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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
[April 22, 1893 
^hed for. I am pleased to hear such good news from 
tiertford, the local association having received and 
turned into their waters a lot of fine grayling. As this 
water is suitable for them, they will in the proper 
season be certain to prove a valuable addition to the 
•ilready good trout fishing to be had there, the charge 
IS only 5s. for the season, and daily tickets Is. ; all 
particulars can be obtained at the Station Hotel. The 
annual supper and distribution of prizes at the Enter¬ 
prise Angling Society on Wednesday, the 19th inst., was 
a great success.— Spliced Joint. 
Owing to the long-continued drought, 
on all hands there is now a general outcry for rain. A 
few of the more anxious devotees have visited the neigh¬ 
bourhood of Hradgate, Desford, Thornton. &c., but they 
returned home with scarcely a fish. The brooks, in 
places, are completely dried up, and it is only with diffi- 
oulty that aDprling* is followed in the deep holes and 
pools. There was a welcome break in the dry weather on 
Sunday night, the downpour continuing slightly through 
a great portion of Monday. The fall, however, made 
only Httle alteration in the condition of the streams, 
therefore another spell of rain would be gladly 
welcomed. 
and Arrow (Leominster).— Both these 
strums are running low and clear, and in fair order for 
nshing. The weather has been fine and warm, and 
anplcM have been out in fair numbers, flain is wanted 
to make the fish move better, the fish coming' short at 
the baits. The best flies are the Stone Fly. Blue Dun, 
<irannom, Downhill, Spinners, and Palmers. Minnow 
fishing has been tried with a fair amount of success. On 
Monday a nice dish of trout were landed in the Lngg. 
Sport in the Arrow on Tuesday was good. The Pinsley 
is now low and clear. Sport has been quiet in it 
this week ; with rain good sport should be had — 
UWVNNE. 
Lngg, Arrow, and Pinsley (Kingsland).— 
Rivera clear and in good order. Rain fell on Monday, 
which caused fiah to move, and have continued to rise 
fairly we 1 since, though! the wind 1 a i been shifty, 
mo^Iy in the neighbourhood of east. Trout are in good 
condition, and some nice baskets have been made. Best 
files are Blue Dun,March Brown, Stone, Grannom, Brown 
Spinner, and Hare’s Ear.— R. T. Williams. 
Maelog Lake (Ty-Croes, Anglesey).— The rain 
on Sunday and Monday has brought the trout and sewin 
on the feed The river seems to hold more this year 
than usual, but not so large. Mr. J. Jones got seventeen 
on Monday morning, and Mr. William Owen, in the lake, 
had seven nice fish averaging ^Ib. Messrs. Humphries 
and Show, Bangor, had seven good fish in the afternoon, 
and what after I cannot say. There has comparatively 
been little fishing on this lake so far, and the change in 
the weathw is likely to give forthcoming anglers good 
sport with the exceptional good eating trout of 
Maelog.—W. H. 
Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeskire Waters. 
—it really is not much good to try any of these waters 
until we get some rain. The rivers are full of fish, but 
he water as clear as gin, and it is an absolute waste of 
time, and disappointment, in my opinion, for anglers to 
make long journeys for no purpose. I have tried myself 
■severaltimes during the last fortnight, had no luck. True 
I took a couple of dozen good dace one evening with the 
ny, and they were fairly clean run fish. I also saw several 
^oou chub tUrken ucur IVIildcnhall; they were very full 
;ip, and it really was a pity to take them. Our roach 
certainly are backward this season ; there are plenty of 
.hem, but it is a pity to take them. Trout are all right, 
prime condition ; I took my first brace last week. 
Utters are. becoming a great nuisance again. I hope 
uhis week to be able to capture a few of these gentle¬ 
men; one, a very fine one, was caught in an eel net, on 
Saturday last, and drowned; it measured fifty inches 
m length.— William Howlett (Newmarket). 
Scarborough Sea Fishing.— Cod fish appear to 
jave left the bay. Some good sized billet and plaice 
lave been ta,ken by pier anglers during the past week, 
and boat anglers are having a fair amount of sport - H 
Severn iShrewsburyi. — Bright sunny days and 
Clear streams have not been conditions under which 
hpvy takes may be anticipated, and therefore the list 
oi trout captures is almost 'Uil. One or two salmon 
have, however, been taken, Mr. Fisher having landed 
his seventh fish this season, together with two heavy 
.rout. Mr. Austin Cox, on Wednesday night, landed 
a nice sa mon of about 51b.—a bright fresh run fish 
Rough fish are plentiful, and permits to take clean fish 
during the close time in this district may be now 
obtained from tackle dealers. — Piscatur. 
