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continues to be such as to be very unfavourable for 
angling. There has almost always been severe frost, or 
in its absence a heavil.y laden atmosphere which pre¬ 
vents salmon from taking freely. That there is a fair 
stock of salmon on the river I do not doubt, but the 
fact remains that very few are being got, and, explain it 
away as one likes, it must be disheartening to anglers, 
the more especially as neighbouring rivers, such as the 
Eura are doing fairly well. During February last year 
the total number landed by rod was ninety-six salmon 
while this year the same month only gave fifty-one. This 
is certainly a great falling off. Monday was a very stormy 
day, with a heav.y snowfall and severe frost. The week's 
record is poor. On Tuesday, Mr. Eossland had a salmon 
of f»lb. on No. C Kildonan ; Mr. H. H. 'Ward, on No. 5, 
one of 81b. ; Capt. Dick, two on No. 3, 101b. and lO-ilb. 
On Wednesday, on No. 5, Mr. Hicks’s rod had a salmon 
of 91b. On No. 3, Mr. Hardcastle, one of 81b. On No. 
2, Capt. Dick, one of 101b.; and the Eev. G. McMillan, 
one of 91b. on No. 1. On Thursday all the anglers were 
blank. On Friday, Mr. Hicks’s rod, on No. 3, got a 
salmon of 91b. : Capt. Dick, on No. 6 Kildonan. one of 
91b. On Saturday, Mr. Eadcliffe. on No. 3, one of 101b.; 
on No. 2, Mr. Hicks’s rod, two of 91b.; and Capt. Dick, 
on No. 5, one of 131b. On Monday only one fish was got 
by Mr. W. Radcliffe on No. 2. Tuesday is still frosty, 
and no news has come in. All attempts at haul angling 
have hitherto proved a failure, mthing being got. 
luveran Hotel Waters (Inverness-shire, N.B.). 
—The lessor of the Shin angling fished the lower beat 
on Monday week and landed a 121b. salmon on Fir Dam. 
On Tuesday he had a 10-pounder on Little Fall, on Thurs¬ 
day one of 81b., and on Friday one of 101b.. both on 
Blackstone Pool; and on Saturday a nice fish of 81b. on 
Litt'e Clarog. At the beginning of this week there was 
a lot of snow with keen frost.—McB. 
Boch Hannoch. —From Bunrannoch Hotel, on 
Friday, 24th ult., Mr. J. C. Stewart caught a yellow 
trout, l41b. On Saturday, 25th ult., Mr. J. C. Stewart 
caught two trout, 31b. and 4lb. Mrs. Macdonald never 
knew Loch Rannooh to be tried in the month of 
February before, she hopes it will be a successful fish¬ 
ing season. 
Loch Tay (Kenmore, IT.B,).— Feb. 22, Mr. Sander¬ 
son caught two s-almon, 211b. and 201b. ; 23rd, Mr. Sander¬ 
son, two salmon, 211b. and 171b.; on the reserve water, 
Mr. Minchin, one salmon 221b. ; 24th, Mr. Philip Geen 
caught two salmon 311b. and 241b. 27th, Mr. Philip 
Geen caught three salmon 211b., 211b., and 171b. ; Mr. 
Knight, one salmon, 171b. 28th, Mr. Philip Geen, one 
salmon, 241b.; Mr. Knight, one salmon, 201b.—W. 
Knight. 
Loch Tummel (Pitlochry).— Messrs. Stewart and 
McGregor on the 22nd, in a few hours, had two trout, 
4Jlb. and Ijlb. On the 23rd, the same gentlemen had 
tliree trout- and two pike—one of the trout, a perfect 
beauty of .5ilb.,the others 21b. and 31b. each.—D. Dow. 
Naver (Bettyliill, Thurso, IT.B.).— The following 
excellent sport has been got since last reported. On the 
18th Colonel Martin caught two salmon, weighing 71b. 
and 91b., on beat No. 5 ; on 20th General Hills grassed 
a S-pounder on beat No. 6 ; Mr. MacCance, one of 81b. on 
No. 5; Mr. Delasalle, two of 71b. and 101b. on No. 4 ; 
and Colonel Martin, one of 81b., on No. 1. ; on 21st, 
General Hills grassed a 71b. salmon on No. 2 beat: on 
22nd Mr. MacCance had an 8-pounder on No. 1 beat : 
and Mr. Delasalle one of 91b. on No. 6; on 23rd Mr. 
