April 15, 1893] 
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
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beanty. On the North-east of the Forest waters Mr. 
George Davidson has had fair sport, hut all over the 
results have not been up to expectations. On the 
Huntly Arms water, Mr. Grimble had two fish on Friday 
of 91b., each, and one on Saturday sealing 71b; while 
Mr. Baily had one of lojlb., and one of 71b. ; and Mr. 
Sturrock, one of 101b. on the same water. On 
the Kincardine O’Neil, Bauchope, and lower sections 
sport has been very meagre ; Mr. Percy Wor- 
mald landed one of 151b. on the Commonty and 
another of 91b. on the Boi-rowstone section, while 
Sir Blerhert E. F. Lewis, one of 81b. and one of 91b. on 
tlie Borrowstone water. On the Kincardine Lodge sec¬ 
tion, Mr. Lamond had a beauty of 91b. with sea-lice 
adhering, on trouting tackle, while Nicoll,keeper, creeled 
one of 191b. on same water. On Lower Dess, Oapt. D. F. 
Davidson landed one of 91b., and Mr. Walter Davidson 
one of 81b. On the Ballogie waters, Mr. Edward Drirm- 
mond had two, of 7Jlb. and 91b. .On the Woodend water, 
the keeper had two fish of 71b. and 81b. On the Black¬ 
ball Castle water, Mr. F. T. Hay had four fish of 71b., 
71b., 81b , and 8Jlb., while on the other sections adjoin- 
similar disappointing, and in many cases blank, results 
have been experienced. The first grilse of the season 
was landed on Thursday last by an angler on the Inch- 
garth section of the Dee, and scaled 2Jlb. The Heath- 
cot Hydropathic section is yielding excellent trout and 
whitling fishing. On the Don not a salmon is being got 
to the rod, but a beauty of 331b. was taken in the nets 
one morning last week. This is the top weight yet 
recorded on the Dee, Don. and coast fishings this season, 
the smallest of summer lures -Double Irons—are the 
taking flies. Trout are now feeding voraciously and 
coming fast into condition. Deesipee. 
Deveron (BaniFsliire). —In this river and adjacent 
sea coast the net salmon fishings for the past week were 
the poorest for the season. The weather continues dry, 
and no rain having fallen, the water in the river is the 
smallest at this date for several seasons back. Fish are 
also keeping from the shore, and for the past week 
scarcely one has ascended the river from the sea. The 
net fishermen swept the lower pools on the river daily, 
but did not succeed in landing a little over twent.y 
salmon and a few trout for the whole week. Although 
disease has not as yet wholly disappeared, the fish killed 
were quite clean and of an average weight of 101b. Trout 
scaling over lib. On the coast the stake nets were in 
capital position during the whole of the week, but few 
fish were caught, and from all the stations the number 
was not so large as that got from the river. Up to this 
date the fishing on the river is far in advance of that of 
the sea. From both river and sea three boxes were con¬ 
signed to the markets for the week, six fewer than for 
the corresponding week last season. From the coast of 
Gardenstown the net fishing is also very backward, and 
only two small boxes left for the week. A number of 
anglers were on the lower and upper waters, but, owing 
to the low and clear run on the river, they met with 
indifferent fishing. The baskets of trout were very 
light, and as yet no salmon have fallen to the rod since 
the opening of the season.—H. W. 
Helmsdale (Helmsdale). —This week’s record of 
salmon angling here shows a still further decrease in the 
number of salmon landed. At the beginning of the week 
the water was very low and clear, and little was 
done by the few anglers that had remained here. The 
want of rain tvas felt by other than anglers, but since 
my last notes my prediction of coming spate has been 
verified. On Thursday evening rain began to fall, but 
not heavily, towards the sea, but from the dense masses 
of black cloud seen in the distance it was evidently 
coming down in thorough earnest in the vicinity of the 
upper part of the river, and the effect was seen on 
Friday morning, the river being in flood,'but the water 
was terribly dark and dirty, but, for all that, the long- 
imprisoned kelts on the upper reaches could find their 
way down to the sea easy, if no new fish cared to face 
the blackened water. By sportsmen the spate was 
received with welcome, but, although the river was in 
air size and colour on Saturday, the results were disap¬ 
pointing. Anglers forgot that in course to 
the river the water passed over and through 
he great patches of the recently burned muir, 
and in such cases the effect is that a certain 
bitterness of taste is imparted to the water, which, by 
some means, keep salmon from rising freely. How the 
affected water acts on the fish, I cannot really say, but 
fancy it would produce nausea, and a certain amount of 
torpidity, and until another fresh spat comes, I do not 
anticipate great sport. The capture of a 27-pounder 
this week on No. 2 above will be noted. It was a well 
shaped fish, and the largest got here this season. Trout 
anglers have been doing well in the tidal water, getting 
from (ilb. to 91b. of sea trout in a few hours. The fol¬ 
lowing is sport for the week :—On Monday, April 3, on 
No. 0, Mr. Pilkington, two salmon, 91b. and 111b. ; on 
No. 5, Mr. Coates, one of 101b. ; on No. 2, Mr. Loder, 
one, 91b. ; on No. 1, Mr. Ashworth, one, 101b. On the 
4th, on No. 0, Mr. Ashworth got two salmon, 81b. and 
lOlb. On the 5th, on No. 5, two, 91b. and 281b. ; on 
No. 2 above, Mr. Kichard Rutherford, two, 81b. and 91b. 
