair num¬ 
bers, and the fishermen have been busy netting them 
before they could reach the dykes. Although the open¬ 
ing day was scarcely up to that of the previous year, 
for the week the total catch was, on the whole, rather 
better than the corresponding week last season. On 
one day the fishermen had a fine haul of about forty 
clean fish, which averaged 91b. each. The day’s yield 
varied from twenty to a hundred on the river. Large 
numbers of kelts are still to be met with, but now that 
the weather is more open, and the temperature higher, 
their exit to the sea is facilitated. Fortunately there is 
no trace of disease on the fish brought to land. Anglers 
have been out on the tidal water, but as yet have met 
with very poor success. The water is of a dark colour, 
and at tide time exceedingly high. On the coast, the 
cobles have been getting out to the stake nets daily 
since the end of last week. Fish, however, are not 
making their appearance at any of the half dozen sta¬ 
tions in any number, and the most taken from any net 
in one day was eight, of an average weight of 81b. 
Prices, we undei-stand, are very good, close on 23. per 
pound. On the first week of the opening, over a score 
of large boxes were sent from the Deveron fishing to the 
markets, and a few from the fishings of Gardenstown 
and Pennan.—H. W. 
Later. —The weather of the past week has been of 
a very changeable nature, and the net fishing was 
prosecuted under difficulties. For some time the frost 
has been very severe, and the low temperature had 
a deterring effect on the running of fish. For the 
most part of last week the hauls of salmon by 
the fishermen on the river were quite up to, if not 
above, the average, but the Arctic weather experienced 
at the end and the beginning of the jiresent week almost 
put a stop to operations. On the coast a good deal of 
damage was done to the stake nets, and none of the 
cobles could get near them from Friday until Tuesday. 
The total catch from the river and sea for the week 
closing on the latter day was 8 boxes, IGcwt. The fish 
were of rather larger size, and the average weight was 
91b. Some of the heaviest weighed from IGlb. to 211b. 
A few trout were also got daily by the nets on the river. 
Anglers, principally with the worm, had an occasional 
trout, but, as yet, not a clean fish has been killed. On 
the Gardenstown coast, on the days that the fishermen 
got to sea, the yield of fish was very good, and the 
number caught up to this date is better than at the 
corresponding period last season.— H. W. 
Forss (Caithness).— On the 20th ult. the 'Westfield 
rod had two fish, 101b. and lllb. ; on the 21st, Mr. Smith, 
Forss House, had one fish of 81b.; on the 22nd, the 
Westfield rod had two fish of 91b. and 101b., and on 
the 27th a beauty of 211b. Weather very stormy, and a 
good deal of ice; snow melting during the day keeps 
the river dirty in the afternoon. 
Halladale (Sutherlandshire). —Nothing has been 
done here owing to stormy weather and hard frost. 
Some sport is expected when a thaw sets in. An otter 
was killed at Melvich last week, and another seen near 
to Mr. Morrison’s fish ponds. Mr. Morrison has re¬ 
ceived 20,000 Levenensis ova from the Solway fishery. 
Helmsdale (Helmsdale). —Referring to my last 
week’s notes from this quarter, I am sorry to have 
again to chronicle very poor sport. The weather still 
