Finlas has been doing 
pretty well of late. On this loch the trout run larger 
but they are not so numerous. The trout have never 
been in such fine order as they are this vear, which may 
thegenial weather prevailing in the 
bonth of Scotland, with plenty of food around the loch 
sides.— Hhathebbell. 
Spey {Morayshire}.— With tlie advent of May a 
change—not for the oetter—has taken place in ‘the 
weather Since then it has been cold, with one day 
snow on the hills, and on another ice on standir g water 
A good deal of rain has fallen, but, so far as angling 
prospects were concerned, it did little or no good in any 
respect, the water at present being at a lower level than 
1 But, even with such conditions, 
spMt last week took an unaccountable spurt, and proved 
to be the second best week of this season, the best sport 
between and including 
Me Aberlour and Ballindalloch waters. On the latter 
water, on Thursday, Air. McCorquodale killed five 
salmon, and on the next day two, all of good average 
weight; and on the Pitcroy Lodge water, Mr. C. M. P 
Burn killed, on Monday, one of 141b. ; and on Thursday, 
Or Bentley one of 61b. ; while from the Carron Lodge 
watMtwoof a fair average weight were landed during 
the week by Sir William Gordon-Cumming-, of Altyre 
t\ ??® fisherman, 
Mr. John Balias. Prom the Carron water, on Fri- 
w landed one weighing 71b.; and on 
^e Wester Elchies water during the week. Captain 
McCaskil killed half a dozen, two of them caught on 
this day week scaling 81b. and 91b. On Wednesday, 
Mr John McKenzie, fisherman, grassed from the upper 
potion of the Aberlonr House water, one of 81b. on ^ 
Thursday, one of 6Jlb. ; on Friday, one of 8ilb. ; and 
on this day week one of 81b. Lord Garioch fias been 
also enjoying encouraging sport on the Aikenway 
water, belonging to Mr. Stewart-Menzies, of Culdares 
whose guest he is On Wednesday he landed one 
weighing 9§lb.; on Thursday, one of 91b. ; on Saturday, 
trou? o?2iib w”" ’ ^ 
trout ot JJlb. From the same water on Monday, Mr . 
McKenzie, Knockando House, landed a yellow trout of 
4Jlb., which afforded sport equal to that of landing a 
salmon three times its weight The salmon net fishing 
on the coast for the week ending22nd ult., was the best 
tor the season, the despatch from Lossiemouth being 
^cwt. Last week it was poorer, the despatch to the 
nrondon markets having been 18cwt. No heavy fish 
were netted, the heaviest weighing from 121b. to 151b. 
JNo sign of grilse yet on this part of the coast, little ' 
being done on the Fiddich yet. To-day 
(Wednesday) the weather is more genial and moist but 
no signs of brighter prospects. It would look as if it 
® case of “a dry season, a dry fishing.”_ 
ir Arms, Aberfeldy). — On 
Friday Mr. McLachlan fished Loch-na-Craig for the first 
time this season and caught eleven tront. Mr. Harrison 
hsfied on Saturday and caught sixteen.—Wind N W • 
bitterly cold, with mild showers.—M. N. < • •. 
Tay (Perth).—The river has got so low that fishing 
is almost a hopeless task. I have heard of only two fish 
got, VIZ., one of 161b., on the Stobhall water, by Col. 
j other on the Tummel, which weighed 
'^y McNaughton, the keeper 
at Wilton Lodge. 
Russell, of Newcastle, fishing in the 
TiU recently had a nice basket of trout, fijlb.. the day 
following 4ilb., and the last day 41b. 
