some numbers of large bream, one catch of four stone 
M u another in which two men filled a 
frail basket in about three hours, and many others not 
em^meraling; hut, suffice it to say, the fish ran 
about four to the stone, whilst many ran to nearly 51b 
The weather has been spring-like, the sun shining hotly 
dMing mid day, and nice, gentle S.W. winds prevailing 
1 trust sport will contine good.—R obert Moll. 
Scotch Reports. 
.^tnaharra Hotel Waters (Sutherland).— On 
Friday week Mr. Kennedy was out on Lochnever and 
iMded one salmon which weighed 81b. On Saturday, 
Colonel Blackett, London, fished the same loch and 
grassed a beautiful salmon of 121b. ; and on Monday Mr 
Kennedy caught a 9-ponnder, also on Lochnever. 
Water now in good condition, weather favourable and 
angling prospets good.— Ardgat. 
is no'w a poor prospect for some days 
of anything like good sport, as the snow is coming away 
.However, after the present week. an<rlinff 
ought to be looking up. Mr. Fraser and Mr. Matheson 
Beauly, had nice baskets of trout on Saturday, four of 
them from 31b. to (ilb. each. The netters on the Lovat 
had fourteen large salmon 1 from 
121b. to 201b. The total catch for the pastfour days was 
twenty-seven fish. The river is very high in the mean- 
time.—ii. 
Birnam.— On Friday, March 3, Mr. Alfred Chis- 
two salmon on the Hotel 
water, 211b. and 91b. On the Stenton water, Mr. Chas 
McLaren, of Liverpool, caught one salmon, Ifilb 
Carron, Easter Ross (Ardgay, N.B.). —On 
Monday this week Mr. John Mackenzie, Invercharron 
a'•, ® landed a salmon weighing 
aiT’ Pool- This was the first salmon taken on 
the Carron this season so far as know. On Wednesday 
the same an^er grassed a clean-run salmon of Tflb. on 
W®a,ther pleasant and water in good order 
Dee (Aberdeenshire) -What is termed a dirty 
fresh preyaued up till Saturday last, when a more 
vigorous thaw set in, and the river rose to a moderate 
nooa. ihe water has cleared, and every day now sport 
IS more and more reviving. With the fine drawino- 
wind a fresh head of fish made for the river on Saturday 
and aunday. On the former day a beauty of 2glb. was 
got by the Aberdeen Harbour Commissioners at the 
mouth of the river, being the heaviest fish of the season. 
On the far inland reaches sport has been almost at a 
standstill on account of the storm, and accordino-ly the 
reports from the Braemar and Balmoral wate^rs are 
meagre. The same may be said of the lower stretches 
near the month, where most of the pools have been thrown 
out of order by the spate. On the Invercald Ballater 
waters Mr Hardy landed one of 7|lb and one of 81b., while 
Captain Montague had a fine fish of 141b., Mr. Ferguson 
two of 7ilb. and 81b., two of 8ilb 
and 12Jlb on Friday, and three, of fijlb., Silb., and Silb! 
Holland, four of 71b., 81b., 81b., and 
one 91b. on the 3rd, and three, 
of fiilh, 71b., and 7^1b. on Saturday, the 4th. On the 
Cambus o May water Lord d’Arcy Osborne, in addi- 
5^1?“®^ sport, had three on Saturday, of 81b., 81b 
and 101b., and James Harper two, of SJlb. and fiilb! 
