June 17, 1893] 
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
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harvest, and the nets at the bottom of the river, as far 
as the tide reaches, have done well. A special meeting 
of the board of conservators has been summoned to 
consider the subieot of Armathwaite Weir, when a plan 
of a proposed fish pass will be submitted by the com¬ 
mittee.— Silver Grey. 
ZSsk (Whitby). —Though rain has threatened none 
has fallen in sufficient quantity to do any good to the 
river and its tributaries. Indeed, the river and t* e 
becks are lower than they were a week ago, and not only 
is it impossible for the kelts in the upper reaches to 
descend, but equally impossible for the salmon to ascend 
from the sea. Thus there will be no sport for the 
angler until there has been a good flood. The net 
fishermen are doing tolerably well at sea, and during the 
past week some exceedingly fine salmon as well as 
salmon trout have been landed and sold at the local 
wholesale market.— Jno. J. Jackson. 
I!ze and Canal (Exeter).— Water still fearfully 
low. The hot bright days we are now having are just 
the right sample for the eels, or rather the eel anglers, 
and some good bags have been made on the Branipforq 
water. On the Greedy Mr. A. J. Roberts has killed a 
few nice trout. Mr. Bennett, on Monday, three brace, 
and on Saturday Messrs. Laborde and Theenwissen a 
dozen eels and a brace of trout. “ J. A. K.” bad 
a mixed bag of perch, dace, and eels on the same day. 
The Teign salmon fishing has considerably improved 
since the spate, as many as 128 fish being taken _a few 
days since, one boat alone getting twenty-five, weighing 
in the aggregate 2751b. Bass and pollack fishing is still 
good in the Exmouth neighbourhood, the former being 
had up to 111b., and the latter from 21b. to 61b.— Red 
Palmer. 
Fen Waters (South Lincolnshire). —The waters 
are very low and stale. Pish are plentiful and in a 
forward condition. Some of the club waters have been 
opened since the beginning of the month, and members 
have been at work. Roach, bream, rndd, and perch, are 
all mentioned as fit to catch, and some of the specimens 
taken are said to bo in really good trim. The Forty- 
foot and the Welland have been the most patronised so 
far. Gentles and grub baits are more to be fancied than 
worms or paste.— Limpet. 
Idle (North Notts.).— The public waters on this 
river and on the dykes in connection with the drainage 
system in the lower district open this week, and a good 
many visitors are looking forward to commencing opera¬ 
tions in the next few days. Tho waters are reported 
low and weedy, but fish will be found,about the outfalls, 
which are mostly pretty clear of weeds. Should roach 
and perch not be found feeding well, good sport will be 
got out of the eels and flounders. On the upper waters, 
and about Retford, Tilne, Muttersey, &c., it is likely 
sport will be got out of dace as well as roach. Trout 
are very shy just at present, probably owing to the 
quantity of lood in the water. Pair sport continues on 
some of the private lengths ; but rain is badly wanted. 
—L. 
Lake Coron (Bodorgan, Anglesey).- Excspt a 
basket of twelve, which Mr. Coles, of tlie Bodorgan 
Arms Hotel, caught with a worm, there has been no 
catch worth recording. The fish rise freely, but short, 
and till we get rain it is useless throwing a fly over 
them.—W. H. , , ,, 
Lake Vyrnwy (North Wales).— Although the 
heat during the past week has been more intense than 
ever, and the lake at times like glass, yet some very fair 
baskets have been made. On Wednesday Messrs. 
Foster brought in a dozen very pretty fish, and Messrs. 
Jackson nine. On Thursday, the same parties, eight 
each. Mr. Harrison headed the list on Saturday with a 
splendid basket of nine, weighing 9lb. A slight thunder¬ 
storm visited us yesterday, but soon passed away. 
Messrs. Melley and Rathbone got eleven very nice fish 
scaling 81b. Heaviest fish, Mr. Harrison, l^b., and two 
lilb. each. Since the opening (this seasonl over 4000 
trout have been taken from the lake.— Long Drift. 
Lea and Stort.— To-day (Thursday) I have made a 
long journey by the banks of both rivers. Despite the 
very dry weather, I fciind the water to be in capital 
condition. This was more especially so in the Stort, 
which augurs well for the intending fishermen who pro¬ 
pose to inaugurate the opening of the coarse fishing 
season on the 18th inst. Host Newton, of the Red Lion 
Hotel, at St. Margaret’s, informed me of the capture ot 
a 31b. trout, made by Mr. Squii-es, and assured me ot Die 
existence of another which is estimated to go about Jib. 
