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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
[April 8, 1893 
a trout weighing lib. 7oz., and measuring 16in. in 
length, was caught in the Don behind the Wicker, while 
only a week or two before then a similar fish was ob¬ 
served in the same river at Brightside, two miles further 
down, and in the immediate vicinity of the armour and 
great steel-producing works. These are encouraging 
signs, and inspire us with hope that ere long we may 
angle for trout at Lady’s Bridge, as did our forefathers 
less than a century ago. 
FROM SHROPSHIRE. 
To the Editor of the Fishing Gazette. 
Glorious weather has favoured Easter anglers, and 
the Severn side has been freely visited, and with fair 
results, although the streams have been rather too low 
and clear for heavy creels to be the result of a day’s 
sport. 
Is the fishing of the Severn vested in the riparian 
owners or the general public r This question is occu¬ 
pying the attention of many a Shropshire angler, now 
that the Shropshire Severn Angling Association has 
announced its intention of taking almost absolute con¬ 
trol of the fisheries, and levying a licence fee from all 
anglers fishing for game fish in the county of Salop— 
excluding only the river within the limits of Shrewsbury. 
Local angling societies, and anglers generally, have not 
yet quite decided what position to assume in 
reference to the action of the new body. They 
are not quite clear whether they should fight riparian 
owners for the maintenance of the rights which 
they have so long possessed, of fishing the river 
uninterruptedly, or whether they should co-operate 
with an ;; association formed (as it is stated by 
the promoters) purely and simply to better the im¬ 
poverished condition of the Severn fisheries in the 
upper Severn and its tributaries. They acknowledge 
the programme put forth by the Association to be a 
liberal and satisfactory one if carried out on the lines 
publicly set forth by the hon. secretary—whose personal 
fairness is undeniable—but, on the other hand, the 
more hard thinking of the angling fraternity are not 
quite satisfied as to what use the power now sought may 
be put to, if once obtained and the fisheries handed over 
to the riparian owners. They have no guarantee, they 
justly argue, that the licence fee now fixed by the new 
association at 5s. per annum (including the Conser¬ 
vator’s Is. licence) will not in a few years be increased 
to such an extent as to make it almost prohibitory to 
the general run of anglers, and subsequently that tickets 
will not be limited to a select few, and the public fishing 
rights wholly disregarded- These, then, are the broad 
arguments for and against the action of the riparian 
owners who constitute the newly-inaugurated Shropshire 
Severn Angling Society. Our own view, as we have before 
expressed it, is that so long as the work of the 
association is carried out in the liberal spirit that we 
are assured by the promoters prompted its foundation, 
anglers will have cause to be grateful, and much good 
will result. The present, then, is safe, but time only 
will prove to what use the power, if obtained, will be 
put to. As far as the legal aspect of the case is 
concerned we have every cause for believing that the 
angling public have a very good case to fight if they so 
desired, and that, although riparian owners have 
successfully contested cases on one or two English, 
Irish, and Scotch rivers, the Severn fisheries will be 
found to belong to the public. Ancient documents are 
in existence which prove them to have been in the gift 
of the Crown, and to have been granted by successive 
Royal charters to the general public, while, as far as the 
borough of Shrewsbury is concerned, these rights are 
moreover vested also by Royal charter in the bailiff 
(now mayor), burgesses, and councilmen of the town. 
FROM WORCESTER AND DISTRICT. 
To the Editor of the Fishing Gazette. 
The Severn and Teme are running very low and fine, 
but the charming, sunny weather we have been having 
has brought many flies on the water, and improved the 
fishing very much. The dace and roach are heading up 
the rivers to spawn, and are in shoals under the weirs, 
and, much to be regretted, numbers of the pot-hunting 
fraternity, in defiance of the laws of the Severn Fishery 
Board, are daily to be found on these weirs taking these 
fish by fair means and by foul, and yet none of them are 
prosecuted. Members of the various angling societies 
have loudly protested against it, and, although they pro¬ 
vide nearly half the revenue of the board, their interests 
are neglected, and this wholesale slaughter of breeding 
fish has grown year after year until at the present time 
the Severn between Diglis and Camp Weirs is not worth 
fishing. 
There has been but a very few trout takeu in the 
Severn in this district, but in the Teme and in the 
brooks there have been some very good catches, and the 
condition of the fish much improved. One angler had, 
on Monday, 4 brace of beauties ; another, 3J brace, and 
several from one to two brace. One drawback to anglitjg 
in the Teme at the present time is the shoals of samlets. 
You can hardly make a throw but yon hook one or two 
of them, and the pastime of unhooking them and 
returning them to the water soon becomes very irksome 
indeed. Several grayling have been caught and, of course, 
returned to the water again. They appear to have 
spawned, and are lank and lean. 
The March Brown, Bed Palmer, Cowdnng, and Iron 
Blue are the best flies on the Teme, but the heaviest 
fish were taken with the worm. 
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FROM YORK AND DISTRICT. 
To the Editor of the Fishing Gazette. 