Hotel Waters.— April 26th, F W 
WE Ir w ®*" ^®®‘^ Katrine, 4Jlb. ■ 
27th, F. W. Neild, Esq., had seven trout on Loch Ven- 
nachar, 41b. ; 29th, F. W. Neild, Esq., had thirty-seven 
trout on Loch Katrine, 191b; May 1st, P. W Neild 
Esq., had nine trout on Loch Vennachar, 541b. Isaac 
Pearson, Esq., had twenty-two trout on Loch Katrine 
91b. —K. Blaib. ’ 
Tweed.— There has been no change to note in the 
condition of this river since last week, and the same 
remark applies to the Teviot; both have continued at 
their recent low level. Notwithstanding these un¬ 
favourable circumstances, however, anglers have had no 
cause to grumble at the sport they have obtained under 
the conditions. Frequent breezes have rather improved 
the chances of the Waltonian, while the brilliant sun- 
shine ha.s at times been somewhat moderated bypassing 
clouds. Salmon fishing is, of course, nil, and both 
salmon and sea tront are now congregating behind the 
canids and in the pooh, eagerly awaiting the advent of 
the long-looked-for flood to enable them to get down to 
the sea. A goodly number of baskets of trout have been 
got during the week. On the Tweed, Air. T. Pringle 
i ®'i*i Cottage, Kelso, has had takes of from 31b up 
to 51b. ; Mr. B. Brown has had two baskets of 41b. and 
I 61b., and Air. Jas Anderson, one of 341b. On the 
I Teviot, Air. N. S. May, Liverpool, had a nice dish of 
! Si’^y hng and trout, 61b., nearly all taken with worm. He 
hasa,lso had several smaller takes. On the same river Mr 
: "'I'’- K. Affleck, Herton, one of 
; 41b., and Mr. James Affleck one of 61b. On the Eden 
^ Mr James Clarke had a take of 441b., and another 
i angler had 31b. The trout are got with creeper and 
worm up to mid-day, and after the fly is then put on. 
, As a spring salmon fishing season this is, up to the 
present time, the worst for many a long year so far as 
the capture of clean fish is concerned. Although we 
have had a good tall of rain on several occasions since 
, last report the rivers have not been touched by it, the 
dry parched earth swallowing it up as it falls. The 
smaller tributaries are now mere tiny streaks of water 
while the mam rivers have not been so low for at least 
forty years at the same period of the season — Max- 
wheel. 
WRitadder (Ellemford).—Trout very bad to catch 
the river being so very low and clear. Refreshing 
showers have fallen, but nothing to affect the river 
On Wednesday, April 26, Mr. Steed had fifty-five trout 
Thursday, thirty-five (half day). May 1 , Air. Steed had 
thirty-three; Dr. Messer, four ; Mr. A. A. M. AIcKenzie, 
twenty-eight; 2nd, Air. Steed, twenty-two ; 3rd, Air. 
with fly). A rise of water is all 
th^ IS wanted to make the fishing good.—E. J. Fenton. 
The spring season has just closed on the 
tidal waters on account of the advent of the smolt 
season when angling is suspended from May 1 to 
May ^7 inclusive. During the past week excellent 
baskets have been made. Infant, the season all through 
has been one of the most successful experienced for 
years. Fishing from the Udny Arms Hotel water on 
t J°PP. Aberdeen, made a basket 
0 - 1 L 4 ^ 7 ’ ®® KNday one of 201 b., and on Saturday one of 
Jolb. Mr. Todd and others have also had good sport.— 
G. L. 
Irish Reports. 
Ballinderry. Sport still suffers from want of rain 
1 he stream is very low, but in the pools an odd brace of 
trout can be picked up. Last Friday your correspon¬ 
dent killed a brace on the Coagh reaches ; Air. Willson 
Gibson killed a couple, and ayoung lad, McCord, had on a 
4lb. trout, which broke his rod and escaped. On Satur¬ 
day, Air. William McCord, Stewartstown, earned the 
everlasting gratitude of the Ardtrea reach anglers by 
mu ‘ pike in a mill race leading from the river 
, Ihe brute—it was a male—measured 2 ft. 7 in. in length 
and 13m. in girth ; Mr. McCord killed two other pike— 
241b. each—all on the Devon bait. On the Tullywiggan 
reaches a few days ago. Counsellor Patchell and Mr. H. 
Wilson, J.P.. killed fourteen trout, I learn. On the 
preserved Tullyleggan reaches last Monday, Air. C. E. 
bfcevenson had a li^ht bag of trout. 
Bann (Toomebridge, Co. Antrim).— The gentle 
rams since Monday have slightly coloured this stream 
but have not raised it much. Trouting cannot be said 
to be flourishing, and, indeed, till about twenty-four 
hours continuous ram falls and clears away, the river 
will not be in good form. About Midsummer—the 24th 
prox.--th® first runs of salmon will come up from the 
Atlantic. All the lower reaches are well-stocked with 
brown trout in the pink of condition. The upper Bann 
IS yearly becoming more polluted, and in some places 
trout have altogether disappeared, while salmon do not 
venture up at all.—J. A. B. 
Boyle and Carrick-on-Sbannon.— Fishing at 
Boyle during the last eight or ten days was very good. 
