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THE ETSniNG GAZETTE 
Scotch Reports. 
Altnaharra Hotel Waters (via Xtairgr, N.B.).— 
Loch Naver and other waters have been too flooded, and 
the weather has been wintry in the extreme. Despite 
these drawbacks, Mr. Kennedy tried Loch Naver on 
Friday last, and landed a salmon of 81b., and Mr. W. 
Munro one of Rib. On Saturday. Mr Munro grassed an 
81b. salmon on Loch Naver, and Mr. Fraser one of 121b. 
At the beginning of this week the weather was excellent. 
Water settling down to good order, and prospects 
good.—Mcll. 
Borgie (Sutherland, N.B.)— Since last reported, 
Mr. Hueh I’ruce, head keeper, landed nine salmon on 
Uorgie Lodge waters. They ranged from 01b. to 101b.— 
McD. 
Carron (Ardgay, N.B.). — Deep snow, frost, and 
heavy galea characterised the weather of the past week. 
Desnitetbe storm, Messrs. Harris, London, ventured out 
on the Balnagown Arms Hotel water on Thursday, and 
landed a salmon of 7Jib. on Ravenrock Pool. With the 
exception of the four salmon caught on Monday, as 
already reported, the rest of the week was blank. On 
Tuesday this week Messrs. Harris, on the Hotel water, 
caught a beauty—the heaviest of the season as yet— 
weighing ]81b., and lost another when ready for gaffing 
after three-quarters of an hour’s play ; Mr. John Mac¬ 
kenzie, Invercharron, on Mr. Littlejohn’s rod, landed 
one of GJlb. on Bridge Pool; and Mr. Robertson, on Sir 
Kenneth Mathison’s rod, three salmon, averaging about 
81b. each, on Fearn Lodge water. At the middle of this 
week the weather was all that could be desired, and water 
in first-rate order.—McB. 
Dee (Aberdeenshire).— Notwithstanding the un¬ 
settled state of the water and boisterous nature of the 
weather, sport was really good on the latter half of last 
week, and the first two days of this. Fish are plentiful 
of average size, and beautiful shape and colour. On the 
Invercauld Arms Hotel water, Mr. Holland creeled 
five scaling from Gib. to IGlb., one of 71b., two, of 71b. 
and 81b., and two of Sijlb. each ; while Mr. Ferguson on 
the same section landed one of lO.Jlb., one of 7Jlb., two, 
of 7.J!b and 81b., one of 8.Jlb., and four scaling from 71b. 
to 111b. ; and Mr. Bristowe two of 81b. and 91b. On the 
Monaltrie section, Mr. Abercrombie landed two, of 71b. 
and81b..two, ofOlh. and lOlH., three, of 71b., 91b. and 131b. 
and one of 91b. ; while Mr. Inglis had three, of Gib., 81b., 
and 81b., one of 81b. and one of 91b. on the same section. 
On the ('ambxrs O’May water. Lord D’Arcy Osborne 
landed two, of 81b. and lOlb , six from 71b. to 91b., six 
from 61b. to lOlh,, six from 71b. to 111b., and four from 
(ilb. to 201b. On the Glen Tana waters. Sir Herbert 
Lewis landed five from Gib. to 121b., on Friday ; and 
seven, from 81b. to 201b., on Saturday ; when Mr. Wor- 
mald had three that day, scaling from 81b. to 17Jlb., on 
the same water. Sir Arthur Farquhar and other anglers 
have had two and three each on this section daily. 
