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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
[April 1, 1893 
to speed a pleasant day in the conntry ; however their 
Inck may tnm out, it is quite certain that if the 
weather continues as it is, they are sure to enjoy the 
outing. At a late meeting of the London County 
Council it was stated broadly that the river Lea is 
polluted ; I have the very highest authority, in addition 
to my own personal knowledge, in emphatically contra¬ 
dicting this damaging statement. The fact is, the Lea 
above Tottenham suffers less than any other river of its 
size, from pollution, so near to a great city ; the only 
pollution worth noticing is down at Stratford and Bow 
Creek, where the river for years has been useless for 
fishing or for domestic purposes, being only of service 
for navigation. Although the water is getting bright 
there is a good stream running down to day and angling 
■ prospects are good.— Spliced Joint. 
litig'g and Arrow (Leominster). —Both these 
streams are running a nice colour and level for fishing. 
The weather has been fine and warm, and suitable for 
anglers to get on to the river banks. There have been 
a good few flies out, and the fish have moved better, and 
sport should be good during the holiday time. A fair 
number of rods have been out, and some nice fish have 
been taken with the March Brown and Blue Dun. The 
Pinsley is now running in good order.— Gwynne. 
Arrow, and Finsley (Eingsland).— 
The rivers are in capital order, but sport has not been 
good, owing to cold frosty nights and bright sunshine 
with easterly winds by day, whieh have also the effect 
of retarding the hatching of the natural insect, but 
few are to be seen. March Brown, Blue Dun, February 
Red, Cowdung, Bed Palmer, Mulberry Dun, Iron Blue, 
and Brown Spinner are all on. Grayling are fast 
resorting to their .spawning beds. 'With warmer nights 
sport should be good coming week.—E. T. Williams. 
Ouse (Brandon). —fiiver here now is in splendid 
condition, we are having some very good bags. Gentle¬ 
men wishing to try this beautiful stream will, I think, 
have plenty of sport. Two London gentlemen caught 
281b. one day this week, very fine fish. Every accom¬ 
modation can be had at the Ram Hotel close on the spot, 
only two minutes walk from the station.— Isaac Eolph. 
Plymouth. —It is impossible to have better weather 
than we have had during the last week; even the 
smallest boats could get on the outer rounds, and visit 
the various haunts of the large spring pollack. The 
grey mullet have eome elose in shore, and a nice catch 
last week realized .£30. The e fish can be seen in large 
shoals near the Promenade Pier, along the rocks near 
the Citadel, and around the various wooden piers in 
Catte-water, where they feed amongst the long grassy 
weed which is attacked to the wooden piles. The light- 
keeper of the Kddystone told me to- day that he has seen a 
perfect mass of large bass, extending for nearly a mile, and 
they seem to be always there. This, I should think, would 
be a good spot for trying for them spinning with a fly, 
minnow, or sand-eel. The distance from the main land 
would be against it, but a small steam launch in fine 
weather would run out in about an hour.— River Ftsh- 
INO.—Owing to the absence of rain some of the rivers 
have run very low; still, the Dart, the Tavy, and the 
Walkhana are giving some good baskets of fish, and the 
Meavy in the upper reaches above Sheepstor. The 
Tavy especially has shown great signs of improvement 
since the Leat was cleared and the fish transferred to 
the river. It would greatly improve our other rivers if 
the like could be done with them. There are some thou¬ 
sands of trout on the Leat that flows from Cann Weir to 
Marsh Mills, and especially in the large pond under the 
Lee Moor railway at Plym Bridge; if these could be 
cleared out and transferred to various parts of the rivers 
it would greatly improve the fishing, as the majority of 
the trout are very large, and the cost would not be very 
much.— William Heaedee. 
Snssex Rivers. —Save for the early frosts we might 
well imagine that we were in the month of May, with the 
warm, summerlike days lately experienced. Streams 
and rivers are in most districts high and bright, and 
trouting has been indulged in among the Ouse tribu- 
. taries. Three and a half brace were taken on Monday 
from a stream near Fletching, the heaviest fish weighing 
a trifle over 8oz. Perch and chub are too numerous in 
these waters to give the trout a chance, and when hazel 
rods are to be found hidden up near every likely pool the 
trout have a poor time of it at the hands of the natives. 
Chub have been feeding better and afforded sport with 
Some good roach have also been secured from the 
Ouse. A nice trout of 21b. was recently taken by a lad 
from a culvert near Beeding on the Adur. In reply to 
readers, I do not know of any free trout fishing worth 
the journey, but leave can generally be obtained from 
the landowners later in the season. A few smelt 
have been taken in the harbours, and fair baskets of 
codling at the harbour’s month and from the piers on 
the coast.— Geoeoe F. Salter. 
