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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
[Mat 20, 1893 
cuted, and with most gratifying success, some heavy 
baskets having been made, with the tiniest of flies, on 
the upper waters during the day, and with the small 
Phantom in the deeper pools in the evening. 
Later. —A bright gleam of hope was excited at the 
end of last week, when the mountain streams came 
tumbling down with the heavy but short-lived rains, but 
again matters are as far back as ever. Fish are to be 
seen in the pools, but by no manner of means can they 
be got to look at any kind of lure, and most of those 
l)eing got are far from fresh fish. On the Invercauld 
Arms Dee water, Mr. Conpland had one fish of 91b., 
one of OJlb., two, of 91b. and 81b., and one of 81b. On the 
Olen Tana waters a few fish were landed, while on the 
Kincardine O’Neil section, Coutts had one, 81b., and one, 
101b., on the Ballogie water ; while Mr. Percy Wormald 
creeled two, of 71b. and 81b., on the Borrowstone water, 
and Mr. E. P. Tennant one of 81b., on Carlogie section. 
On the lower waters very few fish have been seen for the 
past month, and although they are being got freely on the 
coast netting stations, yet the river stations have been 
almost blanks. On the deeper pools of the Don some 
very fine trout have been caught, but all over the North 
angling has been very disappointing, and the prospects 
are meantime dark enough as long as the present 
drought continues.— Deesider. 
Severon (Banfifsliire). —There is no change for 
the l)etter in fishing operations in this district. Almost 
nothing has been done with the rod. The net fisher¬ 
men were busy below the Bridge of Banff last week, 
but they only succeeded in getting a few trout and 
salmon. The entire catch from the river and sea for 
the week was only three )>oxes, compared with half a 
score for the same week last year. On the coast of 
Oardenstown the nets yielded fairly well, although not so 
good as for the same date last season. The lessee sent 
four small boxes to the markets. The average weight 
of salmon is 101b,, and trout 111b. Average price Is. 8d. 
per lb.—H. W. 
Dochart (Perthshire). — Mr. J. J. Spencer, out 
from Guib Hotel, on Friday, killed nine nice trout, and 
on Saturday, twenty, in first class condition.— Donald 
McNaughton. 
Bgliuton Hotel (LochPinlas, Dalmellingtou). 
—Mr. Robertson Kilmarnoch, fishing from the Eglinton 
Hotel, on 13th, caught forty-eight trout. Mr. T. K. 
Nicoll, Glasgow, from same hotel, on Loch Doon, on 
18th, killed forty-seven trout, heaviest 11b. Sport is 
still good on the lochs here. On 10th, Mr. Downie, 
keeper. Loch Doon, hooked a salmon on Loch Doon, and, 
after nearly an hour’s play, it broke his line.—J.M. 
Helmsdale. —Still no rain. Angling is at a stand¬ 
still. During the week I have only heard of the 
capture of five salmon by rod. I was lately congratu¬ 
lating those anglers more immediately interested in this 
river on the entire absence of salmon disease from it; 
still, disease has made its appearance at last on the 
upper reaches. 
Isla (Perth). —There has practically been no angling 
for some time on this stream. The tributaries have 
dwindled down to mere streamlets, and for the season 
the oldest anglers have never seen the streams so low, 
and as a consequence, are very dirty. Sport has been 
poor on the lochs excepting on Lochmaneau. Last week 
Mr. Coutts, Glenshee, on this loch, which is about 
2G00ft. above sea level, and which we have seen covered 
over with ice in June, landed eighteen fine fish, of an 
average of Jib. each, in good condition. The trout of 
this loch are said to be as fine in quality as those of any 
loch in Scotland.— Iasgair. 
Killin Hotel (Locli Tay, Perthshire).— May 12, 
Mr. Richards, one salmon, 171b.; 15th, Mr. Richards, 
ne, 211b.; 17th, Mr. Richards, one, 221b.—H. Maiset. 