On the Huntly Arms Hotel water Mr. Dugdale landed 
two, of Gib. and 111b., on Friday, and one of 91b. on 
Saturday, while Captain Lindsay creeled one of 81b. and 
one of 7ib. on Friday. (In Saturday Mr. King landed 
one of 711). and one of 81b.. while Mr. Williams had one 
of Gib. On the Lower Dess water, Mr. Courage killed 
three, scaling Gib., 71b , and 91b.; Rev. C. W. Nash one, 
71b. ; Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar three, 71b., 71b., and 
8Jlb. ; Col. Chas. Leith Hay two, and John Harper, 
keeper, one 7ilb., two, 71b. and 8Jlb., three, 71b., 71b., 
and 8Jlb., and two, 71b. and Sib. On the Carlogie section, 
Andrew Peebles creeled one 71b. and five on Saturday, 
scaling 8ilb., S.Jlb., 8Jlb., 91b., and 91b. On the Kincar¬ 
dine Lodge w'ater, Mr. Wm. Lamond landed one GJlb., 
one 71b., two, 101b. and 91b., and two, 7ilb. and 81b., on 
Monday, while Nichol, keeper, had two, 9Jlb. and 61b,, 
and Shepherd three, 71b., Gib., and GJlb. On the 
Borrowstone and Commonly waters. Sir Herbert E. F. 
Lewis, Bart., creeled three, 101b., lOlb., and 81b. ; two, 
7jlb. and 91b. ; four. 91b., 81b., 71b., and 61b., andtwo, of 
8lb. and 101b.; while Mr. Wormald, on the same waters, 
landed one of 71b. and one of 81b., two, of 71b. and 91b., 
and two, of 81b. and 91b. On the Ballogie water, Mr. 
Charles Leslie creeled two, of 71b. and 81b., three, of 
71b., 71b., and gib., one of 61b., and three of 81b. each. 
On the Sluie water. C. Gill killed one of 71b. On 
the Woodend water, Mr. Geo. Blacklaws landed 
one of 9Jlb. On the Blackball section, Mr. J. T. 
Hay and party creeled six fish, scaling from 71b. 
to 91b.. one of 81b., five from 71b. to 101b., four 
from Gib. to 101b., two, of 81b. and 91b., and two of 81b. 
and 101b. On the Cairnton waters, Mr. T. Turner 
Farley bad similar sport, while the lower sections have 
also been fairly successful. The fly. Phantom minnow, 
and gudgeon have all been extensively used on the 
middle sections, the fly alone being admissible on the 
upper waters. Kelts are still very numerous, but no 
disease as yet among the fresh run fish. On the Don 
good baskets of finnock and sea trout are being got on 
the tidal reaches as well as at the cruives, but salmon 
are few and far between to the rod.—D eesider. 
Later. — For some days last week anglers were 
literally blown off the water, and on Friday and Satur¬ 
day the frost was so severe, even at noonday, that the 
line stuck in the rings at every other cast. A spell of 
milder weather has come w ith the advent of a new week, 
and sport all over is in the ascendent. On the Dee a 
heavy run of fish came aw ay recently ; the pools are well 
stocked, especially in the mid-reaches, and the prospects 
are, on ibu whole, exceedingly good, while the river is 
now in tplendid trim for all the pools being covered. On 
the litatmar reaches, Mr. Murray Foggo landed five fish 
on the Inveicanld water, while another angler had one 
on Monday ; the average weights being over 81b. On 
the Fife Arms Deo fishings, Mr. Duncan Macnab landed 
tw'o fish, of 7Jlb. and 8Jlb.. and two on Thursday, last 
week, of 8Jlb. and 91b. On the Balmoral waters. Dr. 
Profeitand the royal keepers have had several fish every 
day out. On the Ballater waters, magnificent sport has 
been got during the past few days ; Mrs. Bristowe 
creeled to her own rod, on the Invercauld Arms water, 
one fish 81b., and four, 61b., 61b., 71b., and 81b., 
while Mr. E. Bristowe landed one 71b., six scaling from 
Gib. to 9Jib., and three of 71b.. 91b., and 9Jib. ; Mr. A. 