On the Forest of Glen-Tana waters sport has not been 
over bright lately. On Saturday, when a good few fish 
were landed, Mr. Courage had a beauty of 241b —the 
second of this weight got on the Dee this season. On 
the same waters the Rev. Cecil W. Nash had a most 
exciting run for over half a mile with a beauty of 91b 
teul hooked below the dorsal, and which took him over 
halt a mile of water before being brought to the gaff 
Un the Aboyne waters fairly good sport has been got 
On the Huntly Arms water Mr. King, during the past 
few days had one of 91b., two, of Sib. and S^Gb., and two, 
ojlb. and 121b. ; while Mr. Hare had two, of 71b. and 81b. 
and one 7Gb. ; Captain Lindsay got two, of 
bolb. and 7Gb., and one of 71b.; Mr. Board 
rae ot 7Gb ; Captain Boss two. of 81b. and 101b. • Mr 
Dngdale one of 71b., and Mr. Williams one of 7.‘-lb.’ On 
?“® J^w®r-D®ss water Captain Davidson landed two fish 
in the teeth of last week’s storm, scaling 71b. and 81b 
®®, ^® creeled two, of 71b. and 8.Ub. ; three of 
7Jb., 141b., and 17Gb., and one of 7Gb. On the Kincar- 
aine Lodge waters Mr. Lamond grassed one of 81b. and 
one of 8Gb.; while Nicholl, keeper, had two, 15Gb.’and 
Gb., and two 7Gb.; and Shepherd one of 7lb. On the 
Commonty sections Sir Herbert Lewis 
o?iv P>®rcy Wormold landed three, of 71b., 71b. and 
8Gb four scaling 9Gb., 12Gb., SGb., and 7Gb., two 
of 81b. and 9Gb., and one of 7Gb. On the Ballogie 
water Coutts landed one of 81b., and Mr. George Black- 
mws a beauty of 9Gb., on the Woodend water. On the 
^iTOton water Mr. T. Turner Farley (two rods) landed 
thirteen fish on Monday last, scaling from 71b. to 141b 
and several fish every day since. On the Blackhaii 
CasUe water lately, Mr. J. T. Hay and party landed six, 
scaling from 81b. to 171b., five, from 71b. to 101b., three 
from (lb. to 81b., two, 71b. and 81b., four, 81b. to 171b.’ 
®^^->®b.,and91b.,one of 81b., and two, of 91b’ 
Md 81b.—only one day blank. On the Inchmarlo and 
^neskie sections Mr. Barbour had one of 81b. and one of 
.Ic'^ery Mr. Norman Le.slie had one of 81b. 
Ihe fly still holds sway as the killing lure, although 
Btontom minnow, gudgeon, and dace have all been 
exwnsively requisitioned in some quarters.— Deesider. 
Uhveron (Baufifsliire). —The recent heavy fail of 
snow, which is now fast disappearing from the upper 
mstrict of the river, has put the Deveron in heavy spate. 
nf % thiek and dirty, and a large number 
or dead salmon, many of heavy weight, are taken out of 
the river daily and buried. The sea at the entranee to 
the river is discoloured for miles round, and conse¬ 
quently few fish are running. The frost, however, has 
not been so severe of late, and fresh weather is now 
setting in. On the lower pools of the river the net 
fishermen had very few fish during the last week. They 
tried the nets daily, and, with the exception of half-a- 
dozen to a score of trout, scarcely a fish was caught, 
several of the salmon landed were well covered with 
fungoid, which is on the increase in the meantime. On 
iu® wind and sea have been rather against 
the fishing, and at all the stations the catch for the 
week was no better than that of the previous week 
from both river and sea the total number of fish got 
was a little over 6cwt., which were all consigned to the 
Loudon and other markets. Owing to the flooded state 
®* \“®/,17®'' angling is stopped meanwhile. On the 
coast of Gardenstown like experience was met with, and 
there was a slight falling off in the catch from the stake 
“®“V understand that, owing to the limited supply 
ot fash, prices advanced a little.—H W 
u (Caithness). -The Westfield rod had three 
fash of 71b., 8Gb., and 91b. on the fith inst. Lots of fish 
trying the fall.— Nicol McNicol. 
Halladale (Sutherlandshire).- On Feb. 22 the 
horsiiird Hotel rod had one fish of 91b. off No. 5 beat • 
on March 6 the Sandside rod had three fish of 91b. 91b.’ 
and off Forsil pool. No. 5 beat, also two sea-trout; 
and on the 7th inst. two salmon of 7Jlb. and lOHb. off 
Havick, No. d beat. 