Eyle of Sutherland (Bonarbridgfe, N.B.). —Mr. 
MacLennan and several other anglers have lately been 
securing some beautiful sea trout. The net salmon fish¬ 
ings are still very unproductive though improving. It 
is calculated that during the past week the total weight 
of salmon despatched to Billingsgate from the Kyle, 
combined with the Skibo fishings at the head of the 
Dornoch Firth would not exceed llcwt.—McB. 
Lairg, N.B.—On the evening of Tuesday lastjMr. 
John Crozier fished the sluice pool, and landed three 
trout, nearly Jib. each. Much needed showers of rain 
fell on Wednesday and Thursday, the total being Jin. 
Mr. Crozier killed fourteen trout in the evening. Good 
baskets were made by Mr. Hugh Mackay and Master 
William Butters.—J. Y. 
Loch Awe (LocR Awe Hotel).— May 10th, Sir 
Henry B. Peirse, Bedale, six trout; Messrs. Latham 
and Kidston. fourteen trout. 11th, Sir Henry B. Peirse 
ten trout ; Mr. Trevanion, London, eight trout ; Mr. 
Lathom, six trout. 13th, Mr. Briggs, ten trout; Sir 
Henry B. Peirse, thirteen trout. 15th, Mr. Heelis, six 
trout; Mr. Briggs, eighteen trout; Mr. Trevanion. six 
trout ; Mr. Fullerton, five trout.—D. Fraser. 
Loch. Bochart. —Mr. J. J. Spencer, out from Luib 
Hotel on Friday, killed nine nice trout, and on 
Saturday twenty, in first-class condition.— Donald 
McNaughton. 
Loch Leven (Kinross). —The sport has been 
rather variable during the week. Owing to the pro¬ 
tracted drought, trolling with minnow is now being more 
resorted to, though the best results still continue to be 
got with fly. The following eight angling clubs were out 
during the week ; Kinross-shire (twenty-one rods), total 
capture with fly, 122 trout, 1111b. 12Joz.; first prize, 
Mr. Ogilvy, twelve trout, 131b. lloz. ; second, Mr. J. 
Macdonald, ten trout, 101b. 9oz.; third, Mr. Findlay, 
eleven trout, 91b. lljoz.; fourth. Dr. Home Hay, ten 
trout, 9lb. lli-oz.; heaviest trout, Mr. G. McLaren, 
21b. loz. The Edinburgh Breadalbane Club, with twelve 
rods, killed sixty-one trout, 521b. lOoz.; Lst, Mr. D. 
Stewart, eight trout, 81b. ; heaHest trout 21b. Thirteen 
competitors in the Fifeshire Club captured fifty-eight 
trout. 441b. 7oz. ; first, Mr. R. P. Wilson, eight trout, 
51b. lloz. The St. Andrew (Edinburgh) Club, with four¬ 
teen rods, captured eighty-nine trout, 801b. lOoz.; 
first, Mr. G. Galloway, thirteen trout, 111b. lloz. ; 
second, Mr. J. Paul, twelve trout, lOlb. 15oz.; six 
members of the Glasgow Bohemian Club had fifty- 
seven trout, 391b. ; first, Mr. D. F. Buchanan, 
eleven trout, 91b. lloz., heaviest trout 21b. Cock- 
burn (Edinburgh) Club, with seven rods, had thirty- 
one trout, 241b. 5oz. ; first, Mr. J. Millar, eleven 
trout, 81b. 3oz. Ten competitors in the Strath- 
earn Club landed forty-five trout, 391b. 13oz. ; 
first, Mr. P. Jack, ten trout, 101b. ; heaviest trout, 
11b. 13oz. The Bothwell and Blantyre Club, with 
fourteen competitors, landed a meagre total of twenty- 
five trout, 20.Vlb. ; first, Mr. Mo(]'onnall, six trout, 
31b. 7oz. Several of the most successful private 
anglers out were; Mr. W. Briggs and Mr. A. B. 