Bri.stowe four from Gib. to 7Jlb., and four from 91b. to 
17Jlb. : and Mr. Ferguson eierht, scaling from 61b. to 
101b., throe, 6Hb., 71b., and 8Jlb., three, 71b., 81b., and 
101b.. and on Friday twelve fish, from Gib. to 121b., and 
on Saturday six were got from 61b. to 101b., by the 
various members of the party. In all fifty-five fish 
were got to four rods on this section for the weekending 
Saturday last. On the Monaltrie waters Mr. Aber¬ 
crombie landed one of 81b. and one of 91b., while Mr. 
Inglis had two of 71b. and 7Hb., two of 61b. and GJlb., 
and one of 81b. On the Cambus O’May, and Glen Tana 
waters similar results have been made by Lord D'Arcy 
Osborne and Sir William C. Brooks’ party. The Forest 
of Glentana waters have been divided into four beats, 
and let for the months of April and May. The rents 
obtained for the upper beats are at the rate of .£120 per 
month, and for the two lower beats £110 per month. 
On the Aboyne Hotel waters six rods have been pl.ying 
with partial success, owing to the adverse conditions 
of the weather. However, with the genial change now 
set in grand work is anticipated. Fish are plentiful. 
On the Lower Dess water Colonel Charles Leith Hay 
creeled five on Thursday, scaling 151b., GJlb., 7Jlb., 
8Jlb., and8Jlh., and one on Friday 8.Jlb. On the same 
water John Harper landed two of 8Jlb. each on Satur¬ 
day. On the Kincardine Lodge waters Mr. Lamond 
creeled two of 101b. and 91b., andtwo of 7Jlb. and 8Jlb., 
while Nicoll, keeper, landed two, 81b. and 8Jlb. On the 
Borrowstone and Commonty sections Mr. Percy 
Wormald had three fish, 71b., 71b., and 81b., one 9Jlb., 
one 151b., and one 81b., while Sir Herbert E. F. Lewis 
landed four, of 71b., 91b., 91b., and 101b., on the Borrow¬ 
stone xvater. On the Ballogie section Mr. C. A Leslie 
landed one 81b., one 71b.. and three on Monday of 71b., 
81b., and 8Jlb. On the Woodend water Charlie Gill had 
two, of 91b. and 191b., and one of 8Jlb., while Andrew 
Peebles creeled two on Carlogie on Monday of 71b. and 
91b. On the Blackball Castle waters Mr. J. T. Hay 
landed seven fish for the past few days, scaling from 
71b. to 101b. On the Cairnton Mr. T. Turner Farley has 
had an average of six fish daily, and has made the mag¬ 
nificent total of eighty-three fish (two rods) up to date 
on this w'ater. On the Crathes water, now known as 
the “ Grand Hotel Aberdeen Section,” Mr. Charles 
Mann landed one of 8Jlb., while Captain Prendergast 
(Grosvenor-gardens) and Mr. W. H. Ritchie, Stone¬ 
haven, had considerable sport during last week,— 
Deesider. 
Deveron (Banffshire). —The river Deveron is now 
in better fishing order. The heavy spate, caused by the 
melting of the snow, has almost disappeared, and the 
water, which is still a little thick and dark, is resuming 
its usual colour. For the past week salmon have been 
ascending the river in fair numbers, and the net fishing 
has showed a marked improvement. In the middle of 
last week the yield advanced from a few fish to twenty, 
and towards the close of the week some fine hauls were 
got. A good few trout were also killed. The size of 
the salmon is much about the same, from 81b. to 20Ib., 
and trout from Jib. to Ijlb. Quality very good, and of 
late fungoid, which threatened to be very severe, has 
not been so prevalent. The bailiffs kept a sharp look 
out for deceased fish, and had them burned, so that it 
had little chance of spreading. Very few young fish 
were found with the taint of the disease on them. 
Although the snow has disappeared, the weather con¬ 
tinues unsettled, with keen frosts during the night. 