Teme (Ludlow). —The Teme in this part is now 
running in good order for fishing, being in rare trim for 
either fly or bottom fishing. The weather has been fine 
and warm during the day with frosty nights. A good 
number of flies have been out, and the fish are rising 
well at them. The best flies are the Red Palmer, Blue 
Dun, March Brown, February Red, Cowdung, and 
Grannum. Bottom-fishing has been good with the worm. 
Minnow fishing has accounted for some good trout. In 
the Lndford district on Saturday a nice dish of trout 
were taken with the March Brown and Blue Dun. At 
Ashford some good trout have been landed with the fly. 
On Monday, under M hitcl.ffe, a youth named Bennions 
was fishing with the minnow for trout, when he hooked 
a pike ; a good fight took place, and the fish was got to 
the side and killed by sticking a peg through its lower 
jaw. The fish scaled 61b. The Ony, Corve, Clun, and 
Ledwyclie are all clear and in good fishing order. In the 
Corve six good trout were landed with the worm. In the 
Ony fair sport has been had with the fly.—S. Ludlow. 
Teme (Tenbury). —In this district the water is 
clear and a nice level, and in good fishing order. The 
weather has been fine, and the fi.sh have been rising 
better, and the prospect for sport during the holid ay 
time is good. The best flies are the Iron Blue, March 
Brown, and Cowdung. A few rods have been out and 
some fair sized fish have been taken. The Rea, Kyre 
and Ledwycheare all clear, and in good order for fishing. 
—Worcester. 
Test. —Charming weather has favoured us this week, 
and anglers say they never remember a finer March. A 
sprinkling of rain would, however, colour the water and 
make angling more productive. Some good trout should 
be taken this Easter as they are rising pretty freely, and 
are in fairly good form. The larger Test trout, how¬ 
ever, have not yet appeared, 11b. and 21b. being the 
usual weight—J. E. W. 
Trent (Newark). —The Trent is running in admir¬ 
able condition for salmon fishing, but as few are showing 
in the local holds, the impression is that the continued 
freshets of the month of February carried them up to 
the higher reaches, and, without a flush of water, the 
Newark district will not furnish much sport, though a 
good fish is located in the Queen’s piece, above Farndon 
Ferry. Mr. David Slater has again kindly consented to 
represent the Newark Piscatorial Association in the 
National Angling Association competition on Loch 
Levenin June. This gentleman, it will be remembered, 
secured the heaviest fish last season, a trout of 21b. 
weight.— Trentsider, 
Usk (at Usk) . —The salmon season opens on Easter 
Monday, but the prospect of sport is very meagi-e. 
The river is now as low as summer, and only a few clean 
salmon have been observed in some of the catches. 
Troutine will bo of very little use on Good Friday or 
Easter Monday, which will be very disappointing to a 
large number of anglers that frequent the banks of the 
river on those days. 
Scotch Reports. 
Altuaharra Hotel'Waters (via Lairgf, N.B.).— 
On Monday week Mr. Fraser, Altnaharra, caught a !)lb. 
salmon on Loch Naver. On Tuesday the same angler 
landed three salmon, weighing 91b., 84lb.,and (IJlb., and 
Mr. MacDonald one of 81b. (Jn Wednesday Loch Naver 
was fished by Mr. Taylor, Ulverston, who landed two 
salmon weighing 91b. each and one of 101b. ; by Colonel 
Blackett, London, one salmon, 7Jib.; and Mr. Fraser, 
two salmon, 81b. and 101b. On Thursday, on same loch, 
Mr. Taylor grassed two salmon weighing 81b. each ; 
Colonel Blackett one of 81b. ; and Mr. Fraser one of 
101b. Weather fine, and angling prospects good.—McB. 
Beauly. —Angling is steadily improving. Good 
baskets of trout are being made, while a fair head of 
salmon is now in the lower pools. On the Lovat Water 
the Hon. Mary Fraser, of Lovat, landed a fine salmon of 
101b. on Saturday on the home water. The netters are 
doing very fair work, and have had an average daily 
haul of from five to eight fish, scaling from 81b. to 201b. 
—B. 
Carron, Easter Ross (Ardgay,',N.B.) As already 
reported five salmon were landed on Tuesday week. 
On Wednesday Messrs. Tindall Harris and F. L. Harris, 
London, fished the Balnagown Arms Hotel water, and 
landed a salmon of 81b. on Stonewall Pool. On Thurs¬ 
day Mr. J. Robertson, on Sir Kenneth Matheson’s rod, 
had an 81b. salmon on Fearn Lodge water, and Messrs. 
Harris, one of 71b., on Balnagown Arms Hotel water. 
