This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... appendix (I) The following are the instructions the Severn Fishery Board issues to its water-bailiffs as a rough guide to them for each month. january notes as to fish Usually two runs of salmon this month; one at the middle and one at the end. The salmon that run up are mostly shoals of female ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... appendix (I) The following are the instructions the Severn Fishery Board issues to its water-bailiffs as a rough guide to them for each month. january notes as to fish Usually two runs of salmon this month; one at the middle and one at the end. The salmon that run up are mostly shoals of female gillings.1 Single clean fish work up all through the month, and are generally large fish. Probable Movements Of Fish A run of spawning fish about the 14th.2 Another run about the 30th. A run of lamperns about the 30th. Look Out For And Note Dates Of--I. As to salmon and migratory trout: --Kelts returning seaward.--Clean salmon ascending, and if singly or in shoals.--Spawning salmon ascending, if singly or in shoals, and sex of fish.--Dates of salmon spawning.--Particulars of any salmon found dead.--Particulars of any diseased salmon. ii. As to other migratory fish: --Date of runs, if large or small; size of lamperns and condition as to spawning. iii. As to freshwater fish: Condition of trout; latest date of spawning.--If any eels still descending river; if eels are spawning.--Condition of pike. iv. As to sea fish: --If congers are spawning.--Date of runs of sprats, and if large or small. meteorological notes Average rainfall, 274 inches. Average temperature of river,3, pressure, ao'oi inches.,, estuary, 34 " temperature of air, 400. " height of river at Diglis, 3 17ft. 1 On the Severn a "botcher" is a grilse. A "gilling" is a grilse that has returned to the sea and is ascending a second time. A salmon is a gilling that has returned to the sea and is ascending a third time. 2 These dates vary each year and are based on the tides. 8 Diglis is the Weir at Worcester.
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