June 3, 1893] 
SUPPLEMENT TO THE EISHING GAZETTE 
lochleven (Kinross).-The demand for boats still 
continues to flow in, and all the boats are now out 
daily. Several showers have fallen, though the weather 
generally has been bright during the past week, and the 
water continues very low and clear. A favourable wind 
«om the east has been of great advantage, and anglers 
have had very satisfactory sport with fly. The results 
ot the various clubs out were asunder ; Falkirk (sixteen 
rods) s^enty-four trout, 501b. 8oz.; heaviest basket, 
Mr. J. O. Maoniven eleven of Tib. 13oz. Edinburgh 
Amateur (thirteen rods), ninety-five trout of 721b. ; first 
Mr. R. P. ^\ilson, seventeen, 121b. 12oz. Pollokshields 
teine rods) fifty-three trout, 331b. Ooz. ; first Mr. P 
Glasgow Clydesdale 
iOlh Thomson, fourteen, of 
121b 8oz. Glasgow Wanderers (twenty-four rods), one 
hundred and forty-two trout of 1131b. 4oz. ; first Mr. 
(j. Hogg, eleven of 81b. lloz. Amongst private 
anglers out were the following : Mr. and Mrs. Laird, 
London (three days) ninety-one trout of 721b. 8oz • 
days, had lOS 
ninety- 
nine trout 911b. ; Mr. Piekop, Aberdeen (three days), 
terty-nine trout, 3m. 8oz.; Mr. Peace, Luscar, and 
Rev. Mr. Cameron Blairingone, thirty-six trout, 301b. ; 
Mr. Potts, Lasswade, twenty-five trout, 211b. 12oz.; Mr 
MOTie, Edinburgh, twenty-four trout, 211b. 12oz. ; Mr 
U Hanlan Manchester, twenty-two trout, 231b. • Dr. 
Allum and Dr. McFadyen, Bridge of Allan, twenty-two 
’ Gaptain Stanley Paterson, twenty- 
six, 211b.— Robt. W. LAma. 
annual competition of the 
Rational Angling Clubs’ Association will bo held on 
U ednesday next. The Gresham Society will be repre¬ 
sented by Mr. F R. Ohlson, a well-known loch fisher. 
Migdale (Bonarbridge, If.B ) — On 
Monday, Mr. MacPherson, Bridge Hotel, in one-and-a- 
Tuesday, Mr. Macin¬ 
tosh Gledfield and Mr. MacPherson, half a dozen each 
averaging about Jib. On Wednesday, in five hours, Mr’ 
MacPherson caught twenty-four trout, 9Ib. ; and on 
Jiridiy, in two hours, seven trout, 31b.—McB. 
Loch Kaunoch, IT.B. —Bunbannoch Hotel — 
\ ery stormy weather, and though the trout did not rise 
freely, those that were caught were mostly ot a good 
weight and in good condition. May 25, Mr. Tippet and 
Mr. Alexander, thirty-eight; Mr. Thos. and Mr. M 
Mander eighteen; Mr. Farrar (River Tummel), fourteen! 
Ihe following takes are by anglers from Bunrannooh 
Motet on Loch Rannoch; Friday, May 2(1 Mr F W 
Saturday! 
May 27, Mr. F. W. Lewis Farrar, fifty-six trout, 141b. ■ 
Monday, May 29, Mr. F. W. Lewis Farrar, twenty-six 
trout weighing 121b., and one weighing 2.Ub., in fine con¬ 
dition ;luesday, May 30, Mr. F. W. Lewis Farrar, 
Wenty-ttreetroiH; Mr. R. Peddie, twenty-four trout; 
Master Freeland Barbour, six nice trout. 