On the Gth, on No. 5, Mr. Loder got four salmon averag¬ 
ing 91b. ; on No. 2 above, Mr. Coates, one, 101b. On the 
7th, on No. 4, Mr. Loder, two salmon, 81b. and 111b. On 
the 8th, on No. (3 above, Mr. Coates landed three salmon 
averaging lolb.; on No. 2 above, Mr. Geo. Ross got one 
salmon, 27lb. On the 10th, Mr. Geo. Ross, on No, 1, had 
one salmon, 71b. Other three were got.—S.C. 
Killin Hotel (Loch Tay, Perthshire). — April 
7th, Mr. Wheen one salmon, 181b.; Mr. Speed one, ISlb. 
On the 12th, Mr. Kendrew two, 171b., 161b.—H. J. 
Maiset. 
Loch Leven (Kinross). —The weather continues 
bright, with an easterly wind. On Tuesday a few drops 
of rain fell in the morning, while the sky was overcast 
during most of the day. 'I'wo of the three boats out had 
the best sport of the season with fly, viz., Mr. Kensall, 
Hawick, thirty-two trout, 311b. ; and Mr. Menzies, 
Leith, a fine basket of eighteen trout, 221b. The other 
boat was out with Mr. Gillon, South Queensferry, who 
returned with eleven trout, i21b. The following were 
the other boats out since my last report which had also 
improved sport: Miss Taylor, Edinburgh, ten trout, 
111b. 8oz.; Mr. R. Young, Aberdour, fourteen trout, 
151b. ; Mr. Thomson, Newport, twelve trout, 131b. ; Mr. 
Howe, Newport, and friend, nine trout, 111b. 8oz.; Mr. 
W. F. Bell, Granton, eleven trout, lilb. 8oz.: Mr. W. 
Ferrier, Edinburgh, eight trout, 91b. ; Mr. Law’son, 
Dundee, eight trout, 81b. 8oz. ; Messrs. Kinmond and 
Russell, Dundee, seven trout, Gib. The average weight 
of trout captured since the season opened is fully lib. 
The other day a magnificent haul of trout was got in 
the pike net taken near the pier which contained 
between eight or nine dozen trout, several of them over 
31b., two small pike, and two perch were also taken in 
the set.— Robt. B. Laing. 
Naver (Bettyhill, N.B.). —Owing to continuation 
of bright sunshine, dry weather, and frosty nights, 
sport in salmon angling has greatly diminished. On 
Saturday week Mr. Richardson, Syre Lodge, caught a 
salmon weighing 121b. on beat No. 2 ; and Mr. Soames, 
Syre Lodge, two, of 71b. and 81b., on No. 1. On the same 
day Mr. Maccance, Bettyhill Hotel, grassed a 9-pounder 
on beat No. 4. On Monday, jMr. Simpson, Bettyhill 
Hotel, had a salmon of 81b. on beat No. 1; and on 
Tuesday, Mr. Maccance a 9-pounder on No. G. On 
Wednesday, Mr. Simpson landed one salmon, lOib., on 
beat No. 3 ; and Mr. Maccance two, of 81b. and 91b., on 
No. 1. On 31st ult., Mr. Hugh Bruce landed two 
salmon on the Borgie which, in common mth most 
northern rivers, is now very low.—McB. 
North Bsk. -Mr. Butters, Perth, staying at Pan- 
mure Arms Hotel, last week, had good fair baskets 
trout in North Esk and West water ; also had some 
very good sport with kelts. — Wm. Lyon. 
Panmure Arms Hotel Water. —OnPanmure Arms 
water Messrs. Tongue and Bramfield have had capital 
sport. Tuesday, 11th, a basket of 71b., varying from 
^Ib. upwards. Wednesday, 12th, not so good. Weather 
too bright, but fair baskets.—W m. Lyon. 
