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fishing on the river, but did no more than get a few 

 salmon rises, though I captured some fine sea-trout. 

 The loch fishing for S, fario is the earliest I know of in 

 the county. April, May, and June are the best angling 

 months — May in a favourable season the best of all I 

 should think, at which time very fine baskets may be 

 made. But it is for the sea-trout fishing in the autumn 

 months that the loch is best known and appreciated. It 

 is in this respect the best open loch I know of in the 

 county. I fished the loch upon two or three occasions, 

 though only for a limited time each day. I got from five 

 to six sea-trout (several of which were upwards of three 

 pounds weight) upon each occasion, and a considerable 

 number of brown trout, which latter, however, appeared 

 to be somewhat out of condition. I was very fortunate also 

 upon one occasion in capturing an eight-pounds salmon 

 with the fly, and the tussle we had together on my twelve 

 foot trout-rod in the middle of the loch will long be 

 remembered. I should much like to see a trial of trolling 

 for salmon in the early months of the year made upon this 

 loch in the same way as is adopted with such success 

 upon Loch Tay. The very early run of salmon into 

 these waters has for a long time past been associated in 

 my mind with the very probable success that would 

 attend a few properly conducted experiments of the 

 nature indicated, which, so far as I am aware, have not 

 hitherto been tried at that season and for that object. 

 The favourite bays wherein the salmon resort are well 

 known, and the general depth of water is altogether 

 favourable for that class of fishing. 