Helmsdale (Helmsdale). — I am sorry to have 
again to report another week of very indifferent sport 
so poor indeed that it has not fallen to my lot for a good 
many years at a like date to have to chronicle. Doubt¬ 
less the renewal of snowstorms this month, after the 
prolonged spells of frost and snow on the previous 
months, has a share in causing this state of matters, 
but 1 am afraid it is now becoming too plain, that, be 
the reasons what they may, we are not going to have a 
8ucc®ssful angling season, unless indeed matters should 
suddenly change for the better, which to a certainty they 
are bound to do later on. That which makes the matter 
worse IS, that the Helmsdale is almost pure and simple 
a spring salmon riyer, the summer and autumn sport 
being seldom first-rate. The circumstances of a poor 
season occasionally arehoweyer not without precedent 
as 1 can remember seyeral such year.s ago, of the cause 
ot which no one knew anything. The record of the 
the week IS as follows: Tuesday, the 28th. was ex¬ 
tremely stormy, and all the anglers were blank. On 
Wednesday, March 1, Mr. W. Badcliffe, on No. 6 Kil- 
donan, landed a salmon of 91b.; Mr. Pilkington, on No. 4. 
got one of 181b. (by the way, this was the first salmon 
got on this beat this season); Capt. Dick, on No. 2, had 
one of 71b. j an(i the Rev. G. McMillan a salmon of 91b 
Thursday Mr. W. Badcliffe, on No. 5, 
landed two salmon, 71b. and 191b. The Tarrish rod o-ot 
®u Hildonaii of 91b.; Mr. Hicks’ rod, on No. 4, lot 
oneiff 91b.; Mr. Hardcastle, on No. 2, had one of 171b. • 
Md Capt. Dick, on No. 1, one of 7Gb. On Friday Cap't.’ 
Lick, on No. 6 Kildonan, landed a salmon of 81b • Mr 
Badcliffe, on No. 4, got one of 81b. ; Mr. Pilkington, oii 
No. -. one of 91b. ; Mr. Hardcastle, on No. 1, one of 91b. 
On oaturday, so far as I could learn, only one salmon was 
caught, by Mr. Banner, on No 3, of 9Gb. On Monday 
thr®e salmon were got on the upper beats, while on 
Ao. 1, Mr. Hicks’ rod landed two of 91b. each. Tues¬ 
day was yery windy. No news haye come in. Salmon 
were seen yesterday and to-lay going up stream from 
the sea.—S. C. 
Isla.— Th® first competition of the Dundee East End 
Club was held on Saturday, on the Isla, Eden, and 
neighbouring streams. There was a large turn out, but 
owin^g to the rain of the preyious night, and the melting 
ot the snow, the streams were yery high, and the con¬ 
sequence was that the takes were miserable. — Iasgair. 
^Hlin Hotel (IiOcK Tay). —On the Reserve water, 
Mr. Archer, on March!, one salmon, 281b. ; Dr. Weeks 
two, 221b. 181b.; on the 6th, one, 191b. ; Mr. Wade,’ 
March 7, four fine salmon, 251b., 201b., 181b., 18lb., had 
two on at the same time, and landed them both when the 
loch was very stormy ; on the 8th, one of 191b. ■ Dr. 
Weeks, one 181b. On the Hotel water, March 2 ’ Mr 
Swan on® 201b.; Col. Fagan, 181b. ; 3rd, Col. Figan', 
two, 171b., 201b. ; 4th, Mr.Hoole,one 191b. ; Mr. Tinslel 
Williams, one 161b. ; 6th, three, 161b., 161b., 121b. ■ Mr 
Maisey, one 191b. Up to the present time, 122 salmon 
have been caught at the Killin Hotel, all fine salmon 
One of 431b. was caught by the boatmen, which had got 
into trouble through the high water, on a small island • 
a splendid salmon and fresh run. — H. J. Maisbt 
LocKleven (Kinross).— Angling at present‘is out 
ot the question, but a continuance of the favourable 
weather we are enjoying at present will probably tempt 
the angler to these waters at an early date.— Robt B 
Lainq. 