Shin (Inveran, N.B.) —Notwithstanding unfavour¬ 
able weather and low state of the water, pretty fair 
sport has been got on the lower reaches by Mrs. Farrar, 
Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Lake, from the Sutherland Arms 
Hotel.—McB. 
South of Scotland. —The whole of the South of 
Scotland rivers are at present lower in volume than at 
any period during last summer. I had a tour of 
inspection the other day, and it was reaUy surprising to 
see how salmon were pool-bound and unable to get 
either up or down. On one river I counted some sixty 
salmon in three pools, but, so far as I could judge, fifty 
of these fish were kelts on their way back to the Solway. 
As I got in one case within a few yards of the salmon, I 
was able to see that nine out of every ten had a small 
spot of disease on the snout. I noticsd a few new 
salmon in the Annan on Monday, and one or two fresh- 
run sea trout. The fine summer-like weather is causing 
sea trout to appear much earlier this year, and it is 
quite possible that the run of these mei’ry little fish will 
be over a month sooner this year than usual. I had a 
look at the Solway nets the other day in order to form a 
correct idea of the run of sea trout to the Solway rivers. 
Some of the nets had good fish with the night tides. One 
net had eight sea trout, running from IJlb. to nearly 
21b. each, all in the pink of condition. From what 1 
could gather the lessees and fishermen anticipate a 
capital run of sea trout immediately there is rain to 
freshen up the rivers and cause the sea trout to run. No 
grilse have appeared in the Solway yet,— Annan —This 
river is remarkably low and clear, and, except on days 
with a breeze from the south, there has been little sport. 
On Thursday night the first new run sea trout of the 
season was killed by Mr. James Thomson, Port-street, 
fisherman for Mr. Arthur Nicholson (a visitor). The 
trout, a particularly nice one of IJlb., was killed in Violet- 
bank stream with a March Brown. Mr. Thomsou had 
several yellow trout, none over ^Ib. each. The Rev. 
George Kennedy, Newington Lodge, Annan, had some 
excellent sport the other evening with small spider 
fly on the Warmanbie water, Mr. Kennedy killed 
twenty yellow trout, all in good condition. He 
found the March Brown, the Hare Lug, and Par¬ 
tridge Spider the best killing flies. Mr. Heeley, 
artist, had five yellow trout of about jib. each, 
and on Saturday he killed one of nearly 21b. in the 
Northfield open water. Several other anglers have had 
from four to six each, all small trout, not over ^Ib. each. 
Yesterday was a capital day, and good baskets were 
made after sunset, in the lower tidal waters. At the 
“ Old Mill,” about a mile below the town, and near to 
Waterfoot, a few anglers had splendid sport. Mr. 
John Laurie killed twenty-four yellow trour, with fly, 
last night; Mr. Peter London, High-street, had twenty 
on the same water, and Mr. Patrick McGivernin, post¬ 
master, half a dozen. The trout have been feeding by 
fits and starts, some anglers fishing for hours for a brace 
weighing half a pound.— The Aye Lochs. —My corre¬ 
spondents write me that excellent sport has been had 
on odd days, when the wind was right, and rippled the 
surface of the locks. On Loch Doon, the local hands 
have been killing two and three dozen daily when the 
breeze was on. The warm weather has caused a heavy 
hatch of fly round the lochs, and yellow trout are plump 
and fat. The fish are not large, running about six or 
seven to the pound, but an odd fish up to lib. is occa¬ 
sionally had. The large number of trout that rise to 
the angler’s flies give plenty of sport. As I have often 
been asked about the angling here, I may state that the 
fishing on Loch Doon is free, and the best place to be 
handy for this and the neighbouring lochs is Dal- 
mellington, where there are two hotels, and boats and 
boatmen can be had. No charge is made for the use of 
the boats by staying either at the Black Bull or the 
Eglinton. The ordinary charge for a boatman is 4s. 
per day with lunch. Of course, like all Scotchmen they 
like three thimblefuls of water with a good “ cinder ” 
in it. — The Galloway RtvEKS —All my corre¬ 
spondents send me reports that there is practi¬ 
cally no angling in the Kirkcudbrightshire Dee, or 
the Fleet. Sport has been at a standstill for some 
weeks. On the Urr and its tributaries a few trout have 
been killed. Mr. J. Glendinning had four native trout 
on Plaintain Loch. On Saturday Mr. T. Craig killed 
nine small yellow trout with fly on the Barburn.— The 
Nith —Nothing has been done in the neighbourhood of 
the town of Dumfries. A few anglers have been out in 
the evenings. In the 'rhornhill portion a small trout or 
two are being caught with fly after the sun has gone 
down. The draft nets in the river have been killing sea 
trout during the past ten days, and with the low water 
it is impossible a sea trout can get past the nets. I 
believe a strenuous endeavour is to be made to buy up 
this right of net fishing, the only remaining one on the 
Nith. Mr. James Herries, who brought out the excel¬ 
lent pamphlet on the Solway netting, expects to get this 
right of netting the town water brought up—all success 
to him. While I send off my notes there is no prospect 
of an immediate change in the weather—“ bright and 
warm. ” —Heatheebell. 