Loch Rannoch (Dunalastair Hotel). — The 
follovving sport was obtained by anglers staying here : 
May 24, Messrs, Lee and Jackson, Manchester, on river 
twenty-teur trout ; Mr. Evans, Manchester, thirteen 
trout; Mr. Brand, Glasgow, on loob, twenty-eight trout: 
Messrs. Shaw and Bell, thirty trout. May 25, Mr and 
Mrs. Evans, on river, fifteen trout; Mr. Brand, ten 
trout, heaviest lilb ; Messrs. Shaw and Bell, sixteen 
tront. May 26 the Right Hon. Sir Mathew White 
Ridley, Bart., M.P.,and brother, on loeh, forty-eight 
trout; Messrs. Evans and Brand,fort^-one trout • Mr 
C. Jackson Manchester, twenty trout and one Salmo 
ferox, weighing 71b., which gave beautiful sport ; Mr 
't'^“ty-nine trout; Messrs. Shaw 
and Bell, twenty-fave trout. May 27, Sir Mathew Ridley 
and brother, on loch, thirty-seven tront ; Mr. Leo 
twenty-nine trout; Mr. and Mrs. Evans, on river, ten 
trout; Messrs. Shaw and Bell, on river, four hours Gib 
May 29 Messrs. Evans and Cowell, Manchester, on loch 
thirty-two trout. May 30, Messrs. Evans and Cowell 
on river, twenty trout. ’ 
(Kenmore, Br.B.).-On the hotel water, 
OT the 23rd, Mr. J. Leigh caught nine trout, 31b.; 
Mr. J Dodd eight trout, 2|lb.; Mr. W. Eckersley, 
seven trout 21b On the 24th, Mr. W. Eckersley 
twelve trout, 4^1b.; Mr, J. Dodd, nine trout, 31b • 
P* . eighteen trout, GJlb.; Mr. Wrigley, eight 
trout, :yib.; 25th, Mr. Dodd and Mr. Leigh, twenty 
teouL 8Jlb.; 26th, Mr. Dewhurst, Mr. Wrigley, and 
Mr. Gerrard, 2olb. of trout; Mr. Dodd and Mr Leigh 
twenty-six trout, 9^1b.; on the 27th, Mr. Wrigley’ 
Siventein trout, 7Jlb.; Mr. Dewhurst, six trout 21b ’ 
Naver (Bettyhill, Thurso, H.B.). -River still too 
low tor salmon angling. Mr. Darwin, Skilpick Lodge 
and others have consequently been devoting themselves 
to trout angling on the lochs, which are yieldino- fair 
sport.—McB. “ 
Spey (Morayshire). —Still no improvement in the 
water. On the middle reaches it is within an inch or 
two of the lowest recorded level, while away up 
m the Badenoch district it is said to have never 
been so low. The only salmon caught during the week 
were two of Sib. and 61b., by Lord Westmoreland. 
Uu Monday, the Countess of Westmoreland had good 
baskets of yellow trout. On the Isla (Banffshire) good 
tronting has been had. More than one angler has 
meantime deserted the Spey for trout fishing on the 
Skye lochs, where good tront fishing is a certainty just 
now. The salmon net fishing on the adjacent coast 
during the past fortnight has kept up well. On Wed¬ 
nesday rain was still falling with a cold north wind 
Tweed and Teviot.— The weather has again 
favoured ns with another change, and now we are ex¬ 
periencing some very cold nights and mornings, with 
sharp easterly winds. With regard to angling on these 
rivers and others in the Border district, there is no im 
provement to note. All the streams have once more 
subsided to a very low level, and are, as well, very foul. 
Many anglers are out now during the evening as well as 
dnring the dajtime, but the coldness of the atmosphere 
';®'’«^erect sport exceedingly unproductive 
on both Tweed and Teviot, a.s well by day as by night. 
Un the smaller tributaries, a few good takes have been 
got the best being had by Dr. Alexander MacKenzie, 
Ivelso, who, on two different days last week, bad 141b 
and l<>lb. on the Eden (about two miles from Kelso), all 
killed with worm. On the Teviot, with the same line. 
Ml James Affleck, Clither, Heiton, had a capital 
basket of 9„lb., one of wliich weighed Ijlb. ; on this 
same stream Mr. James Rutherford, National Bank of 
Scotland, Kelso, had a very nice basket, including one 
specimen of a handsome tront, which turned the scales at 
tlie Tweed Mr. T. Pringle has had two baskets 
+ 1 Sprowston angler had, I under- 
Stand, olb. last Monday with worm and creeper. The 
above takes are the best since last report; of course 
many smaller takes have been got, but they are too small 
^ TGii Thursday last, on the Upper AVhit- 
adder, Mr. Hugh Simpson, Leith, between Johnseleuoh 
and Mill Knowe, had the very fine dish of 13,‘lb., all 
killed with worm. On the Bowmont recently Mr. Reid, 
Mindriim School-house, had three dozen and a half of 
very fine trout, also taken with worm. A flood is now 
very •“Boh wanted indeed, and fishing must remain posi- 
ti^vely bad until we have one, but at present there i.s not 
the lainteit appearance of anything of the kind; the 
glass IS high and steady, and the wind n’e — 
Maxwheel. 