MacCance caught an 81b. salmon on No. 2 beat; and 
Mr. Delasalle grassed two of 71b. and 81b. on No. 1 ; on 
24th Mr. MacCance landed a 7-pounder on No. 3 beat; 
Colonel Martin three salmon averaging 81b. each on 
No. 4 : and General Hills two of 71b. and 91b. on No. 3. 
Oykel (via Lairg', N.B.). —An angler on the Lang- 
well waters landed a fine salmon of 12lb. on Narrows 
pool on 20th ; and on the same date Mr. John Mackay, 
water bailiff, Oykel Bridge, grassed a beauty of about 
151b. on Langwell pool.—McB. 
Spey (Morayshire). —It is rather unique to hear of 
a spring run fish being caught so far up as the Tulchan 
water, yet such was the case on the 22nd ult., when one 
of 81b. was landed by Mr. John Cruickshank, game- 
keeper. Some six miles or so further down, Mr. Dann, 
gamekeeper, killed on the Pitcroy water, on the 23rd 
ult., two, of 6Jlb. and 71b.; and on the 17th ult., one of 
18ilb. : while on the 22nd, from the Laggan water. 
Colonel Smith, Minmore, landed one of 61b. On the 
same day, on the “VVester Elchies water, Mr. 
Cruickshank, fisherman, killed one of 171b., and 
on the 23rd, from Lord Elgin’s portion of 
the Easter Elchies water, Mr. McKinnon, game- 
keeper grassed two of 61b. and 7alb. From the Aiken¬ 
way water, belonging to Mr. Stewart-Menzies of Cul- 
dares. On Thursday, Mrs. Grant, of Glengrant, landed 
two of 8ilb., and 101b., and Major Grant, one of 81b. ; 
while, from the Longiiool on this day week the Major 
had also another of the same weight, during a fresh 
hour in the middle of the day, the weather always tend¬ 
ing towards frost. On Friday, on the Arndilly portion 
of the Aikenway water, Mr. John Shiach, game- 
keeper killed one of 81b. The most deadly flies 
on the latter reaches were the Grey Heron 
and Purple King. The net fishing on the sea coast 
last week was again very poor. This was owing to the 
stormy nature of the weather, the nets having been 
destroyed more than once, but as the weather on the 
coast is a good deal settled, better results are looked 
for this week. The fish netted were all very small, the 
heaviest weighing only from 101b. to 121b. At Lossie¬ 
mouth the total catch for the week was only 4cwt. At 
the Sheriff’s Court at Elgin last week, a man named 
George Fraser, residing in Rothes, was fined JOs. 6d. for 
landing and retaining an unclean salmon. On Wednes¬ 
day, when -writing, the weather was more settled. 
although the snow was disappearing but slowly, and it 
looked as if a fresh fall was imminent.—J. M. 
South of Scotland. —The Annan and its tributaries 
opened for the season’s angling on Saturday morning 
under adverse circumstances. A sharp snap of frost 
occurred on Friday night and on Saturday morning, the 
edges of the still pools were bordered with ice. By 
midday the sunshine was too bright for salmon fishing. 
A good number of anglers ventured out to try their 
favourite pools on the lower waters. The first angler 
to grass a fish was a visitor, viz., Mr. Duncan, Dum¬ 
fries, who landed a spring salmon of 61b. out of the 
Brewery Pool with fly. Mr. James Thomson, Annan, 
landed a salmon in the Northfield water, but it turned 
out to be a kelt, and was returned to the river. Mr. 
John Rae, Bridge-place, killed half-a-dozen yellow trout, 
but they were not in good condition. Beyond the “ rais¬ 
ing ” of salmon by other anglers nothing else was done in 
the lower reaches. In the higher ivaters Mr. Lockerbie 
was reported as haying killed a spring salmon of 201b. 
in the Shillahill portion. A number of nice little fish 
were noticed in the favourite pools rising. On Sunday 
an extraordinary heavy fall of snow, for the season, 
occurred in Annandale. The fall commenced on the 
early morning, and continued long after dark. On 
Monday the snow was lying fully 2ft. deep in the 
district. A sharp frost followed on Monday night, but 
the wind veered round to the south on Tuesday morn¬ 
ing, and the snow commenced to disappear. This 
morning (Wednesday), however, we have a renewal of 
the snowstorm, and the whole country has a mid-winter 
appearance. There cannot be any angling until all the 
snow disappears. The weather is of the most unsettled 
description. Reports from the other district rivers are 
.all against sport. The whole of the South of Scotland 
is covered with snow.— Heatheebell. 
