( Salmo salar L.) in the River Spey as determined by

eturning down stream to eventually reach the Boat o'Brig ALSTN (16.6
km) on 8 June.
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Flgure 15.
The movements of F4.89 (a spring salmon) which entered the Rlver
Avon. The mean daily flows at Boat o'Btig and Delnashaugh are also
shown.
A further ascent began on 8 June reaching the Avonmouth ALSTN on 12
June. Increased d~scharges were recorded at Boat o'Brig (MDD 49 m3 S-1.
153% MMD) on 6 June, just prior to the ascent. A small spate of 11.2 m3
s.1 (167% MMD) was recorded during 13 June on the Avon and this may
have encouraged the entry to the tributary. However, the exact time of
entry was not recorded.
The fish returned down stream to the main stem on 29 June when the
MDD at Delnashaugh was 8.4 m3 s.1 (125% MMD). It remained at Carron
Bridge (38 km) until 17 August. From mid August onwards the signals from
the tag became very weak and accurate data for movements were not
obtainable. A final signal from the fish was detected in the River Avon on
27 September near Glenballoch (56.9 km).
Figure 16 shows the tracks for F41.89 and F44.89, together with the hourly
flow rates recorded at Boat o'Brig and Delnashaugh.
Fish F41.89 and F44.89, both grilse, were released on 23 June. From
Figure 16 it is clear that they showed very different rates of up-stream
progress.
Fish FM89 progressed rapidly up stream reaching Avonmouth ALSTN (50
km) in 5.2 days. It was recorded ascending the tributary on the Dalmenach
ALSTN on l July, the mean daily discharge at Delnashaugh on 29 June
being 14.2 m3 s.1 (21 1% MMD). As tributary levels dropped, the fish
returned to the main stem, settling at the mouth of the Cally Burn (45 km).
It re-entered the Avon on 20 August when the maximum flow rate at
Delnashaugh was 5.8 m3 s.1 (136% MMD). Contact was lost until 27
September when it was located at the Linn of Avon, 88.4 km from the sea