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April 1, 1893] 
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four salmon, averaging 91b. On No. 5 Mr. Watney bad 
three of 91b. On No. 3 Mr. Ashworth had two, 91b. 
On No. 2 Mr. Pilkington had two, 91b. On Saturday, 
the 25th, Mr. Frank Hardcastle, on No. 6, landed three 
salmon, averaging 91b. On No. 5 Capt. Dick had three 
of 91b. On No. 2 Mr. Ashworth, one, 91b., and on No. 1 
Mr. Pilkington one, 81b. On Monday, the 27th, I have 
only heard that, owing to extremely bright weather, 
little was done. A few trout are now being got by 
local anglers, but I am certain April will give good sport, 
and, as tidal water is free, then is the time to come.— 
S. C. 
Inveran Hotel Waters (Invershin, N.B.).— 
The lessee of the salmon angling on the Shin was out 
on the lower beats on Monday week and landed three 
salmon weighing 71b., 81b., and 101b. On Tuesday he 
gained a fine fish of 211b. on Fir Dam—the heaviest 
salmon of the season up to date. On Wednesday a 12- 
pounder on Horse Pool. On Thursday, one of 91b. on 
Blackstone, and a 15-pounder on Horse Pool. On Friday, 
on same pool, one 81b. and one lOJlb. respectively ; and 
on Saturday a 10-pounder on Blackstone Pool. At the 
beginning of this week the weather was all that could 
be desired, and prospects favourable.—McB. 
Loch. Leven (Kinross).— The weather continues 
unusually mild for the season, with bright sunshine, 
though sharp frost at night has prevented anglers from 
going out. A commencement, however, will be made, I 
imderstand, during the course of the present week, as 
several boats are_ engaged for the end of the month or 
beginning of April. All the boats, to the number of 
twenty-four, after being overhauled and painted, were 
launched on Monday. Th;s year Mr. Whyte, the 
manager, has marked with wire about three hundred 
trout in the loch, in accordance with instructions from 
the Lochleven Angling Association. The pike netters 
have not been successful in capturing many pike this 
year, and there is no doubt that the stock of these is 
diminishing. The last “set” I observed was made 
about a fortnight ago, only a short distance from the 
pier, when the net contained three dozen trout, and one 
small pike. All the trout were remarkably large, the 
smallest being about l^lb., and the heaviest a beauty of 
fully 31b. A very successful season is anticipated.— 
Eobt. B. Laino. 
Loch. Tay (Kenmore, N.B).— March 21, on the 
Hotel water, Mr. J. G. Cuthbert caught salmon IClb. : 
22nd, on the Reserved water, Capt. Finnic caught salmon 
201b.; 23rd, on the Reserved water, Robson, the keeper, 
caught two salmon, 171b. and 151b. ; 22th, on the river 
Lyon, Dewar, the keeper, caught salmon 201b. Plenty 
of salmon in the loch require a little change to make 
them take, it has been so very dry and warm like the 
middle of summer.— Knight. 
Spey (Morayshire).— Sport continues most dis¬ 
heartening GO those who have the heart to try a oast, but 
up to the present time it has been such a total failure 
that, for some time past the water has been deserted by 
even the more ardent, a number of whom have gone 
south ; and those who have not been north this season, 
are delaying doing so until they receive more encouraging 
reports from their fishermen. That the fishing is a 
failure is apparent from the fact that, in the same week 
last year (which was below an average), between thirty 
and forty salmon, weighing on an average 101b. each, 
were taken from the reaches from rather below Rothes 
to above Aberlour, and for the same period this year 
only some half-a-dozen were killed of an average weight 
of 81b. each, while on the Aberlour reach only one 
salmon has been killed this season. In a measure this 
state of matters is attributed to the erratic nature of 
the weather since the opening, and certainly not with¬ 
out good reason, but this cannot be the sole reason, for 
the weather last year was everything but reliable, and 
still the sport was good. The fish do not appear to be 
in the river, at least in the lower reaches; any sport 
that is got being in the Carron reaches, to where the 
fish have gradually travelled. What is missed this 
season are the opportune floods of last year, with 
a more steady tempenature, so as to allow a fresh 
run of fish — if they are on the coast — to push 
up, and clear out the kelts, which are still numerous 
and troublesome. Several of the latter were landed the 
other day, weighing as high as 171b. and 191b., and in 
capital condition, but of course had to be returned. 