Tay (Hillin). —Feb. 23rd, L. Cohen, one salmon, 
231b. ; 24th, Mr. Glen, one, 211b. ; Mr. McCartney, 181b. ; 
Mr. Bailie Richmond, 161b.; 25th, Mr. McDugall, two, 
251b., 231b. : Mr. Blair, one, 161b.; 27th, Mr. Lousley 
Williams, one, 211b. ; Col. Fagan, two, 241b., 181b.; 
28th, Col. Fagan, one, 241b. ; Mr. Archer, one, 221b. ; 
March Ist. Mr. Hoole, one, 201b. 
Tay (PertK) . —The river has been in good angling 
ply during the week, but fish have not been rising at all 
freely. Mr. J. C- Spencer, Newcastle, fished the Birnam 
Hotel water on Thursday, and killed a fish of 191b., 
and Mr. Campbell had one of same weight at Aberfeldy. 
Capt. McDonald killed a small fish in the Ballathie ; 
Messrs. Pople and Ferguson killed two on the Stanley 
water on Saturday, 351b and 301b.; and Col. Legh killed 
two on the Stobhall water on Saturday, and one on 
Tue.= day. On the free water Mr. Harris had four 
whitlings ; Mr. Howe, six ; and Mr. Hunter, three. 
Tweed. —The rivers during the past fortnight have, 
owingto rain and snow falling in the vale of Tweedside, 
been quite unfishable. Anglers were in hopes of having 
a cast on Tuesday or Wednesda.y at the latest, but a 
storm of rain and snow on Tuesday put an end to these 
anticipations, as on Wednesday both Tweed and Teviot 
were down about half a foot from the previous day, 
when they marked IJft. above the normal level. Tweed 
especially was of a very nasty snow broth colour, and it is 
probable that no angling will be available for some days. 
■Vennachar (Trossaclis).— Thursday, Feb. 16th, 
Mr. Thomas McFarlane, one salmon, ll^lb. Friday, 
17th, Mr. Thomas McFarlane, one salmon, 191b. Satur¬ 
day, 18th, Mr. McTavish killed one salmon weighing 
161b. Feb. 23, Mr. Smith, one salmon, 141b, ; Mr. 
Graham, one salmon, 151b.; Mr. Wilson, one salmon, 
151b.; Mr. Kinnaird, two salmon, 161b. and 121b. 
Feb. 24, Mr. Smith, two salmon, 201b. and 15ib. Feb. 25, 
Mr. McFarlane, one salmon, 151b. ; Mr. Graham, one 
salmon, 1.51b. Best killing, Phantom Brown and Gold. 
Lakes are in first-class angling condition. Fourteen 
salmon killed on Loch 'Vennachar since opening day, 
Feb. 11, and one on Loch Achray.—R. Blair, 
irthan. —The angling season on the Ythan opened 
on Saturday, being three weeks later than the most of 
the other northern rivers. The water was in good 
angling trim, and some splendid baskets of trout were 
made. On the Ellon Castle water Mr. Andrew Murray, 
Inverdon Cottage, made a basket of 251b. ; while Mr. 
Woodman-Smith and others had also very good sport. 
There is a good head of fish in the water, and finnock 
seem plentiful. The annual salmon dinner in honour of 
the occasion of the opening, instituted some fifty years 
ago, was held in the Udne.y Arms on Saturday evening, 
when a large company of gentlemen sat down to an 
excellent repast, purveyed by Mr. and Mrs. Richie after 
their usual excellent manner.—G. M. 
Irish Reports. 
Balliuderry. —The season opened the lat inst. in 
very unfavourable weather. The few previous nights 
were frosty, and Wednesday was drizzling wet. The 
river was also filled with snow water, and altogether a 
poor start was made. Fishing with the fly was useless, 
but bait-fishers killed some trout on the white grub, a 
species of bait very scarce at present. I saw a brace of 
2-pounders; they were well coloured and perfectly 
recovered. The brace was secured by a professional on 
the sand-bed reaches. The water is a little high. 
