June 24, 1893] 
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
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and from the Oaso chub and roach. Chichester Canal 
has been well patronised, but, although the water is 
high and of good colour, the weeds are a great draw¬ 
back. The best sport has been obtained below the 
Bridham lock. A few rods were on the Bother, and did 
fairly well amongst the roach. A trout of 14'z. was 
cantured with gentles while reaching. Several good 
mullet and bass have been taken at Littlehampton, and 
from the Arun at early morning tides. A bass of 
T2Jlb. was netted in Chichester Harbour recently.—• 
George F. Salter. 
Teme (Knigcliton). —In this part the water is vei'y 
low and clear, and fishing is quiet, and will be until rain 
comes. Wasp grub fishing is good, and a few good trout 
have been landed. Sport with the fly slow. At the 
Purslow Sessions, on Thursday, John Phillips and John 
Roberts were charged with illegally gaffing trout in the 
River Teme at the parish of Stowe. The Bench fined 
each defendant Ids. 9d., including costs. Defendants 
were further charged with illegally taking 5Jlb. of trout 
from the river Teme, wherein Sir W. Honeymoon had a 
private right of fishing. The Bench fined each defen¬ 
dant Is. (id.—T. Knighton. 
Teme (Iiudlow). —The Teme in this district is now 
running low and clear, and angling during the day has 
been useless. The fish rise well at the Governor, 
Spinners, Black Gnat, Wickham. Coch-y-hondhu, and 
Fern Fly. Bottom fishers have been successful with 
wasp grub, and large trout have been caught. In the 
Ludford Park water some good grayling have been taken 
with the fly. Under Whitcliffe large numbers of roach 
and eels have been caught bottom fishing. In the Ash¬ 
ford water some very good trout were taken on Monday 
evening with the Sky Blue and Coachman. In the 
Oakley Park district good sport has been had with the 
Wickham and Goveimor. At the Ludlow County 
Sessions, on Monday, Henry Watkins was ordered to 
pay 6s. 6d. costs for illegally fishing in the Ludlow Park 
water. The Ony, Corve, Clun, and L°dwyche are all 
low and clear. The fish have been taking wasp grub 
well. In the Corve, Mr. Brookes landed a trout, lyld., 
and another jlb., and Mr. Lowe two trout, 11b. each, 
with the wasp grub. Sport in the Ledwyche good.—S. 
Lttdlow. 
Teme (Tenbury). —In this district the water is 
very low and clear, and rain is wanted before good 
sport will be bad. Wasp grub fishing is now good. The 
Rea, Kyre, and Ledwyche are all very low and clear.— 
Worcester. 
Torridge (Torrington). — River very low; rain 
greatly desired ; some fine trout have been taken this 
week dapping with natural baits in the deep pools. My 
grandboy took seven on Tuesday, and saw many salmon 
and took a dead salmon out of the river.— Practical 
Angler. 
Trent (Newark). —Coarse fishing opened under dis¬ 
advantageous conditions. Chub are in wonderful condi¬ 
tion, considering the early period, and the popular lure, 
Caddis Grub, has been responsible for some good fish 
from the Muskham water, Mr. A. Lee showing some nice 
specimens. Lower down the Trent, chub, bleak, &c., 
have fallen to the angler, and the general opinion is that 
the Trent, in the Newark district, has not for many 
years held such a store of all species of fish as at present. 
■—Trentsider. 
Witham, &c. (Mid Lincoln).— Pishing began in 
earnest on the Witham, Possdyke, and kindred waters 
on Saturday afternoon. The Possdyke is said to be very 
low and contains many weeds, but shoals of fish were 
observable in the clear swims. Sport was not good on 
it, owing to the heat, and probably to the stale water. 
Brayford pool, in the city of Lincoln, has been greatly 
improved during the winter. Mud has been dredged 
from it and the weed roots cleared away, and anglers are 
expecting to have some good sport from it. The Upper 
Witham has in it some excellent chub and dace, and, 
though they were rather difficult to get, some good 
things are expected. While the hot weather continues 
and until rain comes I would recommend dibbingfor the 
former fish. From Lincoln to Bardney, and for some 
distance at different stations, the Witham is weedy at 
the banks and awkward for landing fish.—Luci. 
Wye and Derwent (Matlock).— The rivers lower 
than ever. Small catches of both trout and grayling 
have been made on the Wye and various lengths of the 
the Derwent; some of the best sport having been 
obtained on the Cromford length of the Matlock Asso¬ 
ciation water. Amongst others, Mr P. C. Arkwright on 
Thursday last, took eight brace ; Mr. Henry Lowe, two 
brace ; Mr. Hodgson and friend, three and a half brace. 