A report is to hand from a correspondent in the Thirsk 
district stating that about a week ago the Yorkshire 
Fishery Board intended forwarding 500 troutlets to be 
placed in the Codbeck to the north of the town, but the 
sudden change which tock place in the temperature of 
the weather in the earlier portion of the week prevented 
this. It is also the intention of the Thirsk Angling 
Association to shortly purchase some 1500 more, and 
place them in the Codbeck. This is exceeding good 
news, for it indicates that the Yorkshire Fishery Biard 
are commencing to cultivate our streams in return for 
our paying trout licences. Thousands of anglers 
throughout Yorkshire take out such licences, and it is 
but just that they should see some return for their 
money. Many anglers will doubtless visit the Codbeck 
during the ensuing season, for its superior qualities are 
widely known. One advantage it possesses is that it 
rises on limestone, while several of our local streams 
derive their resources from peaty moorlands. 
The trout supply in the Codbeck, however, could not 
be altogether regarded as bad. Perhaps this was due 
to the fact that, a few years ago, the Rev. W. T. Kings¬ 
ley, rector of Kilvington, put some thousands of Eye 
troutlets into the water in the vicinity of Thornton-le- 
Street, and North and South Kilvington. In a very 
short while, fishing in the river ought to be in full 
swing. While on the subject, I might remark that 
during the past winter some excellent sport has been had 
amongst the grayling. The fish seem to have increased, 
and several have been taken weighing nearly two 
pounds. As regards pike, very few, it would appear, 
have been seen. These fish, it will be remembered, 
formerly used to play wholesale havoc amongst the 
trout. T. 
Beautiful summerlike weather favoured the holidays 
this year, but, for the most part, the streams were too 
low and clear for successful angling. 'This was especi¬ 
ally so with regard to the Swale at Richmond, while 
the other streams shared the same fate more or less. 
A few gentlemen spent their holidays by the waterside, 
but, as far as I have been able to make out, only had 
indifferent luck. Rain is greatly needed just now. 
FROM IRELAND. 
To the Editor of the Fishing Gazette. 
DUBLIN.—Daring the holidays, rod fishing on all our 
lakes and rivers was in great request. A drive along the 
magnificent stretch of the Liffey, from Dublin to Lucan, 
on Monday, revealed to our gaze any amount of trout 
fishers in quest of the favourite sport. The extremely 
low fares offered by the various railway companies 
induced many anglers to visit the convenient country 
rivers, and, in this respect, Wicklow had a very large 
share of attention. Lough Dan, up in the mountains, 
was greatly patronised, as it specially is on all holiday 
times. Three and a half miles from Bray Station brings 
us to this famous lake, where big trout, perch, and pike 
abound. Several boats did well here from Good Friday 
till Easter Monday, and bank fishers enjoyed good luck. 
Trout up to 51b. weight are often taken in Lough Dan, 
and quite close to the lake there is very good hotel ac¬ 
commodation. 
Woodenbridge was visited by very many who fished 
from Saturday to Monday, but until the brightness and 
night frosts disappear, I would recommend anglers to 
defer their visit. 
Glendalough (the Seven Churches), with two large 
lakes, yields good sport in boat fishing. The season will 
be better next month, although it is much sought after. 
Netting on the Slaney, which opened on Ist inst., has 
been a great success, and large takes of salmon have 
been the result, thereby proving the excellence of this 
river for salmon fishing. The fish run from 171b. to 301b. 
as an average, and the latest reports say there are 
plenty of them. Many Wexford people were up with 
rod and line along the river, and did well, whilst not^ a 
few Dublin sportsmen also continue to arrive in Ennis- 
corthy for the fishing. 
Mr. and Mrs. Warren-Jackson, of Abanesh, have 
taken the Oak Grove fishing, and have made quite a 
record last week, Mrs. Warren Jackson killing eleven, 
and Mr. Warren Jackson fifteen. 
The opening of the fishing season at Baltimore has 
been remarkably successful; the fishing crafts are 
numerous and the takes large. I learn that ice vessels 
are expected, and everything looks favourable for a 
successful season. 
Lord Dunraven, I hear, is spending the Easter recess 
at Adare Manor, where he is enjoying good salmon fish¬ 
ing. The Countess of Dunraven and the Ladies 
Wyndham Quin are also at the family place. 
Lord Wolseley, who is a great lover of the gentle art, 
enjoyed a capital day’s fishing at Oldbridge last week ; 
he was the guest of Colonel Coddington, J.P., another 
Waltonian expert. “ Our only General ’ inspected at 
the same time the famous St. Lawrance Gate, through 
which Cromwell and his army entered on the capitula¬ 
tion of Drogheda in 1649. 
The Rev. W. S. Greene, inspector of Irish Fisheries, 
has promised to deliver a lecture at an early date on 
“ Fisheries,” under the patronage of the Irish Industrial 
League. _ 
KERRY.—Sport has shown up a bit on Waterville 
Lake, and amongst other anglers who had fair sport on 
a couple of days I may mention Major Cresswell, Mr. 
Donal Leary, Mr. M. Brennan, Mr. J. L. Sulhvan, and 
a few others. 