Tauat, aud Cain (Llanymy- 
uecn).— The Jong wished-for rain came down in earnest 
during the earlier part of this week, and, the water 
being now in good condition, anglers have made the best 
or their opportunities, and some grand .specimens of 
trout have been captured in these rivers, more especially 
in the Tanat and Cain, and during the early part of the 
week in the V yrnwy ; but some anglers complain that 
the last-named river is getting again too bright, but 
there is every a.ppearaiice now of a heavy thunderstorm, 
and which will greatly improve the present outlook, 
the weather more resembles July than April, and the 
rivers are swarming with Hies of all descriptions seen at 
this season, especially the Duns. The Mayfly has not 
yet been observed, but should the present sultry weather 
continue they are certain to come out in the course of a 
tew days.—\ trnwy. 
Sussex Streams, Rivers, and Harbours — Tis 
sw-et to hear the pattering raindrops fall, especially 
after the long spell of fine dry weather we have lately 
experienced. We had a good shower on Sunday night 
in the south, brightening trees and verdure, but nothing 
short of a small deluge will suffice to benefit streams 
and rivers. A few small trout have been taken from 
the Ouse tributaries, and a few brace from the Bother, 
but nothing exceeding Jib. has been notified me. A fish 
a trifle over lib. was taken in the Hayward's Heath 
district among a basket of three and a-half brace. A 
few chub and roach have been taken above Barcombe 
on the Ouse, and below Lewes a few good roach. The 
Sussex Piscatorial Society have a good range of private 
water for bottom fishing, and a few trout streams, but 
with water low and bright, the record is not great. 
Good sport has been had among the smelt at Chichester 
Harbour, of two and three dozen per rod, and a quantity 
of flat fish and eels have been taken from boats by hand¬ 
lining. A few good bass are up, but a trip to Pilsea is 
necessary for sport with the rod, as the netsmen sweep 
the channel above.— George F. Salter. 
Taw (N.D.). —If possible rivers lower. Salmon are 
very plentiful in the deep holes, and no one thinks of 
fishing for trout. An otter was taken in a net in a river 
by fishermen a few days ago in Devonshire. The Home 
office did not extend the days for the net fishermen. The 
poachers are out spurt fishing, and I hear liming some 
of the small streams.— Rusty Game. 
Teifi (Lampeter, Cardiganshire). —Water low and 
bright; trout fishing in abeyance. We have scarcely 
had a drop of rain for six weeks.—H. 
Teme (Ludlow). —The Teme in this district is now 
running clear and in fair order fur angling, but is rather 
low, and a good fall of rain is wanted. A fall of rain 
was had on Monday, but it did not alter the state of the 
water. The weather has been beautiful and warm, and 
suitable for anglers to get out, and a good few have been 
out. The fish have risen well at the Blue Dun, Dunhill, 
Grannon, Stone Fly, Cow Dung, March Brown, Red 
Spinner, and Palmers. Bottom fishing has been quiet 
this week. A few have tried the minnow in the morning 
part with good success. In the water above Lndford 
Bridge, on Saturday, a nice lot of trout were taken with 
the fly. Near Ashford some good fish have been landed 
with Blue Dun and Stone Fly. In the Steventon water 
sport has been good with the Cowdung and Downhill. 
On Monday, in the water under Whitcliffe, Mr. Watkins 
was fishing with the fly, when he saw two pike near the 
river side. He changed his rod and put a triangle hook 
on his line, and hooked the one pike about 101b. under 
the jaw. A fight ensued, but the fish broke the tackle 
and got away. The Ony, Corve. Clun, and Ledwyche 
are all clear and low, and want rain. In the Corve some 
good fish have been taken with the minnow. In the 
Clun and Ony fair sport has been had with the fly.—S. 
Ludlow. 
Teme (Tenbury).— The water in this part is still 
running low and clear but in order for fly fishing. The 
weather has been fine and the fish have moved well, but 
rain is wanted to move the fishing. A good few anglers 
have been out, but sport has not been good, the lots 
taken being only small ones. The best flies are the 
Stone fly. Blue Dun. March Brown, and Grannom. 
Minnow fishing should be good. On Monday a nice lot 
of fish were taken with the fly. The Rea, Kyre, and 
Ledwyche, are all low, fishing quiet in them at present. 