On Friday Mr. D. MacGregor, on Capt. Maxwell’s rod, 
grassed an 8-pounder on Grninard’s water.' On Satur¬ 
day Mr. Tindall Harris, fishing from the hotel, landed 
an 8-pounder on Lady Ross Pool, and Mr. F. L. Hands, 
one of 8Jlb. on Stonewall Pool. On Monday, this week, 
the hotel water was fished by Mr. Dunlop, Sydney, 
N.S.W., and got a salmon of 81b.; Messrs. Harris, on 
Braelangwell Lodge water, one salmon, 71b.; and Mr. J. 
Robertson, on Sir Kenneth Matheson’s rod, two salmon 
of about 8lb. each, on Fearn Lodge water. The Carron 
is this year doing better than usual so early in the 
season.—McB. 
Dee (Aberdeenshire). —On the upper sections of 
the Dee grand sport has been got during the past few 
days. On the middle sections again only an average 
amount of fish have been killed, while on the lower 
reaches the results have been disappointing. With 
favourable weather there should be no lack of .sport, as 
the pools are well stocked all over with a fine head of 
fresh fish. On the Balmoral and Braemar reaches Dr. 
Profeit and other anglers have had fish every day. On 
the Invercanld Ballater water some grand work has 
been done. On this section Mr. A. Bristowe killed ten 
fish to his own rod one day, sealing 51b., 71b., Clb., 7Jlb., 
7Jlb.,81b.,91b., 101b., lllb.,and 91b. ; one, 91b.; one,(11b. j 
six, sealing 7Jlb., 81b., 81b., 81b., 81b., and 9Jlb. ; 
four, of 5Jlb., 81b., 81b., and O.jlb. ; three, Clb., 7ilb., 
and 141b., in all twenty-five fish for six days’ fishing, 
while Mr. Ernest Bristowe landed in the same time five, 
of 7Jlb., 7.Jlb., 81b., 81b., and 91b., four, of Clb., 71b., 
81b , and S-flb., five, of 7.Jlb , 81b., 81b., 91b. and 201b., 
three scaling 71b., 81b., and 91b., three, of Clb., 71b., and 
91b., and seven of 71b., 71b., 81b., 81b., 8Jlb., 9Jlb., and 
221b., and Mrs. Bristowe two, of 8Jlb. and 81b. 
On the Monastrie water Mr. Inglis had one of Clb. on 
Friday, two, of 81b. and 91b. on Saturday, and one of 81b. 
on Monday. On the Cambus O’May section. Lord 
D’Arcy Osborne creeled one of 71b., and two, of 101b. and 
91b., while Lord Francis Osborne had one of 91b., three, 
of IClb., 71b., and 101b., one of 71b. and one of Clb. ; and 
Mr. Ussher four, scaling 71b., 71b., 101b. and 111b., two, 
101b. and 101b., two, Clb. and 81b., two, 81b. and 91b., and 
one 81b. On the Glen Tana waters, Mr. Percy Wormald 
had four, scaling C.jlb., 8Jlb., 9Jlb., and 201b. on Tuesday 
last, while on Friday be had three, of 7Jlh., lOJlb. and 
12ilb., and had to do with about a dozen kelts. On the 
same section Sir Herbert E. F. Lewis creeled eight fish 
to his own rod, scaling 81b., 8Ib., 81b., 101b., 101b., 101b., 
91b. and 81b., and at the same time had to do with nine 
kelts, while Col. Leith Hay landed nine fish in three 
days’ angling on the same section, and similar sport on 
other days, and Mr. Stuart Anderson two on Saturday, of 
51b. and 91b., his first kill. Mr. Barry, Keiss Castle, 
has taken three beats of the Glen Tana water for April 
and May ; Mr. George Davidson, Wellwood, Aberdeen, 
the remaining beat for the same months from Sir William 
C. Brooks, Bart., who is going abroad. The rental of 
the upper beats is at the rate of .£120 per month, and 
the lower beats .£110 per month. On the Aboyne 
section sport has been somewhat poor. Captain Burnett 
having three. Captain Lindsay one, and Mr. Dug- 
dale one, all ranging from Clb. to 91b. each. On 
the Kincardine O’Neil section, Mr. Chas. C. Leslie 
landed two, of 81b. and 91b. On the Ballogie water. 
Viscount Strathallan having one of 71b. on Friday, and 
one of 91b. on the same water. On the Carlogie beat, 
Peebles, keeper, creeled two, of 71b. and 91b., two, of 81b. 
and 91b., and one of 71h. On the Lower Dess, Captain 
Brooke killed one of 7Jib., Captain Davidson one of 
7ilb., two of 71b. and 8Jib, and one of 7Jlb. on Monday. 
On the Barrowstone water, Sir Herbert E. F. Lewis, 
Bart., landed one 7Jlb., while Mr. Percy Wormald killed 
one of Gib. on the same water, and two, of 171b. and 71b. 
on the Commonty section. On the Woodend section, Mr. 