On Friday, Mr. Hodson, two brace ; Mr. Cooper, three 
fish. On Saturday, Mr. Hodgson, three brace; Mr. 
Allfrey, three and a half brace. On Tuesday, fishing at 
Matlock Bath, Mr. H. Buxton took five splendid trout in 
aboutanhour. Yesterday, below Cromford,Mr. Pearson, 
of Chesterfield, took three brace ; Mr. J. Henstook, two 
and a half brace, all with the fly. The Little Marryatt 
accounting for a goodly proportion of them.— 
Dotterel. 
Yore, Wharfe, Swale, and Nidd. — All these 
rivers are still exceedingly low, and the worm fished 
upstream on the very finest gut is the only lure that has 
proved successful. With this bait, on Thursday, Mr. 
George Briggs had sixteen trout on the Yore, at Tan- 
field ; on the same length Mr. Pemberton had ten on 
Saturday, and on Monday I killed eleven, weighing 61b., 
on the Upper Wharfe.— Francis M. Walbran. 
Mr. Alexander Wright, Accountaut, of 10. Everelda-street, 
Barnsbury, N. (member of the Junior Fly-Fishers, <fccj, under¬ 
takes the auditing and balancing of every description of accounts 
at moderate rates. 
Scotch Reports. 
Altuaceal^acli Hotel Waters (via Lairg', 
N.B.).—Duri ng the past week Lochs Cama, Boarlan, 
LTrigill, Veyatie, and other waters yielded the following 
baskets :—On Tuesday, Mr Quarton, forty-three trout, 
161b. ; Mrs. Quarton, twenty-six, 111b.; Mr. Ohlson, 
thirty, 111b. ; Mr. Attenborough, two dozen, Illb. ; Mr. 
J. Curror, three and three quarter dozen, 12|^Ib. ; Bov. 
W. D. Walker, two and three quarter dozen, S^lb. ; Dr. 
Curror, six and a quarter dozen, 16ilb.; and Mr. Cun¬ 
ningham, four dozen, 13^1b. On Wednesday, Mr. 
Quarton, four dozen, 171b. ; Mrs. Quarton, three dozen, 
141b.; Mr. A. Watson, Rev. R M. Watson, and Dr. 
Watson, five and three quarter dozen, 15jlb. : Mr. Cun¬ 
ningham, thirty-two trout, 121b. ; Rev. W. Dundas 
Walker, three dozen, 131b. ; Mr. Ohlson, two and a half 
dozen, lljlb. (heaviest 21b.) ; Mr. Attenborough, 
twenty-six, 81b. ; and Dr. Curror and Mr. J. Curror, 
fifty-six, 231b. (heaviest 21b.). On Thursday, eleven 
rods landed 434 trout, 137Jlb.; on Friday, eight rods, 
326 trout, 1061b.; and on Saturday, eleven rods, 475 
trout, 136Jlb., the biggest take for a single day this 
season. On Monday this week twelve rods were out, 
and brought back a total of 413 trout, 1171b., and a 
ferox of 91b. The best basket of the day was by Dr. 
Curror and Rev. W. Dundas Walker, on Loch Urigill, 
135 trout, 32ilb., and the ^Vo. ferox, which was a beauty, 
and has been sent to Mr. P. D. Mullocb, Perth, for pre¬ 
servation. The total fish for the six days amounted to 
2308, aggregating 5961b.—McB. 
Ayrshire Lochs and Streams. —Several splendid 
baskets of yellow trout have been secured on the Ayr¬ 
shire lochs since last week’s report. Mr. McGarva and 
party, of South Ayrshire, killed on the 14th on Loch 
Doon, 102 yellow trout. On the 15th they had eighty- 
eight trout: and on the 16th, in a few hours’ fishing, 
they creeled fifty-eight. A total of 248 trout. There 
have been some blank days with the calm and hot 
weather, but whenever a breeze has rippled the lochs, 
capital sport has been obtained. Both Lochs Doon and 
Finlas have been angling well this year. Some of the 
streams have become very foul owing to the long and 
continued drougt t.— Heatherbell. 
Berriedale (Caithness). —No change can be re¬ 
ported in the state of this river. It is lower than it 
has been in living memory, and theblocade, in the shape 
of an immense sand bank, to which I recently referred, 
still entirely blocks ingress and egress to the river. The 
pool next the sea is literally alive with smolts, which 
are stopped from getting out. What the effect upon 
them may be if much longer imprisoned will be interest¬ 
ing to watch. Talking to one of the Duke’s officials, as 
to the possibility of cutting an entrance, he declared 
that it would require the removal of “ thousands ” of 
tons, and said that only a good spate would clear the 
way. The netsmen are getting plenty salmon and grilse, 
twelve boxes being despatched to market during the 
week. The Duke is here at present on a flying visit. 