Cottage).-24th, Mr. Steed, 
81b.; Mr. Clark, AVigan, 5)lb.; Mr. Jardine, Manchester, 
seveiueen trout. 25th, Mr. Jardine, thirty-two trout 
Mr. Clark, 4^1b. 2Gth, Mr. Steed, twenty-three; Mr 
Jardine, forty-one; Mr, Groundwater, fourteen; Mr 
o,,, ’ 29th, A. M. Martin, Esq., London 
§2 ‘ Siib. ; (lolonel Riddle, London, 31b. 
oJ"; Thompson, Edinburgh, 31b 
Steed, 3ilb.; Mr 
VMck m. ; Mr. Thompson, IJlb. River low and clear 
—K. J. Fenton. 
Irish Reports. 
Balliuderi'y. ^^Still the hackneyed cry of “ No rain, 
and no sport,” and it is only the most expert anglers that 
can do any thing with the artificials. Many have resorted 
to night fishing, and in this way on the Desertcreight 
reaches a young man named Moore killed eleven nice 
trout on Monday night. On the Tullyleggan preserves 
on Monday, fishing the natural Black Ely, the Messrs. 
Stevenson bagged a score of trout. At the time of 
writing rain threatens. 
Bann (roomehridge).— The prospect looks dreary 
enough for the opening of the salmon-fishing on the 
Benn towards the middle of this month. Since March 
there has been no floods, so that many kelts yet remain 
and young smolts cannot get away. ’The wind keeps 
steadily from the north-east, and the prospects of rain 
is as far off as ever. Brown tronting in the evenings on 
the still water is the only sport now. 
Black-water, Benburb (co. Tyrone).— Angling in 
daylight is a delusion and a snare—liut not to the fish. 
On the Milltown reaches, oa Thursday evening, Mr. 
West bagged fourteen trout, and on the Benburb pools 
Mr. J. Mills killed a dozen fish in the evening. Salmon 
cannot get down, owing to the absence of floods.—J. A B 
Erne and Lough Melvin.— As the rain fell last 
week the angling improved in proportion, and some 
really good sport was obtained. On Melvin the baskets 
of trout taken were first class, ranging from 101b. to 201b. 
The first salmon taken on the Erne a ith the rod was landed 
on Wednesday, by Mr. J. Thompson, and weighed 2Llb. 
He also landed a 141b. fish the same day. Mr. W. L. 
Thomas had fair sport also. The May-fly on the Lough 
Erne is beginning to fall off, and I fear three or four days 
more will see the end of it. One trout of 101b. was 
taken last week amongst a basket ot twenty.—M. R. 
Pinn (Stranorlar, co. Donegal).— If rain do not 
soon come, the season will be a miserable failure on this 
stream. This time last year salmon were up, but so far 
as I can learn, none have been seen as yet this season. 
Local anglers make occasional bags of brown trout in 
the evenings.—J. A. B. 
Longh Currane (Wateiville, co. Kerry).— No 
salmon have been bad since last report. The white 
trout angling has declined, owing to calm water and a 
blazing sun. The best basket recorded since last 
report contained twenty-four trout, including four 
white ones obtained by Mr. Barton Sharpe, who is 
staying at the Lake Hotel. White trout continue to 
arrive in good numbers, but a change to rain is needed 
to bring sport up to the average. — Thos. J. Denneht. 
Moy and Lakes (Ballina).— Owing to bright 
weather last week was not productive of much sport to 
anglers, only a few grilse were got on the river. 
Although a good many fish (salmon and grilse) are to 
be seen sporting about in the pools. Trout fishermsn 
had a few good days on the Lough, and some nice 
baskets of trout wore obtained by Mr. Faulkner, Mr. 
Hamilton, Mr. Oaton, and friends (two), and Mr. Sykes 
and friends. The latter gentUmen had one day four¬ 
teen fish weighing 191b., largest trout sjlb.— Frank 
Heabn.s. 
Moyola (Castledawson, South Derry). —The 
fates seem to have combined on this stream to frustrate 
all sport. The water is reduced to pools connected by a 
mere thread. Not in the memory of the proverbial 
“ oldest inhabitant ” has it been so low. 'The only bag 
worth chronicling was one of seven trout, 61b., killed by 
a conntry angler, on the natural black fly. 
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY. 
A CoNTEMPORART,” says Scribner's Magazine," who 
discourses from day to day with zest, anil often with 
wisdom, on all topics under the sun, said something the 
other day about the after-dinner speech. He pointed 
out how it must not be wholly facetious, nor frivolous, 
nor silly, nor too long-winded, nor highly exciting, nor 
B.^s-vy, nor ultra argumentative, nor entirely 
statistical, nor in the least rancorous ; but that it may 
contain some essential thoughts, some strokes of 
humour, some scraps of knowledge, some bits of fancy, 
some sound reasons, some good whims, some green 
dressing, and a little fat.” 