On the mountain lakes of Cummeravanig, Drenane, 
and Longhnabricdarrig sport has been good at brown 
trout, and several anglers had baskets of four dozen 
each and over on Sunday and Monday. 
From south Kerry I hear that trout fishing has been 
fair, but salmon angling has been yielding only poor 
sport in this direction. ___ 
ULSTER.—The drought is still continuing, and from 
all parts of this province comes the cry of low water 
and poor sport. There has been a dry spell of three- 
weeks duration. 
The trustees of the late Lord Leitrim recently com¬ 
pleted the Rosapenna Hotel on the shores of Sheep- 
haven. CO. Donegal, amid some of the grande.st scenery 
in the North of Ireland. The angling in connection 
with this new resort of the tourist is now, I believe, 
open to those patronising the hotel. The water was- 
privately rented till March 30. _ ^ 
The millowners are still furious at Mr. Seton-Karr’s 
proposed Salmon Fisheries Amendment (Ireland) Bill, 
the details of which I gave in last week’s issue of the 
Fishing Gazette. The Bill effectually caps the users of 
the infernal turbine, and every true-hepted angler 
should hail its progress through Parliament with 
pleasure. However, the millers will oppose it bitterly 
in committee. 
Last Wednesday afternoon I received an invitation 
from Mr. Thomas McDermott, Bond’s Hill, Derry, tho 
chief inspector of fisheries in the Derry district, to take 
a run over the new salmon hatchery erected la.st summer 
on the banks of the Mourne, below Newtonstewart, by 
the Foyle and Bann Fishery Company. The only avail¬ 
able train had just left, so I pulled out my ” cushion 
tyre”—I don’t believe in “pneumatics” for a long 
journey—and at 2 p.m. started to cover the thirty miles 
that lay between my starting point and Newtonstewart. 
The route lay through the grandest scenery in Tyrone. 
I rode to Cookstown, and then, striking off to the 
north-east, commenced to ascend the lower slopes 
of the Sperren range. Crossing the headwaters of the 
Ballinderry and the Broughderg rivers running for two 
or three miles along the valley of the Killucan river, up 
and down hill, till I reached the foot of the Siskin Shrull 
mountain, over which I had to push my mount, and no 
easy job either. A light climb of nearly a mile put me 
on a level, and the road then lay across the grouse 
moors, on which the E6d Setter Field Trials are 
annually held. From Guencastle to Gortim, the road 
was all down hill, over the Owenreagh, Formal, and a 
dozen other streams. There is a splendid trout stream 
at Gortim—the OwenkiUew. Finally, as seven o’clock 
struck, I ran into the pretty fishing station of Newton¬ 
stewart, snugly nestled in the mountains, and almost 
surrounded by the broad waters of the Mourme. I put 
up in the Abercorn Arms, owned by the genial Mr. 
George Fulton, a thorough angler and sportsman. In 
the morning I went down to the hatchery. Unfortu¬ 
nately, owing to a very urgent business, Mr. McDermott 
could not meet me till the evening, an! as my time was 
limited, I went over the place myself, accompanied by 
Lyndesay, the very intelligent caretaker. Briefly 
described, the hatchery stands on the eastern bank of 
the Mourme (or more properly speaking, the StruU) a 
mile below Newtonstewart, on that part of the river 
known as “The Rocks,” and fifteen miles above the 
tidal flow of the Foyle. The housj is one-storied, 
measuring 100ft. by 28ft. The water enters from the 
south-eastern corner into a chute which communicates 
with the hatching ponds, which are made of concrete, 
and run the breadth of the house, seven in number. 
The ponds are each sub-divided into four boxes, in 
which four inches of water is constantly flowing. The 
water takes a zigzag course from pond to pond, and in 
its course is constantly running through gravel, which 
purifies it. The ponds successively drop almost a foot 
in level, so that the upper pond stands nearly seven feet 
higher than the lower one. The trays in which the 
spawn is placed are of the best Belleek porcelain, 15in. 
by lOin., perforated with small holes to admit the 
water, and having a raised edge to retain the ova. The 
bottoms of the boxes are corrugated, which allows the 
water free access to the trays, and when the fry come 
out it forms a refuge for them. In the past season 
320,000 ova of Mourne salmon, 20,000 of Erne salmon, 
and some ova from Cappagh fish were placed in the 
trays. Only a loss of about 15 per cent, of the ova was 
experienced. The 350,000 ova were got from seventy-five 
female fish, and the milt from a similar number of 
males. It may be of interest to mention that some of 
the ova contained double germs, and consequently 
produced twins. Previous to my visit, at various times 
about 300,000 fry were turned into the canal which com¬ 
municates with the river, and the remainder are nearly 
all out. The fry are kept in the ponds about five weeks, 
or until the umbilical ova is absorbed. The incubation 
averaged fifty-five days. Mr. McDermott, who person¬ 
ally superintends the more critical parts of the business, 
is to be congratulated on the grand success which has 
attended his efforts. He proposes next year to stock 
the hatchery to its full capacity—1,500,000 ova. 
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