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and that in the course of a few hours, without landing net, 

 he captured thirty-one sea-trout, the largest of which was 

 upwards of five pounds weight, several yellow trout- one 

 of three pounds weight — and a char. 

 Mr. Mclver further says : — 



"Near Rhiconich Inn, situated at the upper end of Loch Inchard, there 

 is excellent fishing both for sea-trout and salmon, as well as for yellow trout. 

 The house is not large, there being not more than five rooms for sleeping. 

 There is excellent sea-fishing here. Rhiconich is forty-two miles from Lairg. 

 JNIail three times a week as before-mentioned." 



Stoddart says, that on Loch Garbet Beg (near this 

 inn), on the occasion of his visit to the county already 

 referred to, he killed : — 



" Li the course of five hours, thirty-eight sea-trout— several of them 

 three pounders — two salmon, and a couple of new-run grilse, besides several 

 loch-trout of various dimensions." 



Enough, surely, to have satisfied Mr. Stoddart for one da}\ 

 The fishing season is late — from June onwards. 

 Mr. Mclver again says : — 



" From Rhiconich the mail gig goes on to Durine Inn, Durness — four- 

 teen miles. There is not much fishing here. The river Grudie is seven 

 miles distant from the inn. The lower part is sub-let by the shooting- 

 tenant to the innkeeper, and salmon and sea-trout are taken. The innkeeper 

 has the right of angling in the Kyle of Durness, where there is good sea- 

 trout and salmon-fishing got by trolling from a boat with minnow or sand 

 eel, and also with the fly. There are also distant lakes in which yellow 

 trout can be taken. As there are good roads, the innkeepers all let vehicles. 

 Single horse is. a mile ; four-wheeled carriage and pair, is. gd. per mile. I 

 believe a boat and gillie average per day about 6s , and los. a day is 

 charged for a rod on the rivers for salmon-fishing. I think from fifteen 

 pounds to twenty pounds of yellow trout, as a rule, may be taken on the 

 average. Trout generally are under one pound in weight. The loclis are 

 so numerous that I cannot attempt to give you their names. There arc 