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The dinner season is not quite over, and if I should 
break down during any of the post-prandial perorations 
which I hope to be engaged in during the coming week, 
it will be because Scribner's Magazine for May did not 
come into my possession sooner. Without a doubt it is 
the most delightful number ever printed—“ a work of 
‘‘•’’J'- ’ It ‘s crammed with interesting reading and 
splendid illustrations, and must be seen to be appre¬ 
ciated. 
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Talking of speeches, there will be plenty of oppor- 
tunity for practice next week, commencing on the 4th 
with the annual dinners of the Battersea Friendly, 
Sscond Surrey, St. Thomas’s, and Havelock ; the 
Amicable Excelsior and North London on the 5th; 
the Copenhagen, St. John’s, and Rodney, on the 6th ; 
the Bloomsbury Brothers, Burton Piscatorials, Stoke 
Newington, Lady of the Lake, and Royal George, on the 
7th ; and the New Albion Piscatorials on the 8th. How 
I should like to be present at all these little feeds, 
if only to supplement them with “ some green dressing 
and a little fat! ” ^ 
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Soon will the gentle angler rise 
Before the morning sun 
Has taken off its nightgown red, 
It’s daily course to run; 
And hie him forth to where he knows 
There’s soft and yielding sod. 
And having dug the bait he needs, 
Will take his fishing rod 
And other things he wants for fish, 
And go forth for to try 
If he can catch one big enough, 
So he won’t have to lie. 
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Mr. Thomas Ford, of the Manor Fishery, Caistor, 
Lincolnshire, recently fished what he describes as “ a 
wee stream ” of his own stocking, and regrets that on 
account of the clandestine visits of tho locals “ there 
are few fish left.” He succeeded in taking six trout 
weighing 6flb._(largest 2Jlb., second IJlb.). IFe should 
have no objection to fish his wee stream for two or three 
hours on two or three days a week. Stock up this ns — 
I mean wee—stream, Mr, Ford of the Manor, and when 
you have given me permission to explore or prospect it 
I shall consider myself “ Lord of the Manor.” 
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“What shall we do with our boys?” is a question 
that has often boen asked by the “heads” of depart¬ 
ments. The answers, of course, have been varied and 
numerous. “ Make them anglers ! ” “ Make them 
tidy ! ” “Send them to sea ! ” “ Leave them amongst 
the dessert while you adjourn for your cigar.” Yet do 
what you will, “ Boys will be boys.” To be sure they 
will, and men too—some day. But while we are 
responsible for the future of our boys it behoves us to 
see that, in addition to “ food and raiment,” they should 
receive “entertainment.” 
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To this end nothing could be more appropriate than 
placing a penny in a particular pocket where the boys 
will be sure to find it, accompanied with a little note 
(boys won’t read long letters !) informing them that they 
should order No. 37 of Bays, published at St. Dunstan’s 
House, Fetter-lane, London, which contains an article 
entitled “ The Queen of the Pool,” by Henry M. Stan- 
ley, ^ the African explorer. Should the boys be fisher- 
men’s boys the first illustration which wilt rivet their 
attention will be that on page 581, where, by moonlight, 
on the borders of a beautiful lake, a bevy of bare¬ 
backed blacks are sticking their spears into what 
appears at first sight to be an enormous cod! This 
article alone is worth the money. But boys will have 
a good pennyworth, and Boys supplies this want, for 
No. 37 contains : “A Friend and a Foe,” “Under the 
Sea to the North Pole,” “ The Humours of Smuggling,” 
“Collecting British Butterflies,” “Boys’ Favourite 
Authors,” “Magical Mem.s,” “Cricket Notes,” “ Fer- 
rum Oxide,” &o., &o. Boys, buy it! You will be sure 
to continue it—and, what is more, send for all the back 
numbers. 
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“ Dagonet ” in the Referee says “ there will presently 
be a total abolition of second class, and we shall be all 
first-class travellers or third-class travellers on the rail¬ 
road of life. If you can't be first class, it is ranch 
better to be third as things are arranged nowadays. 
You not only get your third-class dining car, but you 
are catered for in every possible way. The second or 
middle class people cannot afford to pay for the 
advantages of the rich or cultured classes, and they 
cannot afford to accept tho advantages of the poor 
or working classes. It is a grand thing to he able 
to avail yourself of iree education, free mealsj free 
libraries, and all the other things that are free in 