Iioch Tay (Kenmore, N.B.)— On Feb. 2, Mr. 
Cuthbert Spencer, on the hotel water, caught two sal¬ 
mon,341b. and 211b. ; Mr. Philip Geen, one salmon, 161b.- 
Mr. Aitkin, Litterellen, one salmon, 171b. 3rd, Mr.’ 
Philip Geen, two salmon, 241b. and 201b. ; Mr. Cuthbert 
Spencer, one salmon, 201b. : Mr. Aitkin, Litterellen two 
salmon, 211b. and 201b. 4th, Mr. Philip Geen, one sal¬ 
mon, 231b. ; Mr. Cuthbert Spencer, one salmon, 161b. 
Loch in good ply.— Knight. 
Naver (Bettyhill Hotel,via Thurso, N.B.).— Last 
week the weather was unfavourable, and the river rather 
flooded for successful angling. On the 25th ult. Mr. 
Delasalle fished No. 3 beat and caught two salmon 
weighing 81b. and 91b. ; and Mr. Maccance, on No 4 
one salmon of 81b. On Monday, Colonel Martin, on 
No. 6, one salmon 81b. ; and Mr. Delasalle, on private 
waters, one of 91b. On Tuesday, Mr. Maccance grassed 
a 71b. fiah on No. 6 beat. On Wednesday, General 
Hills on No. 3 beat, one salmon 61b. ; Mr. Delasalle, on 
JNo. 6, one salmon 91b. ; and Mr. Maccance, on private 
water two salmon weighing 81b. each. On Thursday, 
Mr. Maccance, on No. 2 beat, two salmon of 71b. and 
91b. respectively; and General Hills, on No. 4, one 
salmon 71b. On Friday, Mr. Delasalle, on No. 2 beat 
one salmon 91b. ; Mr. Maccance, on No. 3, one of 71b ■’ 
and General Hills,_on No. 5, one of 61b.—McB. 
Oykel (via Iiairg', N.B.). —Last week the river was 
irozen most of the time, so that angling could only be in¬ 
dulged m occasionally, but with favourable conditioms 
good sport may be anticipated. Taking everything into 
consideration, the sport has been good as far as the 
season has gone. Since last reported, Mr. Hugh McLeod 
Lai^well Lodge, on 22nd ult., one salmon, weighing 81b. ’ 
on Bock Pool, and on Friday last another 8-pounder oil 
Langwell Pool. On Friday week, Mr. John MacKay 
Oykil Bridge Hotel, caught a nice salmon on Langwell 
Pool.-;-McB. 
(Tuvei'an, N.B ). — Last week the lessee of 
the Shin angling was out on the lower beats from Suther¬ 
land Anns Hotel on three consecutive days. On Monday 
he land®d a salmon weighing 81b., and on Tuesday one of 
Blackstone Pool. Wednesday was blank 
—McB. 
South, of Scotland. —The melted snow has not yet 
cleared out of our district rivers, and while I send ofl 
my notes several of the waters are muddy, and not in 
fly order. The Annan : This river was in fairly good 
order on Tuesday, and several spring salmon were "killed. 
In the lower reaches the most successful angler was a 
visitor, viz., Mr. William Wallas, gunmaker, Wigton 
Cumberland, who killed two spring fish out of the 
Spittal Pool above Annan Bridge with Grey Turkey 
fly. One weighed l7Gb. and the other nearly 61b. Both 
came at the same fly. Fishing in the Blackpool Mr. 