Border Bsk. —The River Esk was never so low 
within the memory of the oldest inhabitant of the 
district. The water has fallen so much that the date of 
the building of Langholm Bridge, 1794, carved on the 
lower sWe of the east pillar, facing the old town side, 
is showing some three or four inches above the water, 
an unprecedented occurrence. Since last report sport in 
the upper reaches is almost a blank, and no catches of 
importance have been made. In the Canonbie division 
a few sea-trout have been taken at night. Mr. Todrick, 
staying at the Cross Keys Hotel, has been fairly suc¬ 
cessful, landing five at three fishings; Mr. James 
Graham, Crookholm, caught five; Mr. John Graham, 
Hollows, two; Mr. John Jardine, Bowholm, two ; Mr. 
R. Doughty, Byreburnfoot, two; Dr. Munro, Rowan- 
burn, two; and Mr. Church, Parkhouse, one. The 
heat is still excessive over the Bjrder, and the 
Esk, Liddle, and their tributaries lower than in 
1826, the year of the “ short corn,” when, from 
March 1 to July 3, only two inches of rain fell; and 
from May 1 to June 23 scarcely a drop of rain fell. The 
heat was great; not a breath of air, and not a cloud to 
be seen in the heavens. For some years now I have been 
in the habit of prophesying rain between St. Swithin’s 
Day and July 27, and I have been generally eorrect in 
my surmises. When the spate comes down at that 
period, it is usually a deluge, and metaphorically 
‘‘sweeps dams and mills a’ to the gate.” There was a 
big flood of this disoription a few years ago, and more 
fish were taken from the Esk and Liddle than had ever 
been caught before, as the river overflowed its banks, 
and the fish were thrown high and dry into the fields. 
Such another flood is required to clean out the water¬ 
course.—W. A. 
Breadalbane Anns (Aberfeldy.) —Mr. Hardie, 
from Edinburgh, fished Loch-na-Craig on Friday, and 
got three dozen trout.—A. N. 
Dee (Aberdeenshire).— What sport has been got 
has been in the height of the day, and with some form or 
other of the spinning lure. The fly is entirely ignored 
under present conditions. On the Ballogie water, Mr. 
Edward Drummond creeled the first grilse of the 
season in these parts—a beauty, nearing 41b. He had 
also a nice salmon of 7ilb. and a pike of 8lb. On the 
Glen Tana water. Sir Wm. Brooks’ keepers had several 
fish for the week. On the Invercauld Ballater water 
sport has been slack. The net fishing on the coast con¬ 
tinues to improve. Last week was the best of the season. 
On Saturday last the glut was such that salmon were 
down to lOJd. per lb. in the Aberdeen market. Sea 
trout angling on the tidal waters of the Dee and Don 
has fairly collapsed. A foot or so of water just now 
would save the summer season from being a complete 
blank. —Deesider. 
Deveron. (Banffshire).—The water is exceptionally 
low and clear. The run of fish in the meantime is 
almost nil. Except on the deeper pools the nets are 
almost unworkable on the river. A trout of about 71b. 
was lately killed, and several salmon, but no grilse. 
The net fishermen on the coast are doing pretty well. 
The grilse fishing is improving. Half-a-dozen were 
caught on one day in the end of last week. Bock fishing 
is being engaged in on this part of the coast with fair 
success.— H. W. 
Don (Aberdeenshire). —The dry weather continues, 
so fishing is fairly at a standstill. This fine river used 
to be considered one of the best trout streams in the 
North of Scotland. ‘‘It’s another colour now.” 
“Poached to death” is about the term to use. The 
river is netted almost nightly and the trout are sent and 
taken wholesale to Aberdeen and elsewhere. It is a sad 
state of affairs : these bold poachers come and go un¬ 
molested. One thing is certain, the keepers in thia 
district are quite of a new school, which is not an 
improvement on the old class. They used to study 
their employers’ interests and did’nt mind some night 
work. In those days poaching was almost unknown on 
the rivers for the poor troutie. The glass is steadily 
falling, and rain is much wanted for everything.— Blue 
Hackle. 
Helmsdale (Helmsdale).— All the fish in the river 
are now browned as much as it is ijossible for them to 
be, and not a silvery fish is to be seen. Curiously 
enough salmon disease has spent itself. The state of 
the river is a complete barrier to fish going up from the 
sea, and the netsmen have largely benefited. Up to 
date they have had the largest catch for many years, 
principally made up of salmon, although a good many 
grilse are now being got daily. Trout angling is no 
better than salmon angling on the river, but some of the 
outlying burns are giving some sport with small brown 
trout. The lochs are doing pretty well. As I have 
often pointed out, sea-fishing is to be had here in plenty 
if it were only taken advantage of. Herrings are being 
got at present with the bare hook, locally called the 
“spool.” This lure is made with four stocking wdres 
fired on the ceitre hoiizontally to twenty fathom line ; 
at each end of the wire is a tinned haddock hook tied on 
to the wire to three inches of gut to which the hooksare 
tied. At the end of the line a lead sinker is attached. 