Several splendid baskets of trout taken daily. May-fly 
up on all the lakes. The very early rise of Green Drake 
this year insures a first-class season, as there is bound 
to be three weeks at least of good fishing before the 
bright warm weather of June sets in. Captain Erskin 
and Captain Ainsley in two days killed thirtv-nine nice 
trout.— G. Tayloe. 
Carlisle Arms Hotel. Cong. — Weather very 
mvoi^able for fishing here just now. Mr. Cotton an'd 
Mr. Herring caught eighteen brown trout, averaging 
1 ®®®*^> pihe, 141b., on Lough Alask, 
last Thursday. Mr. Tryon, on Lough Corril, landed 
seven trout, weighing 201b., on Friday, the heaviest; 
weighing 61b. ; on Saturday he got two trout, weighing 
101b.—E. Buekb. 
Crossgar (co Bown), — White trout angling is 
j extremely dull, and scarcely anything has been done 
I among their brown relations. Any sport recently had 
' was on the Kilmore reaches. The river is very low 
I from the want of rain, and it would take at lease 
tvventy-four hours constant rain to be of any service. 
A correspondent of mine—a gruff' old veteran Waltonian 
I —writes ; “ I tell yon, we are thinking more of Home 
j Rule here just now than fishing, so that the low water 
I and politics suit each other. The one does not interfere 
I with the other.” It is almost useless fishing any of 
I the other co. Down streams. 
Lough Currane (Waterville, CO. Kerry).—, Sport 
has been backward, owing to calm water and bright sun¬ 
shine. Since last report, Mr. Mason has had three 
salm®n, 13lb.. 111b., and 1041b; Alajor Cresswell, one, 
ffglb.; and D. Dywer one, 1141b. The brown trout; 
angling has been fair. AVhite trout are now coming up, 
and a few weighing between 21b. and 31b. were had 
the week by Mr. Alason, Major Cresswell, and 
three or four local anglers. Grilse have not yet arrived, 
so far as can be judged.—T. J. Denneht. 
Lough melvia and. Buudrowes. —Since last 
report sport on these waters was almost at a standstill 
for want of a fresh, and but three or four salmon and a 
few trout (ferox) were taken on Melvin. On Bundrowes 
sport could not be expected, as the river was almost 
dry. During the past three or four days we have had a 
lot of rain, and sport is bound to improve.—M. Eooan 
AND Sons. 
Lough Heagh. —In the past week the fishers landed 
some fine lake trout. One brace taken off the Barmouth 
weighed 111b. The most of the trout netted is sent to 
London. Pollen seem to be getting more plentifii’.. 
Night lining for eels has not yet started as the weather 
has been very unfavourable. The first runs of salmon 
will come in about six weeks. Bait fishers creeled prime 
baskets of trout in the small burns entering the lough 
on Monday and Tuesday, while a small freshet raised 
the water.—J. A. B. 
IVtaiue (co. Antrim). —Since the beginning of the 
season, angling has been very poor. This, in a great 
measure, is attributable to the very unfavourable 
weather, and not to a lack of trout, as the Maine is 
pretty well stocked at pre.sent. A little rain has fallen 
in the past few days, and there is a perceptible im¬ 
provement in trouting. There are some poaching prose¬ 
cutions pending at the suit of Mr. Edward Aloles, In¬ 
spector of Fisheries—one of the most energetic and 
clever officers in the Coleraine district. — J. A. 
Baelowe. 
Moux’ne and Strule (Newtonstewart, Co. 
Tyrone). —The record of the past week has been a very 
bad one along the entire length of these streams. The 
dry weather has caused the water to fall abnormally 
low. Very little rain fell since the season opened. Last 
Friday James Sweeney, among smaller tront, killed a 
3-pounder. On Tuesday, William Entrican also got a 
3-pounder. Both were killed on the natural minnow. 
A slight spate is on the river to day, Wednesday. 
Recently some fine pearls were fished out of the Strule, 
the majority of which were purchased by Air. G. Fulton, 
Abercorn Arms. One or two specimens are worth nearly 
5L each. 
UXoy Rnd Lakes (Ballina). —Daring the last few 
days we have had some nice rain, and the wind has 
veered round to south-west, and sport has somewhat im¬ 
proved. On Saturday, Captain Jones killed a nice fish 
of 1241 b. ; Mr. Waddington, one, 111b. Tuesday, 
General Pottinger had one fish, 121b. ; Col. Smith, one, 
weighing 111b.; Mr. AIcGloin, one fish, 1041b.; Mr. 
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