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to the sea, such as Lochs Hope, Naver, &c., in addition 

 to brown trout, S.fcrox, and char, afiford excellent sea- 

 trout fishing. 



At Aultnaharra, twenty-one miles from Lairg, there 

 is a good inn situated at the upper extremity of Loch 

 Naver, a fine sheet of water (seven miles long) at the foot 

 of Ben Clebrick (3,164 feet), the second highest mountain 

 in Sutherland. The innkeeper rents the fishing on this 

 loch, which contains salmon and sea-trout, and he sub-lets 

 it by the day, week, or month. The early part of the 

 season up to May affords the best fishing, and March, as 

 a rule, is reckoned as the best month. The best salmon- 

 fishing is got not far from the inn. As many as fifty-two 

 salmon have been killed in seven weeks by one rod, and 

 as many as six in a single day. The brown trout-fishing 

 on the loch is indifferent. The best trout-fishing within 

 reach is upon Lochs Meaddie and Loaghal (pronounced 

 " Loyal"), each of which is six miles, and upon Loch Corr 

 or a-Choire, which is seven miles from the inn. There are 

 good roads, and conveyances can be had at the inn. The 

 trout in these three lochs are considered very superior, 

 and they at all times afford excellent angling. The 

 ascent of Ben Clebrick can best be made from 

 Aultnaharra, and from its summit, on a clear day, can be 

 seen the three seas that wash the shores of the county. 



In reply to a communication addressed to Mr. Craw- 

 ford asking for information in regard to his district, he 

 has brought to my knowledge J. Watson Lyall's Guide to 

 Sportsmen and Tourists to Rivers, Lochs, &c., in Scot- 

 land, published at 52, Fleet Street, London. This book 