Fishing on the coast is still poor, and from the fact that 
the fish that are being got are heavy, weighing this 
week from 201b. to 301b-, it is feared they are scarce. 
On the Fiddich a few yellow trout are being got, but 
nothing else doing. On the Piteroy Lodge water, on 
Friday, Mr. Robertson, Carr Bridge, killed a salmon of 
81b. ; and from the same water this day week, Mr. 
William Green, gamekeeper, landed two, weighing 71b. 
and 7yb. ; while from the Aikenway water, on Friday, 
Mr. John Sheach, gamekeeper, landed one of 91b. 
The variableness of the temperature has been remark¬ 
able during the past week. On this day week in the 
sun it registered no less than 84 degrees Fah.,and in the 
shade even 62 degrees, while at night it fell as low as 
35 degrees, and since then to 32 degrees, and 45 degrees 
during the day. This year the average daily tempera¬ 
ture at 9 a.m. during this month has been 45 degrees 
compared with 38 degrees for same period last year. 
With such changeableness, which means bright sun¬ 
shine during the day and frost at night with a corre¬ 
sponding falling off in the volume of water, prospects 
are everything but encouraging, and when writing, the 
weather, although very fine, was dead against sport. 
There is no appearance of the March Brown yet. On 
Tuesday, on the Aikenway water, belonging to Mr. 
Stewart Menzies, of Culdares, Mr. Macdonald, Mayfield, 
Inverness, killed two, scaling 71b. and 91b. They were 
fresh run ones, being covered with sea “ lice,” and were 
captured within a few minutes of each other.—J. M. 
Irish Reports. 
Ballinderry. —The continued drought is telling 
severely against sport. So far as I have knowledge of, 
there were not a dozen and a half fish killed in the past 
ten days. The water is fast falling and very clear. Mr. 
Tom Anderson, early last week killed eleven trout on 
the Tullywiggan reaches. For so far it has not been 
ascertained if Colonel H. P. Lindsay, the new proprietor 
of the Loughry preserved water, intends to fish it him¬ 
self or put it on the market. No anglers are now per¬ 
mitted to fish this water. At time of writing (Wednes¬ 
day evening) there is no appearance of rain. 
Bann. (Toome Bridge). —The water is in splendid 
form for fly-fishing. Trout are very plentiful, but so 
far angling has been remarkably dull. This is attri¬ 
buted to the constant sunshiny weather since the 19th 
ult., aided and abetted by the sharp frosts at nights. 
A few showers of rain would be highly beneficial, and 
till these come angling will remain at a low standard. 
The weather is without precedent in the past score 
years. 
Blackwater (Co. Tyrone).— Since my last report 
there has been no change in the meteorological sur¬ 
roundings—bright skies in the daytime and starry skies 
at night. Under such circumstances angling is a delu¬ 
sion and a snare, not to the fish, but to the angler. 
Baiting in the smaller tributaries is more successful. 
The Forrent has yielded pretty fairly. Last Friday a 
couple of Dungannon anglers had nine trout. Mr. J. 
Smith had a few small trout, and Mr. James B. Davis 
had seven trout on Monday evening. In the Cowisland 
Canal pike are very numerous, and of these Mr. Johnson, 
on the King’s Island reaches, had 251b., and some perch 
and bream. Altogether the trouting season made a 
miserable start.—J. A. B. 
Boyne (Navan). —Since my last we have had a 
continuation of bright dry weather, consequently sport 
has been very poor indeed, and blank days are the rule 
A few fish were got on the upper Black Castle water, 
by John Moloney, Mr. Fitzherbert’s fisherman, and on 
the lower water only two or three for the week. Col. 
Rock had a good fish or two lower down. The nets at 
Drogheda, &c., are doing very little. Mr. Laing and 
friends, who have been fishing the lower Black Castle 
water, have left the Russell Arms Hotel, tired of blank 
days. Rain much wanted.— Blue Hackle. 