The line is let down until it touches bottom, when it 
is raised about a fathom, and then gently pulled up 
and down until the fish are felt.—S. C. 
Inchuadamph Hotel Watera (Sutherland, 
N.B.). —Very good baskets were made at this centre 
last week. On Wednesday Mr. Straker and Misses 
Allgood killed thirty trout, lOJlb., on Loch Assynt; Mr. 
Allgood and Mrs. Straker, on the same loch, thirty 
trout, 9ilb.; Mr. Usher killed thirty-three trout,PJJlb., 
on Loch Awe. On Thursday Mr. Fry caught two 
Salmo ferox of 21b. and 41b. on Loch Assynt; Mr. Usher, 
on the same loch, got three dozen trout, 121b.; Mr. 
Allgood, on Loch Awe, caught thirty trout, weighing 
mb. On Friday Mr. Straker and Misses Allgood 
caught thirty-one trout, 101b. on Loch Assynt; Mr. 
Allgood and Mrs. Straker, on Gillaroo, one sea-trout, 
21b., and seventeen trout, 101b. ; Mr. Cookson killed 
thirty-eight trout, 131b., on Loch Awe. On Saturday 
Mr. Cookson fished Loch Assynt, and caught twenty- 
eight trout, 131b. ; Messrs. Straker and iiJlgood had 
thirty-four trout, 101b., on Little Lochs. On Monday 
this week Mr. Fry caught thirty trout, 121b., on Loch 
Awe; Mr. Cookson, on Mid Assynt, five dozen trout, 
201b.; Mr. Straker and Misses Allgood, on Wee Lochs, 
twenty-seven trout, 91b.; Mr. Allgood, on Loch Assynt 
for a few hours, twenty trout, 71b. ; Mr. Usher on 
Gillaroo for a few hours, thirteen trout, 71b. 
Inverness-shire Waters.— Sport has improved 
considerably last week. Loch Ness is doing famous. 
Four parties from the Fort Augustus hotel are making 
nice baskets. On the 19th, one gentlemen landed a 
trout of 51b. On the 20th, two trout were got, each 
turning the scale at 4Jlb. The basket also contained 
one at 3ilb. and fifteen others, aMraging Mb. The 
Garry is improving. 1 hear of a Salmo ferox being 
landed on Loch Laggan weighing 111b. Loch Errioht 
is coming well to the front. On the 16th two rods 
larded 28lb., and one rod had 241b. same day. Heat 
and drought still continue ; the maximum in the shade 
was 82 degrees. In the sun the t imperature reached 120 
degrees.—H ism. 
Killin Hotel, Loch Tay, Perthshire. —Marquis 
Dal Pozzo, on the 20th, 3.ilb. trout; Mr. Walker, Sjlb. 
trout; Miss Walker, 3|lb. trout; Mr. Smit, 2Jlb. trout. 
21st, Marquis Dal Pozzo, hjlb. trout. On the 16th, 
Killin competition, 4Jlb. trout.—H. Maiset. 
Lairg Hotel Waters (Lairg, N.B.).— Weather of 
last week was abnormally dry, bright, and warm, and 
unfavourable for angling. Record of sport as follows -. 
On Tuesday of last week, Mr. Buxton, of Norwich, 
made a very good basket on Loch Shin, sixteen trout, 
weighing 101b. On Wednesday, Captain Henderson 
killed fourteen trout, weighing 51b., on Loch Shin, and 
Dr. Douglas and Mr. Thompson, on the same loch, four¬ 
teen trout, weighing, bjlb. On Thursday, Dr. Douglas 
and Mr. Thompson, fishing Loch Shin, caught one Salmo 
ferox, fljlb., and two dozen trout, weighing 81b. On 
Friday, on Loeh Beannoch, the same anglers killed thir¬ 
teen fine trout, and on Saturday, on Loch Shin, they 
caught forty-two trout, weighing 151b. On Monday, 
Captain Henderson killed eleven trout, 3}lb. ; Mr. Spicer 
caught twenty-two trout, 9Jlb.; and Dr. Douglas and 
Mr. Thompson forty trout, 131b., all on Loch Shin.— 
J. Y. 
Lairg (Rhicouich Hotel). — June 13, H. F. 
Kerr, Esq., London, Inchard, cod and lythe, .221b. 
14th, H. F. Kerr, Esq., No. 3, thirteen trout, SJlb. ; 