In the lower lengths at Cooks Perry, lots of roach, dace, 
and perch have been taken. The weather has not 
favoured the upper portions of the Lea Valley; on Wed¬ 
nesday night the rain only lasted a few minutes, and did 
little or no good.— Spliced Joint. 
Lea (Broxbotirne). —Bottom fishing is now open in 
these waters.— Beninqpield. 
Lea (Ponder’s End).— The prospects for the 16th 
(the opening day) far exceed one’s expectations after 
the long drought. The fish open on that day are gray¬ 
ling, eels, gudgeon, pope, dace, and bleak. There is a 
good supply, which will, no doubt, afford ™ach sport. 
Fred Green, Pike and Anchor, Ponder s End. _ 
Leicester.—The drought still prevails in Leicester 
shire. From a few of the deep pools at Disford a brace 
or two of fish have been taken, but sport is only mode¬ 
rate. Anglers are busily preparing for the coarse hshing 
season. The canal and river near the town contain 
plenty of good fish, and the roach are in very fair trim 
The free waters at Leicester are very Jow. 
^u^ST and Arrow (lioominster). These streams 
are still running low and bright. Heavy storms have 
been had in the neighbourhood, bu^ ; ® 
little difference to the colour of ths water. > 
number of rods have been out, and they have tried the 
Wickham, Yellow Dun, Cooh-y-bondhu, Sky Blue, and 
Fern Fly. Wasp grub fishing has been better, more bait 
being obtainable.— Gwynne. 
Lugg, Arrow, and Pinsle^ (Kingsland).— 
Rivers ver.y low and clear, not much sport being had, 
except in the late evening. Best flies for day are Orl 
or Alder, Governor, Male Yellow Dun, Sky Blue, 
Orange Palmer, Coch-y-bondhii, and Black Gnat. For 
evening : Female Yellow Dun, Cadis, Spinners, Dark 
Owl, and Coachman. Minnow fishing fairly good early 
morning and evening. Wasp grubs are now being used, 
and some fair takes have been secured. — R. T. 
Williams. 
Nen (Peterborough). —The weather is splendid tor 
fishing, and the water in some parts is in excellent con¬ 
dition. Roach, perch, and bream are well on tho feed, 
and several local anglers have made good baskets be¬ 
tween the town and Great Northern bridges.—E. A. S. 
Ouse (Huntingdon).— By the time this is in print 
t’ae season will be open with good prospects. The water 
appears to be literally alive with good fish. A great 
many resident.s are preparing for the. opening day, and 
the terms for fishing will be as they were last season.— 
H. Rout. 
Plymouth. — Sea Fishing at Plymouth. — We 
were in hopes this morning that we should have 
been favoured with a little rain, but it seems in¬ 
clined to pass off. It would be welcomed alike by 
fishermen and farmers; of course for sea fishing 
the weather is perfect, and the spring pollack are 
to be caught all over the Sound, and they are taking 
a variety of baits. I was out for an hour the 
other evening, and caught four nice fish, two I caught 
on the Red Challenger, one on a White-fly, and one on 
the Red Spinning Sand-eel. Several other boats were 
out, and they all had fish. Bass have been seen at Penlee 
and’the Breakwater, and to the eastward a lot have been 
taken. Mackerel are very fine this season, and the 
hooking boats are coming in with from 400 to 800 apiece 
_notbad for a morning’s catch when you calculate a 
fisherman’s 100 at 120.—H. 
St. Ives (Hunts).— The prospects for anglers here 
are blight. The Ouse is in good condition, and there 
are plenty of fish. Roach, dace, perch, chub ; of the 
latter I see largo quantities, both up and below the 
Staunch. Tho only drawback is the great quantities of 
weeds, but these, lam informed, wdll be entirely cleared 
out during the autumn by the Ouse navigation; then 
indeed will commence the “ millennium ” for St. Ives 
and district anglers. Very fair sport can be obtained 
with the fly for dace and chub, the latter being fre¬ 
quently caught weighing 41b., and it is very rare that 
an average performer need come home with an empty 
basket.— Whitchurch. c tut a 
Severn (Shrewsbury).— The heavy storin of Wed¬ 
nesday will do a great deal to freshen the rivers and 
better the prospects of sport. Trout fishing has not 
been good, but many dozens of chub and dace have 
been captured with fly and gentle (by permits from the 
conservators). The rain has not been sufficient to bring 
the much-needed flush into the Severn, but it was very 
Severn, Vyrnwy, Tunat, and Oain (Llanyiuy* 
nech) —The violent thunderstorm on Wednesday after¬ 
noon, has had very little effect on any of these rivers ; 
but as the weather continues so very tropical another 
great thunderstorm is hourly expected, and is hoped will 
raise our rivers similar to the storm at the gold mines 
near Dolgelly on Saturday last, when the river rose six 
feet in as many minutes.— Vyrnwy. .. . ,, 
Stour (Bures, Suffolk).— Yesterday (Friday), the 
season re-opened on this river, which is running gin- 
bright and there is little chance of sport until the river 
receives a fresh of new water : the roach have now got 
well over their spawning.— Goosequill. 