Spey (Morayshire). —Sport in the lower reaches 
has fallen off as suddenly as it revived on the previous 
week, and only the reaches from Aberlour to Carron 
kept it from being a comparative failure. True, the 
conditions—the lowness of the river, arising from the 
long continued drought, and continual strong sunshine 
during the day with frost oveimight—have been every¬ 
thing but favourable for successful sport; but if I 
recollect aright the state of matters last year were 
something similar, and yet sport was excellent, but then 
fish were in the river in large numbers, while this year 
the very reverse is the case, and for reasons not easily 
explained. On the coast the fishermen are experiencing 
similar results, and not much prospect of being better 
this week. The fish caught in the nets are heavier than 
for some years, weighing from 101b. to 121b , 201b., and 
251b., and this, together with a good number of kelts they 
attribute as bad signs. From Lossiemouth the despatch 
for the past fortnight was rather over 30cwt., a very 
poor fishing. With the rod, Mr. McDiarmid, game- 
keeper, landed on Monday from the Aberlour water 
a salmon of 71b. ; on Thursday, from the Wester 
Elchies water. Captain Gasco, two, weighing 
Glib, and 61b. : and from the Laggan water, 
Colonel Smith had, for the week, three fish of 
good average weight; while from the Carron Lodge 
water during the same time Sir Walter Gordon- 
Cumming, of Altyre, grassed four, scaling 181b., 
IGlb., 81b., and 61b.; certainly good work of Sir 
Walter, under such adverse circumstances. The 
weather is again cold, the temperature at midday on 
Wednesday, registering 50 deg. Pahr., falling to 40 deg. 
at night. The hills had a fresh coating of snow on 
Tuesday, which naturally tended to reduce the tempera¬ 
ture, but last year, even with a like temperature, the 
March Brown had made its appearance, while this year 
I have not heard of j.ts being seen. Rain seems to be 
hanging about, and angler and agriculturist alike are 
hopeful of a fall. Until such takes place prospects will 
not improve. During the last day or two the clouds 
were rather broken to suit the fastidious sportsman. 
Tay (Perth.). —Owing to the low state, of the river, 
which is now at summer level, sport has been very poor 
of late, with the exception of a day on the Taymount 
water, where the boatman killed four, 231b., 171b., 171b., 
and 16lb. Mr. Lewis, London, killed a fish of 171b. on 
the Benchill waters, on Friday, and Capt. Cringle one 
of same weight on the Logierait water. On the free 
water Mr. Robertson had sixteen whitling ; Mr. Hunter, 
twelve, Mr. Grant, twelve; and Mr. J. Cosgrove, 
eleven. Tummel ; Mr. Still killed a fish of 27ib. on 
Friday. 
Trossachs Hotel. -March 29, F. M. Rudd, Wimble¬ 
don Common, five trout, 51b., Loch Achray; Slst, F. M. 
Rudd, Wimbledom Common, seven trout, 61b., Loch 
Drunkey. April 1, F. M. Rudd, Wimbledon Common, 
fourteen trout, 91b., Loch Vennachar ; E. Plaskett, 
London, four trout, 31b,, Loch Achray ; R. Blair, four 
trout. Loch Katrine; 3rd, F. M. Rudd killed seven 
trout, 51b., Loch Vennachar ; 4th, F. M. Rudd, nine 
trout, 4^1b., Loch Vennachar; 5th, F. M. Rudd, three 
trout. Loch Achray ; E. Plaskett, London, three trout, 
Loch Achray ; Gth, F. M. Rudd, thirteen trout, 61b., 
Loch Katrine. This is the second boat out on Loch 
Katrine this season; ail the trout in good condition. 
Killing flies, March Brown, Zulu, and Grous?, and vari- 
gated body.—R. Blaie. 
Tweed. —With a continuance of dry weather, bright 
sunshine, and cold frosty winds, the occupation of the 
angler is almost gone, so far as success is concerned. 
The rivers have not been so low for many years at the 
same period of the season, and it will take an exception¬ 
ally heavy fall of rain now to give us a good flood. 
Salmon angling there is practically none, and, although 
a few fair baskets of trout are now and again got, the 
majority of Waltonians return home with “ clean ” 