Worcester. 
Witham, &c. (Mid-Lincoln) —Angling matters 
are very quiet down the Witham valley. There are but 
very few trout in the Witham, except in the upper 
district, where the fishing is pretty good. One or two 
of the tributaries, in the care of some of the local clubs 
contain some good trout, and sport is very decent. The 
members, however, show no great eagerness to get at 
them very early in the seasen, and though, this year 
the spring has been very tempting, the streams are 
said to be exceptionally low, and certainly, with the 
easterly winds, not promising. On Sunday there was a 
very welcome rain, but not nearly enough of it fo 
freshen the streams, and on Monday it was still very 
^old. Prospects seem to be improving ns T write. 
There are. apparently, a good many of the Cowdniig 
species of flies being blown on to the water, and probably 
this would bo the best fly to use should sport be 
attempted.—L. 
■Wye and Derwent (Derbyshire).— Prospects of 
sport this week end cn these streams are very favour¬ 
able, as the rain we had on Sunday and Monday last 
freshened up the rivers, although there was very little 
rise of water. The weather is quite hot during the day 
and almost an absence of frost at night; consequentlj' 
more fly on the water. Some fair baskets of trout have 
been killed on both rivers this week. The best flies have 
been Hare’s Ear Dun, Red Quill, Black Gnat, and 
“Yj^bles. Mr. Wm. King has again distinguished him- 
self this week. This well-known angler was trolling on 
M edne^ay evening last at the rear of his premises on 
South Parade, Matlock Bath, when ho hooked, and, 
after about an hour’s^ play, suoc^eded in landing a 
^lendid fed trout, which turned the scale at 61b 2oz 
The fish measured 24in. in length and llin, in girth.’ 
When the height up the wall from the river to the 
angling is considered (about 14ft. perpendicular) it is 
no mean feat to land a fish this size. 'J’he same angler 
has taken several of the largest fish ever caught in this 
water.— Dotterel. 
'Tore, Wbarfe, &c. —There has been some rain 
during the past week, but not sufficient to freshen the 
rivers, which are now dead low. The stonefly creeper 
mout very strongly, but the trout will not look at it • I 
fished it the whole day last Monday from 5 a.m. until 
5 p.m. wading up seven miles of the Yore, but mv reward 
was not great. Waterhen Bloa, Snipe Bloa, March 
Brown, and Dark Needle best flies at present.— Francis 
M. Walbran. 
Scotch Reports. 
Brora (Brora). —The river is extraordinarily low 
because of the continued drought. Trout have, how¬ 
ever, become pretty numerous on the free lower reach 
of the river, aud about a score of anglers disport them¬ 
selves on its banks each morning and evening, and are 
usually made happy by their catches.—A. P. 
Carron, Easter Ross (Ardg;ay, N.B.). —The 
river has been dead low for some time, and the ground 
has been so parched up that the occasional showers 
which fell of late have had little or no effect. During 
the whole of last week sport was nil. On Monday this 
week the Feam Lodge keeper landed an 8-pounder on 
March pool.—McB. 
Dee (Aberdeenshire).— The climatic conditions are, 
as they have been during the past four weeks, of the 
worst possible description for successLl angling. Pew 
fish are entering the river or being got on the coast, and 
angling on the loA-er reaches of the Dee for twenty miles 
at least is at a standstill. A few fish are being got in 
the middle reaches, but the only sport of any conse¬ 
quence is being had on the deeper pools of the Glen Tana 
Ballater, Balmoral, and Braemar waters, where in some 
oases it is notably bright indeed. On the Fife Arms 
water, the higher cast on the Dee, Mr. Bush 
and party creeled five fish on Saturday and six on 
Monday. Of the latter, one was a beauty of 161b., 
landed at the Linn o Dee by Mr. Davies. Two were 
creeled by Mr. Wilkinson of 7lb., 81b.; two by Mr. Haig, 
of 7Jlb. and 8|lb., and one by Mr. Smith of OJlb! 
on the same water. On another day the same party 
landed seven fish scaling from 71b. to 91b. On 
the Upper Invercauld water, leased by the Kin- 
drechit Lodge party, Mr. Owan Pritchard landed the 
first salmon of tne season—a small fish of 51b.—on Wed¬ 
nesday last, and two on Monday, of 6Jlb. and 71b 
respectively, by Mr. Alfred Price. On the Balmoral 
waters Dr. Profeit and the Royal keepers had fairly good 
sport. On the Ballater, Invercauld waters, Mr. AVm. 