B-uudro-wes.—In the early part of the past week the 
river was very high, and but few anglers were out. On 
Tuesday Mr. J. Despard, fishing the upper waters, 
killed a good fish llHb. ; several kelt were also landed 
and immediately returned. On Tuesday night a severe 
frost set in, with frequent heavy snow showers, and by 
the end of the week the country round here was covered 
with four or five inches of snow, and every piece of dead 
water frozen hard, so that angling was out •f the ques¬ 
tion. At time of writing snow is fast disappearing.— 
M. Rogan and Sons. 
Lough Currane CWaterville, co. Kerry).— 
Sport continues very poor. Since last report, E. 
Dennehy has had a salmon, 91b.; M. Brennan, one, 
111b. ; P. Brennan, one, 71b. ; Mr. Kinnear, one, 7)lb. ; 
and Mr. Beckwith, one, 71b. Weather now fine, with 
heavy frost at nights.— 'Thos. J. Dennehy. 
Lough N'eagh. —The trout fishing started on Wed¬ 
nesday. The netters on the Tyrone shores had but 
poor luck up till time of ivriting. But before the snow¬ 
storm of Sunday poachers were netting the loug’a right 
and left, and made great heaves. Several seizures of 
unseasonable trout were made at Larne and other 
shipping ports.—J. A. B. 
Shaunou and Lough Derg (Killaloe).—The 
water has fallen considerably since this day week, 
thanks to the frost and north wind. Some of the 
sluice gates have also been shut down, which will bring 
the river to a nice fishing standard this week. Some 
sport has been had above the bridge, between the dam 
in the middle of the river and the weir wall, among a 
goodly number of spring salmon that were impounded 
in shallow water. Mr. C. Lefroy, killed four fish, 171b., 
13Jlb., 12Jlb., and 121b ; Jack Johnson, in same water, 
got one, 1.31b. ; on Mr. Young’s preserves, fishing for 
Mr. Mott, John Barry and Bill Malone killed a 
9-pounder. Lots of fish up, and prospects good.—S. .1. 
Hurley. 
Devon Sea-Fishery Bye-laws.— The Board of 
Trade appointed Friday, Feb. 24, to hold an inquiry into 
the set of bye-laws which have been proposed by 
the Devon Sea-Fishery Board, at Newton Abbot, and 
representatives came from all fishing ports and gave 
their practical knowledge and information. In a matter 
of so much importance, where the means of living of 
some thousands are at stake, it would be a great pity if 
self-interested motives, theory, or want of practical 
knowledge, should allow laws to be passed which would 
be the means of closing industries which, if regulated 
properly, do not the slightest injury. It is, of course, 
very difficult to pass laws which would please ever;,'- 
body ; for instance, crabbers and in-shore fishermen, 
who use trammels and other nets, would like to do away 
with trawlers over their ground, and as some of the best 
fish are found on these grounds, it seems hard against 
the trawlers. Then again, small trawlers cannot go so 
far off land as the big ones, and sailing trawlers who 
cannot afford steam, would like to stop all steam trawl¬ 
ing. Therefore, I trust that bye-laws will be made on 
the give and take principle. One section of fishermen 
must not try to get everything on their own side, to the 
detriment of another section, but endeavour to pass such 
laws as will conduce to the welfare of all classes of the 
fishing community as a body. I believe in a close season 
for fish, the same as for game, and I also believe in 
restricting the size of mess in the various nets so as to 
prevent undersized fish from being caught, and I am 
certain that if we could induce the Sea Fisheries Com¬ 
mittees around our coast to turn their attention to pro¬ 
tect the spawning fish and spawn until it has arrived to 
the fry stage, that our fish supply, this great national 
wealth and wholesome food, would be increased at least 
tenfold. Would that my late dear friend and co-worker, 
Frank Buckland, was alive, how he would have worked 
for the general good of the improvement of our fisheries,, 
and especially the various classes of fishermen who have 
thousands of mouths dependent upon them for their daily 
bread. It is a known fact that some classes of fish spawn 
in shallow water, whilst other classes go straight away to 
the deep water for the purpose of shedding their spawn, 
therefore if trawlers are kept close off shore they must 
disturb the grounds of the shallow spawning fish; on 
the other hand, if they are driven several miles from 
fie shore then they must disturb the spawning ground 
of those fish that deposite in deep water, hence I should 
say let them trawl in both places at their proper seasons: 
but I say, above every thing, construct nurseries round 
our coast and protect the spawn. There was a general 
desire expressed to do away with trawling from a vessel 
propelled by steam. This would be a great pity, because 
there are several gentlemen who own small steam 
launches that use a small trawl just for amusement or 
to catch a few fish for their table. I do not see ?.ny 
harm in their so doing.— William Hearder. 
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