Crichton, Dundee, fourteen trout, 131b. 8oz.; Mr. Sans, 
Bluebell Hotel, St. Andrews, sixteen trout, 131b. 8oz. ; 
Mr. C. Stuart, Edinburgh, fourteen trout, 141b. ; Mr. 
Barry, seventeen trout, 161b. ; Mr. Gillespie, Alloa, 
twenty trout, 191b.; Mr. Y'oung, Aberdour, twenty-one 
trout, 201b.; Mr. Knowles and Mr. Eyre, London, 
fourteen trout, 121b. 12oz.; Mr. Knox, Cambus, thirteen 
trout, 151b. 8oz. Later. —The loch still continues 
to afford anglers admirable sport, and there is at present 
a great demand for boats. The weather has been over¬ 
cast generally, with a favourable wind from the east, so 
that fly-fishing is the rule. The best basket obtained 
during the week was got mostly with Green and Wood¬ 
cock, and Zulu flies. The clubs out with the most suc¬ 
cessful competitor in each were ;—Edinburgh Waverley, 
Mr. Laird twelve trout, 61b. 13oz. ; Bridge of Allan, 
Mr. R. T. Annan, sixteen trout, 161b. lOoz.; Glasgow 
Angling Club, Mr. J. Muir, eight trout, 101b. ; Glasgow 
St. Mungo, Mr. Todd, sixteen trout, 141b. loz. On 
Saturday, thirteen boats out, with private anglers, 
landed 208 trout, 1861b. 12oz., or an average of fully 
141b. per boat. The three moat successful were Messrs. 
Eadie, Paisley, thirty trout, 351b. ; Mr. Purdie, Glasgow, 
twenty-four, 231b. 8oz.; Messrs. Ross and McNiven, 
Glasgow, twenty, 191b. The total capture of eight 
private boats out an Monday was 155 trout, 1271b. 12oz., 
average 151b. Most successful; Mr. Ogilvy, Arndean, 
thirty-seven, 251b. 12oz. ; Messrs. J. and A. Steel, 
Blackpath, thirty, 261b. 8oz. ; Mr. Menzies and Mr. M. 
Reed, Edinburgh, twenty-eight, 241b. The total capture 
on Tuesday by nine private boats showed an average of 
131b. The most successful was Mr. Stevenson, Stirling, 
twenty-two, 181b. 8oz. Amongst the gentlemen from 
England out were Mr. Lefroy, Warwickshire; Messrs. 
Vaughan, Newcastle; and Mr. Jones, London.— Robt. 
B. Laing. 
LocR Migdale (Bonarbridge, N.B.). — During 
the past week several excellent baskets of trout have 
been made by Mr. John McPherson. Bridge Hotel, 
Mr. Powrie, Perth, Mr. R. T. Coupland, Balnagown Arms 
Hotel, Ardgay, and others. Trout are in capital con¬ 
dition, and, taking them all over, weigh close on 41b. 
each. On Monday this week, Mr. J. Mackintosh, Gled- 
field, made a nice basket of one and a half dozen trout. 
On Tuesday none were out. — McB. 
Haver (Bettyhill, via Thurso, N.B.).— So far a 
known only one fish has been caught since last reported, 
viz., a salmon weighing 121b., by Mr. GriffiiEs, Lyre 
Lodge, on beat No. 2. No sport need be expected until 
heavy rain comes, as the showers which occasionally 
fall have no effect on the river.—McB. 
Overscaig Hotel 'Waters (via Lairg, N.B.) —On 
Tuesday last week, which was very hot and bright, Mr. 
and Mrs. Archibald, Edinburgh, fished Flag beat. Loch 
Shin, and got twelve trout, 71b. On Wednesday, the 
same party on Loch Merkland, nineteen trout, 121b. ; 
and Miss Mackay a splendid specimen of the Salmo ferox 
weighing 71b., and which has since been sent to Messrs. 