James Thomson, fisherman for Mr. Arthur Nicholson 
St. Asaph, North Wales, killed a very pretty clean run 
salinon of 101b. fully. This fish I hear rose to a Grey 
iurkey fly, and took a good while to land. On Wed¬ 
nesday, Mr. Andrew Bell, Brydekirk, fisherman for Mr. 
P. A. Pasley-Dirom, of Mount Annan, killed a hand¬ 
some fish of 211b. out of the Burnfoot. This salmon 
which was fresh from the sea, tooka “ Jock Scott.” This 
fly IS not a favourite on the Annan, but last back end the 
tty was r®3ponsibl® for a few fish. On the 3rd inst. Mr. 
Bell killed a good one of 181b. in the Mount Annan 
Nith : This river has been in much better 
order than the Annan, but almost nothing has been 
u “®‘i -11 j^^® 1°"’®"^ reaches not a spring salmon has 
been killed since the season opened.— The Galloway 
Rivers : The Dee, Fleet, Urr, and other Galloway 
rivers have yielded no sport up to the date of writing. 
In the lower waters a few salmon have been noticed 
leaping in the pools, and, so far as could be judged 
they appeared to be new run from the Solway. Snow is 
not entirely cleared away yet, and local anglers do 
not expect any sport in the river until the weather 
moderates.— Heatherbell. 
Spey (Morayshire).— As the effects of the recent 
blizzard a,re still apparent in the water, angling has 
been for the time almost, if not altogether, abandoned 
tor all the sport that has been got. So much melted 
snow has been coming down and bringing the tempera¬ 
ture ot the water down to so low a level that sport for 
most part of the last ten days has been out of the ques- 
tion. On the morning of this day week, however a 
thorough freshet set in accompanied by a southerly 
wind, with the result that in forty-eight hours the 
snow had entirely disappeared from the low lying 
grounds bordering the lower reaches of the river 
and by Wednesday it had almost entirely disappeared 
trom the hills. Further up it is also clearing off quickly. 
It IS these sudden climatic changes which tell so much 
against sport in the Spey at this season owing to its 
I®iS® 1 -^°"’ temperature. However, it is to be hoped 
ofaat the lion days have given place to the proverbial 
Iamb-Ilk® weather. At all events while I write we have 
March dust,” with a temperature over .50 degrees Fah. 
compared with 29 degrees last week and snow on the 
ground, such are the vagaries of our climate. The river 
rose rapidly on Sunday, but by Monday had gone 
back a foot. It is just possible that a few head of 
fash may have thus got past the Duke’s miles of netting 
into angling waters ; but, if they had not entered the 
river, even before the nets were removed on Saturday 
it IS scarcely possible for them to have got beyond 
the course of the nets before Monday saw the nets on 
again. The semi-flood will have done good if it has done 
nothing but clear out a number of the kelts which have 
been too much en evidence this season for sportsmen’s 
tastes. The opening days of this week showed a decided 
improvement; but on many parts of the river it was 
scarcely possible to cast a line owing to high westerly 
winds. On Thursday, on the Aikenway "water be- 
hlr. Stewart-Menzies, of Culdares, Mr 
John Shiach, gamekeeper, killed a salmon of ’lOlb. 
and Major Grant, of Glengrant, a yellow trout of 21b’ 
weight. On the Easter Elchies portion of Lord Elgin’s 
water, Mr McKinnon, gamekeeper, killed on Monday a 
salmon of bib., and on Tuesday another, a beauty 
scaling Ifalb. On the coast very poor fishing has ao-ain 
to be recorded; in fact, it cannot be remunerative lust 
*^® 1®®^ ^®®'^ so rough 
that all the nets were either washed away or destroyed. 
Some of the heaviest salmon scaled from 181b. to 201b. 
The prospects meantime for the Spey, which is lagging 
sa^y behind, are anything but encouraging.—J. M. 
Tay (Perth).— The river has been very unsettled 
owing to the melting snow, and on very few days has’ 
th® riv®r been in good angling ply. With the mild 
weather we are having the snow will soon disappear 