Anglers have done nothing as yet with the fly, and wo 
understand that the few trout killed have been by the 
worm. On the coast the fishing also showed an improve¬ 
ment. In the end of last week and the beginning of the 
present the cobles were daily at the nets. The yield 
on each occasion was from two to eight salmon of an 
average weight of 101b. Last week from the Deveron 
and adjacent coast the total quantity of fish sent to the 
London and other markets was 16cwt., and on Monday 
of this week lOcwt. The coast fishing to the east of 
Banff—Gaidenstown and Pennaw—also showed an im¬ 
provement. The consignments to the markets for the 
week was five boxes. What is greatly required for the 
river and sea fishings is frequent showers of rain to 
dispel the frost and make the water more fresh and clean. 
—H. W. 
Later. —The improved prospects in the net salmon 
fishings in the Deveron district in the beginning of 
last week were soon changed by the sudden alteration 
in the weather so prevalent in the north of Scotland. 
The water in the river, after a voluminous spate, which 
cleared out the ddbris in the bed of the stream, was 
just settling down to its normal run, when a storm, un¬ 
precedented in its character at this season of the year, 
swept over the district. The wind blow in gusts from 
the north, with biting showers of hail and snow, and the 
frost was as keen as that felt in any day during the 
whole of the winter. On the coast the sea rose to a 
tremendous height, tossing the stake nets from their 
anchorage on to the rocks. Consequently the prospects 
on the river that were brightening were again reversed, 
and, instead of twenty to forty fish daily, as was the 
case in the end of last week and the beginning of the 
present, it fell to only a few fish. Up to Saturday last 
the entire catch was eleven boxes of an average weight 
of 2cwt. each, consigned to the markets ; but on Monday 
[March 25, 1893 
only one box was the total from both river and sea. 
The weather, however, has again settled, and the nets 
are getting into repair on the coast, and, although this 
fishing has been very poor since the start, is expected 
to take a turn for the better. Angling has been at a 
discount, and few trout have been killed on the whole 
course of the river for the past fortnight. On the 
Gardenstown Coast the nets shared the same fate as 
those in the Deveron district, and only two boxes have 
been consigned to the markets for the past week.— 
H. W. 
Don. —Trout fishing will not commence for some time 
yet, till end of next month at least; but much depends 
on season. The weather has taken a very mild turn, 
and the genial influence of the warmth will induce an 
early fly. Pew salmon are being got to the rod, but 
fairly good baskets of finnock on the tidal reaches and 
cruives.— Don. 
Forss (Caithness). —On the 8th inst. the Westfield 
rod had three salmon, of 81b., 9Ib., 9Jlb. On the 11th 
the Forss House rod had one salmon ; 13th. the West- 
field rod had two salmon, 171b. and 101b. : 14th, For.^s 
House rod, four salmon, one of which weighed 171b. 
On the 15th, Westfield rod had four salmon, 91b , 9Jlb., 
101b., 1.31b ; and on the 17th, two salmon, of 101b. and 
81b. These fish have all been got iu about a quarter of 
a mile of the river below the falls. 
Garry and Loch Oich (Inverness-shire).— 
Sixty-three fish were grassed this season. Last week 
showed rather an improvement. Water is lowering 
rapidly, and not much sign of rain, glass standing very 
high. Prospects rather indifferent.— Hison. 
Helladale (Sutherlandshire). —On the 21st inst. 
the Sandside rod had a salmon of 51b., and lost another 
fish on No. 5 beat. The keeper shot a cormorant on 
the river the same day, and found eight smolts and itarr 
in its stomach besides the remains of several others. 
Helmsdale (Helmsdale). —It is but reasonable fo 
conjecture that but for another severe outbreak in the 
weather, in the shape of a severe snowstorm accom¬ 
panied by hard frost, which began early in the past 
week and continued to the end, much better sport might 
have to be chronicled. As it is, it is very fair under 
the circumstances. A thaw set in on Sunday, and to-day 
(Monday) the snow has almost entirely disappeared, and 
with a good stock of fish in the river, and a continuance 
of favourable weather, good sport may be looked for. 