W. A. MacLeay and Son, Inverness, for preservation. 
On Thursday, Mr. Ensor, Llanishen, Wales, on Loch 
Griam, three trout, 21b., and a ferox of 41b. ; and Mr. 
and Mrs. Arcibald, on Loch Merkland, fourteen trout 
71b., and a ferox of 91b. On Friday, on Loch Merkland, 
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald, thirty-six trout, 121b. ; and 
Mr. Ensor, six trout, 2Jlb.; while on Mid-Shin beat, 
fair baskets were made by Major Allanby and (Tapt. 
Macrae, Tain. On Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Archibald, 
on Upper Shin beat, four nice trout, and & ferox of 41b. 
Mr. Maonamara, Enistymore, Ireland, and" Mr. Ensor 
made middling baskets on Mid-Shin; anglers out only 
for a few hours, day very hot, and water dead calm. 
On Monday this week, Messrs. Ensor and Macnamara 
fished LochjMerkland and got thirty-two trout aggregat¬ 
ing 131b.—McB. 
Panmure Arms Hotel (Edzell).— Mr. Hector 
Douglas had very good sport yesterday on the North 
Esk, viz., twelve splendid yellow trout. Other gentle¬ 
men in the hotel fair sport, although the water is low 
and clear.—H. Lyon. 
South, of Scotland. —With a falling barometer, 
there is now a prospect of a fall of rain. Since last 
week’s report the rivers show no change beyond that 
they are now about as low as they possibly can be. 
South-country anglers have no idea how low the rivers 
in the South of Scotland are. It is possible to walk 
over many of the streams in Dumfriesshire without 
wetting the feet, and several of the fi.sh passes are dry. 
No migratory fish can get above the reaches of the tide¬ 
ways in many of the rivers this week. From the 
reports gathered in the district, large numbers of sea 
trout are hanging about the mouths of the rivers in the 
Solway, just to fall a prey to the extensive netting pur¬ 
sued day and night for six days out of the seven. The 
old game of hanging sea trout by whammelling with drift 
nets in the Solway has already commenced this year again 
in the Annan district of the firth. Four boats with long 
stretches of nets were at work last week, and I learn on 
good authority that other six boats will be at work in a few 
days. Some idea may be formed of the destruction of 
sea trout about to enter the rivers when it is stated that 
one boat had last week twenty fine sea trout in a single 
tide. This is a mere tithe of the catches that will be 
made in a few days. The Carlisle, Eden, the Border 
Esk, the Annan, the Nith, and all the other Solway 
rivers must necessarily suffer, and that severely, by this 
immense drain of the run of sea trout to their rivers. 
How fishery boards and others interested in the deve¬ 
lopment of our rivers can stand callously aside without 
protesting against this immense slaughter and ruination 
of the sea trout migration, is beyond my comprehension. 
Probably, in a few years’ time, when sea trout are about 
exterminated, there will be a big howl when too late 
What we as anglers want is a law compelling netsmen 
to carry on their calling at a certain distance 
from the mouths of our rivers. Salmon and sea trout 
entering the rivers just now, run up a short distance, 
and, finding the streams impossible, fall back to the 
sea, and at once become a prey to the nets. These are 
facts well-known to those who have given the matter 
close study.— Annan —This river remains practically in 
the same condition as that reported on last week. Ther? 