Sussex Streams, Rivers, and Harbours.— 
Several anglers have visited Pulborough, Amberley,and 
the Rother, and in some districts ground-baiting has 
been carried on for some time. Trouting has been poor 
sport. In the mornings and evenings a few brace have 
rewarded anglers from the upper portion of the Rcther, 
and from tributaries of the Ouse. _ Chub have given 
sport The Adur will be worth a trial near Steyning. 
Dace'are rising freely, and there are plenty of roach in 
the water. Chichester Canal is bank high and holds 
nlentv of fish ; the lower reach below Birdharn Bridge 
will be the best spot. The mullet and bass fishermen 
are having good sport at Littlehampton.— George 
F Salter 
"Teme (Knigliton).— In this quarter rain is wanted 
to improve the fishing, which at p.-esent is very quiet. 
■R 
Teme (Ludlow). —The Teme in this part is now 
running low and clear, but in fair order for angling 
Rain is badly wanted to clean the river out. The Blue 
Dun Skv Blue, Coachman, Coch-y-bondhu, Governor, 
Hare’s EW, Fern Fl.v, and Wickham’s Fancy are used 
with success. Bottom fishing ha ,8 been tried with 
success, the best bait now being the wasp grub, in 
the water below Lodford disease has begun to show 
itself amongst the fish. In the Liidford Park pools 
some good perch have been taken with the worm.— 
^’Teme°(Teitbury). —The Teme in this district is 
now running clear and low. Bottom fishing has been 
tried with the wasp grub with success, and some hne 
trout have been landed.—W orcester. 
Welland (Market Deeping).—Angling prospects 
for the coming season in the Fen District are excellent. 
The season has teen highly favourable for breeding, and 
the drains tunning into the main rivers, in which most 
of the fish spawn, are literally full of roach, perch, and 
eels.—E. A. S. 
Welsh Harp (Hendon).— Now that the fishing 
season here has commenced, sport has been very good, 
especially among the roach. I send herewith s- 
the takes Mr. Worth, thirty roach ; Mr. Bates, twenty 
roach; Mr. Drew, thirty-six roach; Mr. Green forty- 
four roach and two perch ; Mr. Lathom, twenty-tour 
roach; Mr. Bates, twelve roach and one ]aclc: mi 
Wisk, eighteen roach; Mr. Finlay, ten imach ami 
sixteen perch; Mr. Farley, six roach and eight perc , 
Mr. Minle, twenty-four roach; Mr. Schultz, fourteen 
roach and one jack ; Mr. Preston, eight roach and one 
jack. There is everv prospect of sport being better, 
and I hope to have some good reports to send as soon as 
the clubs start fishing.—J. Warner. . 
Witham. See. (Mid Lincoln).— The cheap trains 
commence running to the stations on the Fondyke and 
Witham on Saturday and Monday, and no doubt the 
fine weather will tempt a good many visitors for the weeK- 
end to make trial of the sport. Everywhere the wafers 
are low, but the Witham is not so bad as the drams, and 
none are too low for flshing. Eels are plentiful in the 
*^W^rand ^Derwent (Derbyshire).— We have not 
had a drop of rain since my last report, and both rivers 
are lower than ever. The fish have risen we 1 every 
night up to ten o’clock. Sport on the Bakewell length 
has been very indifferent, the best take I know of was 
one of three and a half brace of trout by Mr. Hudson, 
of Derby, on Saturday last. The e^nmg anglers on 
the Derwent have done fairly well. Fishing the iVLat- 
lock water on three evenings, and not commencing fifftil 
8.30, I took two and a half, two, and one and a halt 
brace ; Mr. Cooper also took two and a half brace with 
the Olive Dun below Cromford on Monday night, and 
several others have had similar takes. The season tor 
grayling is now open, and the prospect for the connng 
season is better than for many years past. 
Spinner. Ash Dun, Red and Grey Quill, will be touud 
killing flies.- Dotterel. 