Bundrowes and Lough. Melvin. —Since last re¬ 
port the weather has been very unfavourable for 
angling, harsh east wind and frost at night all the time, 
still, as the waters had got into fair order, fair sport 
was obtained, principally by local anglers. Mr. J. 
Gallagher, on Monday, on the lower waters, killed a nice 
fish of lljlb.; on Wednesday, Mr. T. Feely, on the 
upper waters, landed a good fish of 121b. and lost 
another; Mr. D. Magowan, on Friday, on the lower 
waters, had a salmon 111b. Sport on Lough Melvin was 
but little indulged in, and but one salmon, 121b., 
killed, by E. Chlancy, on the upper end (west) of the 
lough, and a few moderate baskets of trout were taken. 
—M. Rogan and Sons. 
Lough Currane (Waterville, Co. Kerry).— 
Sport has not improved since last report. Major Cress- 
well has had two salmon of 111b. each ; Michael Brennan, 
two, 121b. and lOJlb., and Mr. Brunet, one, 13|lb. The 
brown trout angling has been fair. The weather con¬ 
tinues fine, but too bright for angling at times.— Thos. J. 
Deneht. 
Mourne and Strule (Newtonstewart, Co. 
Tyrone). —This fine river opens to-day (Saturday). At 
the time of writing the river is in pretty good form— 
just a trifle low and clear—for angling, and trout seem 
to be plentiful. But if a change does not soon come in 
the weather, which is glaringly bright, with frosts at 
night, a bad start will be made in the season of 1893. 
Moy and Lakes (Ballina). —Trout were rising 
very well to fly up to Saturday last, when a north-east 
wind set in with bright sunshine. Mr. Little and Mr. 
Garvey one day had eighteen trout, the four largest 
going over 21b. apiece, the others averaging over fib. 
A few salmon were caught during the week by your 
correspondent and others, the largest fish going over 
141b. Weather at present bright sunshine, with an east 
wind, but I anticipate a change very soon.— Frank 
Hearns. 
Moyola (Co. Derry). —The snow storm of the 16th 
and 17th ult. knocked this river out of the form it was 
just getting into, and nothing was done till the early 
part of this week, and even then very little owing to 
the sunny days and frosty nights. Any sport that was 
had was about Castledawson. No heavy trout were 
caught. The Moyola is fining down to a mere thread 
owing to the continuous drought. Only an odd fish is 
landed from the pools by local anglers. Your corre¬ 
spondent on Friday cycled some twenty miles to it, but 
was not rewarded with even the ghost of a rise. Some of 
the experts killed a few trout in the close of last week 
on a Stewart tackle.— South Derry. 
Suir and its Tributaries. —On Monday, the 20th 
inst.. Major the Hon. F. Le Poer Trench, fishing on 
Lord Ashtoun’s waters at Glenaheiry, again headed the 
poll, killing this time a 38J-pounder on fly with single 
gut after giving play for an hour and five minutes. 
This is the largest salmon killed this year by rod in the 
Suir. Since then the water and weather have been too 
bright for successful angling, nor need we expect any 
until the weather changes.— Richard Bradford. 
Westmeath Lakes (Mulliug'ar). —In consequence 
of the continuance of fine, bright weather, and the 
prevalence of frost at night, angling upon these lakes 
has been rather of an unsatisfactory kind since the 
season opened on March 1, in the Limerick district of 
the county Westmeath. The Green Drake season will 
probably commence about May 15, and really good sport 
is anticipated, as trout are most abundant in all the 
lakes, more especially Lough Ennell or Belvidere. 
Anglers who visit the lakes are already securing suit¬ 
able fishing quarters within easy reach of the water. 
The other evening a local angler, whilst trolling an 
ordinary spoon-bait for pike, hooked and landed a very 
nice trout of 4Jlb. on Lough Ennell. Sport on the 
Boyne tributaries has been much below the average, 
except on one or two occasions, when the rivers were in 
good ply, and a stiff breeze on.—T. J. W. 
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