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of its trout. They are somewhat capricious risers, but 

 on a favourable day twenty trout may be caught, of an 

 average weight of one pound each. In this neighbourhood 

 the Duke is now converting, as he has already done at 

 Shiness, a large tract of moorland into arable land by 

 means of steam ploughs. 



Perhaps a few words may be requisite upon the subject 

 of loch and sea-trout artificial fles. My belief is that 

 orange, fiery brown, scarlet, claret, and blue bodies, with 

 corresponding hackles, gold or silver tinsel, and mallard 

 and teal wings, will best suit the tastes of the Sutherland 

 trout, as there is no doubt as to their fondness for bright 

 colors. The addition of a turn or two of blue jay at the 

 shoulder of these will be an advantage for sea-trout. The 

 sizes should vary from the smallest to the largest sea- 

 trout sizes, in order to suit the conditions of weather. I 

 should be content with fiery browns and clarets dressed 

 with seals' fur. Still smaller flies are requisite for the 

 streams and burns. For trolling from a boat, especially 

 for S,ferox, the natural bait is considered to be the most 

 deadly, and after that Brown's Phantoms, Nos. 9 and 10. 

 For salmon flies, see " Ephemera," Francis and Stoddart. 



Many years ago I ventured to predict that when railway 

 communication with Sutherland had been effected, there 

 would be a growing desire on the part of anglers to avail 

 themselves of the facilities for spending their vacations 

 with better prospects of success, and over a more 

 extended area, than could be found elsewhere. That 

 this desire goes on increasing from year to year all who 

 are best acquainted with the county know, and that it is 