Heath landed three on Friday, of 61b., 6Jlb., and 71b., 
and one on Saturday of 101b. ; while Mr. B. Heath creeled 
two, of 71b. and 71o. ; two, 5Jlb. and 7ilb.; two, Silb. 
and 91b.; and si.x, of 5)Ib., 71b., 7Jlb., 81b., 8ilb., and 
221b. : Mr. Griffith had one of 71b.; two, 5Jlb. and 71b.; 
three,61b.^71b.,and91b.; Mr.Owen, one, 61b.;three, 51b.’, 
lib., and ilb. ; two, 51b. and 61b,; one, 71b. ; and one, 
71b. ; while Sir George Chetewode creeled four, of 6ilb.’ 
71b., 71b.. and 81b.; three, of 71b., 81b., and 91b.; two of 
8lb. and 91b. ; three, of 71b., 81b., and 101b. ; three, of 
71b.. 81b., and 91b. ; and five, of 61b., 71b., 81b., 91b., and 
101b. Mr. AVm. Heaven and Mr. Back, just arrived at 
Monaltrie water, have had fairly good sport for the 
time, the former having one of 61b , and the latter three, 
of 61b., 61b., and 6Jlb. On the Glen-Tana waters Mr. 
Barry and party have been more successful than last 
week. During the past few days he landed nine, scaling 
from 51b. to 101b., six, the heaviest scaling 16Jlb.; while 
Mr. D. H. Barry had four, of 71b., 81b., 8ilb., and 121b. 
On the same water, Mr. Barry and party had on the 
other days, seven, scaling from 71b. to 101b.; seven 
from 01b. to 211b. ; six, from 61b. to 1641b. ; and twelve’ 
scaling from 61b. ro 111b.—ten of which Mr. Wm. Barry 
had to his own rod. On the Hotel Aboyne waters, Mr 
Harrison landed one SJlb., one 91b., one 8Jib., and one 
71b., while Mr. Sturrock had one 9Jlb. on Friday, and 
one 7Jlb. on Saturday. On the Lower Dess water. 
Harper, keeper, landed one 8Jlb., and another 151b. On 
the Kincardine Lodge water, Mr. Lamond had two on 
Monday, 111b. and 6Jlb. On the Borrowstone water, 
Mr. Percy Wormald creeled one 7ilb,, one 7Jlb., and one’ 
91b. On the Lower Dess Colonel Cumberland landed 
one 71b. ; while Mr. Edward Drummond had also one of 
(lb. on the Ballogie water. A few fish have been got on 
the Blackball Castle, Cairiitou, Woodend, and Inch- 
marlo waters, but over all, and especially lower down, 
heavy stagnation prevails. The prawn has been much 
in evidenoa on the mid-reaches, but on the upper waters 
most of ihe fish have been got on the summer lures 
presently in vogue. On the tidal waters fairly good 
sport has been had with the whitling, which are fairly 
plentiful. Kelts are exceedingly numerous. The 
weather lai assumed a very stormy aspect, and 
the prospects darker than ever. On the Heathcot 
water on Saturday, Mr. Dnccan Smith, Edinburgh, 
had four tiiinock, and Mr. Hector Smith, seven’ 
while Mr. McLaren, M.A., St. Andrew’s, had four, 
and Mr. McReath, St. Andrew’s, thirteen tinnock. 
On Monday, Mr. D. McMillan, M.A., landed a small 
salmon of 41b., and a basket of nine tinnock, while Mr. 
D. Smith had four, and Mr. H. Smitu, three, and Mr.' 
Coleby, London, tfiree. The long expected rain has 
come at last, and when its full effect is felt on the liver, 
the prospects of the angler will be vastly enhanced’. 
Already^ the river has risen a few inches, and up till 
now (Wednesday) is still rising. The hope of sport 
is brighter than it has been for the past tew weeks at 
least.— Deesider. 
Deveron (Banffshire).— The light showers of rain 
which have fallen of late have adaed very little to the 
water in the River Deveron, the land being exceedingly 
dry, aud keeping all the water that falls on it. Unfor¬ 
tunately the lowness of the stream is telling greatly 
upon ttie fish in more ways than one. Disease is on the 
increase, and a good few ot the .salmon landed by the net 
fishermen are strongly marked. Gulya few clean fish 
were taken from the river for the past week, the 
heaviest weighing 22lb. Although the tide.s on the coast 