To-day the river is too high for successful angling, but 
that is a fault that will soon mend. So far as I have 
been able to ascertain, the following is the record : On 
Monday, the 13th, Mr. Frank Hardoastle, on No. 6, 
landed six salmon; No. 3 gave one, and No 2 one. On 
the 14th, No. 6 gave one. and on No. 4 Mr. Frank Hard- 
castle landed one. No. 3 gave one, and No. 2 one. On 
the 15th, No. G gave five salmon, No. 5 three ; on No. 3 
Mr. Frank Hardcastle had four salmon. On the IGth, 
six salmon was got altogether ; on the 17th, five, and on 
the 18th, eight, of which Mr. Hardoastle got four. On 
the 20th, I have only heard of three salmon being 
landed. Trout fishing has been tried, but nothing is 
being got, which seems strange at this date. N.B.—Snow 
stopped communication, and reports reached me in an 
incomplete state.—S. C. 
Inveran Hotel Waters (InversMre, N.B.).— 
The angling tenant of the Shin has landed the following 
fish in the lower beats since last reported, viz., four 
salmon on Monday week, one salmon on Tuesday, one 
on Friday, and one on Saturday. On Monday, this week, 
the same angler landed three salmon, and on Tuesday 
one. The river has been rather high. No heavy fish 
have yet been met with ; the average weight of those 
enumerated above being only about 91b.—McB. 
Isla (Perthshire). —On Thursday the largest yellow 
trout ever known to have been taken in the Cupar 
Angus district was killed by Mr. P. Robertson. It was, 
considering the season, in good condition, and weighed 
61b., but if taken in July would have weighed consider¬ 
ably more. Its length was 25in., and it girthed 13iu. 
The angler had fine tackle, and the fish gave fine play. 
It was seized by the river watchers as an unclean 
salmon, but they had to give it up, as it was without 
doubt a common river trout.— Iasqair. 
Kenmon, Loch Tay (N.B ).—On Monday, March 
20, on the hotel water, Mr. J. G. Cuthbert caught 
newly run salmon 161b. : Mr. Aitkin JLitterellen, two 
salmon, 191b. and 161b. On the 2l3t, Capt. Finnie, on 
the reserved water, oaugnt a salmon 201b. Loch in 
good ply.— Knight. 
Kinross Fishing Club. —The annnal general meet¬ 
ing of the members of the Kinross Pishing Clnb was 
held in the Green Hotel, Kinross, when Mr. J. Harris, 
vice-president, occupied the chair, and there was a good 
attendance. The financial statement was submitted 
which showed the club to be in a flourishing condition. 
- Robt. B. Laino. 
Loch Ness (Port Augustus and Invermoriston 
Beats). —On the Invermoriston water on the 17th Rev. 
Mr. McNeil, one salmon, 181b. On the 18th, Mr. Sinclair 
one, 20lb. From Fort Augustus, Mr. Davis landed two 
salmon, 181b. and 211b. ; and Mr. Chisholm, one, 141b., 
on the 20th. Nice baskets of heavy trout are got by the 
minnow. Prospects rather good.— Hison. 
Loch Ness (from Invermoriston Hotel). Mr. Sinclair 
had a splendid clean salmon of 26JU). on Saturday, and 
a 12-pounder on Friday. On botli days good baskets of 
very well-conditioned trout were got. Weather not 
favourable for fishing.- R. Sinclair. 
Loch Hauuoch (from Bunrannoch Hotel). — Mr. 
.John Douglas caught a trout, weighing SJlb. : Mr. 
Duncan Maegregor caught another, weighing 5rllb.; 
both in splendid condition.— Mrs. Macdonald. 
Loch Tay. —March 17, Col. Dalton, one salmon, 