Watson’s gillie landed eight fish, scaling from 81b. to 
131b. On the Blackball Castle water, sport has been 
somewhat poor, Mr. J. T. Hay having four fish scaling 
from 81b. to 101b. On the Cairnton, Inehmarlo, and 
lower beats of the river, sport has been slack. On the 
tidal reaches, good baskets have been made by finnock 
fishers. On the Don, little salmon angling has yet been 
done, but a few good baskets of finnock or whitling has 
been occasionally made on the tidal reaches.— Deesidee. 
Deveron (Banifsliire).—The weather during the 
past week told against the salmon fishings in this 
district, and the number of salmon killed on the river 
and sea did not exceed more than the half for the pre¬ 
vious week. Throughout the week no rain has fallen, 
and although the sun shone brightly frost was pretty 
severe. The water in the river is getting somewhat low 
and clear. During the late gales the mouth of the river 
got silted up, and the water has not been in so heavy 
volume as to clear the passage, so that very few fish are 
entering. The net fishermen were daily engaged on 
the pools in the vicinity of the Raik Cottages, 
but they only succeeded in landing from four to 
twe ve salmon and a few trout daily. ’ There 
is little difference in their weight or size, the average 
fish being from 81b. to 101b., and trout 11b. Since the 
water began to get low and the entrance obstructed, a 
good few diseased fish have been making their appear¬ 
ance on the lower waters, and kelts are rather abundant. 
There is no improvement in the rod-fishing. Although 
anglers have been attempting it lately with both worm 
and fly, the frost is keeping the fish from rising. On the 
coast there has been scarcely any fish taken from the 
stake-nets at the various stations. For the week the 
total number from the half a dozen stations did not 
exceed one score. In the Deveron and district the 
number of boxes consigned to the London markets was 
four, and from the G-irdenstowu coast two. i'or the 
improvement of the ti.shing occasional showers of rain 
are required to dispel tbe frost and put the water into 
better order.—W H. 
Helmsdale (Helmsdale).—Considerable improve¬ 
ment is shown this week in salmon angling. The week 
was one of unbroken beautiful weather, with only the 
fault of being on most days too bright and calm. Pish 
were going up-stream daily from the sea in considerable 
numbers, thus increasing a stock of fish on the river 
which was by no means small before. Several fish of 
good weight have been caught, but, strange to say, not 
more than six fish have been caught by any one rod in 
one day. I should like to see this record broken, as not 
so long ago 1 have leported take.-< of fifteen and sixteen 
salmon to one rod per day. Trout-fishing has, as 
yet, shown little improvement, but I am certain 
good sport from these will be got in April. The follow¬ 
ing is the week’s record of salmon angling. On Mon¬ 
day the 20th, on No. C, Mr. Pilkington landed three 
salmon of Cli. On No. 5, Mr. Frank Hardcastle had 
five, one of which scaled 231b., the others all about 91b. 
On No. -4, Capt. Dick and h/s guest at Kildonan Lodge, 
Mrs. Grubb Pad one each 91b. and lOlb. On No. 3, 
Mr. Watney had four of 91b. On No. 2, Mr. Loder had 
one of 91b. On Ko. 1, iVlr. Ashworth one of 91b. On 
Tuesday the 21st, on Ko. 6, Jlr. Ashworth landed six' 
salmon averaging 91b. On No. 5, Mr. Pilkington 
two, 81b. and 91b. On No. 4, Mr. Frank Hard¬ 
castle had two, one of which was landed by Capt. 
Rhodes, and scaled 31Jlb. On No. 3, Capt. Dick 
one of 91b., and Mr.-*. Grubb three, averaging 91b. 
On No. 2, Mr. Watney three of 91b , and on No. 1 
Mr. Loder, one of 91b. On Wednesday, the 22nd, 
Mr. Loder, on No. C, landed five salmon averaging 
91b. On No. 5, Mr. Ashworth landed six salmon, 
averaging 101b. On No. -4 Mr. Pilkington had three 
of lOlb. On No. 3 Mr. Frank Hardcastle five, one 
of which scaled 291b. On No. 2 Mrs. Grubb had one, 
111b. On No. 1 Mr. Watney, one, 111b. On Thursday, 
the 23rd, Mr. SVatuey, on Ko. 6, landed three salmon of 
91b. On No. 5 Mr. Loder, two, of 91b. On No. -4 Mr. 
Ashworth, two, of 91b. On No. 2 Mr. Frank Hardcastle 
landed six, averaging Clb. On No. 1 Mrs. Grubb, one, 
91b. On Friday, the 24th, on No. 6, Capt. Dick landed 