has been no sport beyond a few yellow trout caught hero 
and there with brandling worm. An angler killed, the 
otherday two sea trout with this lure behind the Water¬ 
mill wheel. One of the trout weighed 2Jlb. A gentle¬ 
man fishing the Mount Annan water has been getting 
several fairly nice brown trout. Some sport is reported 
from the higher waters, but from what I learn the 
reports are not reliable.— Nith. —I looked over a con¬ 
siderable portion of this river personally the other day 
and everywhere the sport is at a standstill. I never 
saw the Nith so low. Anglers living in the 
neighbourhood of the river tell me that the water has 
not been so low for thirty-five years.— Border Esk.— 
This fine old angling river is at a very low ebb just now, 
and it is in a filthy state at the bottom. Indeed, the 
river is giving off an offensive odour on some of the 
stretches. I hear of a couple of sea trout being killed 
in the Liddle water, and a few small baskets of yellow 
trout appear to be the total of the sport for some weeks 
past.— Galloway Rivers. —No sport is repotted from 
the Galloway rivers, the Fleet, the Dee, the Urr, and 
other district waters. On the lochs in the district some 
nice brown trout have been killed of late. Altogether 
the present season has been the best for loch fishing for 
some years, and everywhere the trout are in splendid 
condition with the abundance of fly this year.— 
Ayrshire Lochs. —Capital sport is still being had on 
the Ayrshire Lochs. Both Loch Doon and Loch Finlas, 
near Dalmellingtou, have been fishing well. On Loch 
Doon, the other day, Mr. William Wallet, out from the 
Eglinton Hotel, killed five dozen and three loch trout, 
which weighed 131b. 7oz. Other anglers have had good 
catches this week. On Loch Finlas, on Wednesday, Mr. 
J. M. Hamilton, Cairnhill, landed tour dozen and five, 
and several other rods did equally as well on other days- 
— Loch Skene. —Fair sport has been had on this loch 
of late. The largest trout killed this season fell to the 
rod of Mr. James Thomson-Groig, of Moffat, who landed 
a brace weighing lib. each. The trout do not attain a 
large size on this loch, but a late cross between the 
Loch Leven and the natives of Loch Skeine, introduced 
a year ago, bid fair to improve the size of the trout.— 
Heatherbell. 
Spey (Morayshire). —Angling conditions remain 
much the same as when I wrote a week ago. In every 
sense of the word the present is proving to be the dead 
early period of the year for angling. Naturally, 
anglers are not in the best of moods, for it is only bj‘ 
persistent lashing away at the water that any sport is 
got even in the upper pools, which, as a rule, fish well at 
this period when nothing is got further down. Among 
the sportsmen who do not lake defeat easily is Lord 
Westmoreland, who, fishing on the Pitcroy water, killed 
on Wednesday a salmon of 91b. ; on Thursday, one of 
121b. ; and on Friday, another of 81b., certainly good 
work under such adverse conditions. The only fish 
caught on the lower reaches was one of 6Jlb., taken 
from the Aikenway water on Thursday by Lord 
Garioch. The natural minnow has proved a suc¬ 
cessful lure lately. The lack of rain does not 
seem to affect the fishing on the coast, which con¬ 
tinues, on the whole, to bo well maintained. Last week 
the Duke’s netsmen at Bearshead landed some 27cwt. 
The first grilse of the season was also caught in the 
nets there on Wednesday (10th), weighing 21b. Bailie 
Macdougall, Rothes, has received from four Rothes 
“loons” in New York the sura of .£1 towards the 
defence fund in the Spey fishing dispute case. Rain 
seems to be as far off as ever, and, unless matters mend 
somehow, and that soon, an incalculable amount of 
mischief is bound to be done, if it has not already been 
done.—J. M. 
Thurso and Lochmore (Halkirk).— The angling 
for salmon on the river aud loch is a.? poor as can be. 
Loohmore has ceased to yield sport, and, judging from 
former years, we may conclude that the spring angling 
is over for this year—the poorest on record.—A. H. 
Tweed and Teviot.— At last the heait of the 
Waltonian is made glad. Rain has fallen. A falling 
barometer, shifty winds, and other signs gave notice 
that rain was not far off at times, but did not last. 
What has fallen, however, will help to freshen up 
mother earth. The condition", of the rivers have not 
improved during the past week, and rather worse than 
otherwise for angling purposes. Both Tweed and Teviot 