Yare (Norwich).-Catches of bream up to five or 
six stone are now being had at Reedham, Cantley, and 
Buckenham, and I believe it is a fact that roach have 
commenced to bite in earnest, especially in the districts 
of Buckenham and Brundale, whilst on the Bure 1 am 
credibly informed many good catches have been had all 
along from Wroxham to Horning and down to pouth 
Walsham, and no doubt Acle will soon, if not already be 
a good station to try. We shall now expect during the 
nest three months that every station on both rivers will 
daily yield its quota to our sport, the roach bemg 
always first consideration, whilst, if the hot dry weather 
should continue, little doubt bream will be caught in 
numbers unusual during the past few years ; prospects 
are now good, though rain would considerably improve 
them.— Robert Moll. 
Scotch Reports. 
Altuacealg'acli Hotel Waters (via Lairg, 
N.B.).—A great number of anglers are now on the lochs 
(Boarlan, Cama, Urigill, Veyatie, &c.), and, despite the 
unfavourable nature of the weather, good sport is being 
got As full details for the whole week cannot be given, 
a few of the heaviest baskets may suffice, e.(/., Messrs. 
Lupton and Stewart, Liverpool, had 103 trout, 231b., on 
Loch Urigill on Wednesday, and 105 trout, 271b., on 
Loch Boarlan on Thursday. On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. 
Quarton got eighty trout, 331b., on Loch Cama, and on 
Thursday 160 trout, 3'Jlb., on Loch Urigdl. On Friday 
Mr. J. Oarror and Dr. Curror landed 109 trout, 3llb., 
on Loch Cama, The total basket by all anglers during 
the week ending Saturday amounted to 1829 
ac'gregatiiig in weight 5501b., or close on 5owt. Ihe 
best day of the week was Thursday, when eight rods in 
six boats landed 437 trout, llO-Vlb. On Monday tbis 
week which was very hot and thundery, the Rsv. Mr. 
Walker made a basket of 81b. on Ledbeg stream; 
Messrs.Curror and Cunningham, 81b., on Loch Veyatie ; 
Mr and Mrs. Quarton, fifty-six trout, 201b., on Loch 
Cama • and Messrs. Ohlsoii and Attenborough, twenty- 
six trout, IS.jlb., on Loch Boarlan.—McB. 
Altnaliarra Hotel Waters. —June 1: Mr. Miley, 
on Loch Meaddie, twenty trout, 111b.; 2nd, Mr. Miley, 
on Loch Halam, sixteen trout, 51b.: 3rd, Mr. IVLley, on 
Loch Naver, one sea trout, IJlb. ; 5th, Mr. R. B^Donald, 
on Loch Naver, one salmon, lOlb. : 6th, Rev. Mr. 
Hooper, on Loch Naver, thirteen trout, 41b.; Oth, Mr. 
Miley, on Loch Halam, six trout, 2Jlb. ; 7tb Mr Miley 
on Loch Meaddie, fifteen trout, lOlb.; 7th, Mr. aud 
Mrs. Skirving*, on Loch Meaddie, forty trout, l^jlb*? 
7th, Rev. Mr. Hooper, on Loch Naver, ten trout, 51b. ; 
7th’, Mr. Sanderson, on Loch Loyal, twenty-four 
71b.; 8th, Mr. Miley, on Loch Loyal, six trout, 31b. ; 
8 th ’ Mr. Sanderson, on Loch Meaddie, thirty trout, 
lliib. ; 8th, Mr. and Mrs. Skirving, on Loch Naver, 
one salmon, 51b., nine trout, 31b.—W. Munro. 
Ayrshire Lochs. —Good sport still prevails on the 
lochs at Ayrshire. A Sheffield angler, Mr. Fulcher, and 
Messrs. Rodgers and MePhearson fished on Wednesday 
and the two following days, and had good sport. 
The trout are not large, but an occasional one of lib. is 
now and again caught. On Loch Doon, on the 9th and 
10th inst., Messrs. Cox and Morton, of Ayr, killed sixty- 
seven ; and on the lObh, on Loch Finlas, Messrs. Fergu¬ 
son and Stevenson, Ayr, landed fifty seven.— Heather- 
bell. 
Border Esk.—Sea trout are now very numerous in 
the Esk, especially in the middle reaches between Long- 
town and Canonbie, and the lower waters between Long* 
town and tho Metal Bridge. Owing, however, to tne 
lowness of tho river, the progress of fash upwards is 
much retarded. In the Cauldron pool, Canonbie water, 
1 Mr J Graham, Ciookholm, has had some excellent 
