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It was 28 inches in length, and 21 inches in girth. 

 It may be added that Mr. Fergusson is in his 84th 

 year ! 



On Loch Ericht, in Perthshire, the late Struan 

 Robertson killed in July 1855, during one day's troll- 

 ing, three trout which weighed together 53 Ibs. One 

 of them weighing 1 7 Ibs. is set up, and is now in Mr. 

 Anderson's possession. 



The late Sir Molyneaux Nepean, in July 1875, 

 killed 83 Ibs. weight of trout on this same loch. The 

 five largest together weighed 33 Ibs. They were all 

 taken with either phantom or natural minnow. 



A lady, Mrs. Archibald, had a wonderful day's 

 sport in May 1893 on Loch Merkland, Sutherland- 

 shire. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald were fishing in 

 separate boats. Soon after they started the breeze 

 died away, and after waiting for some time Mrs. 

 Archibald decided to try trolling, which she did by 

 attaching a large phantom minnow to the line on 

 her lo-foot fly rod. As nothing happened, she soon 

 reeled in, fastened a small trout which she had pre- 

 viously caught to one of the triangles of the phantom, 

 and again started trolling. Almost at once the bait 

 was seized by a big fish. Mr. Archibald pulled to his 

 wife's assistance, and eventually she landed a grand 

 trout of 15 Ibs. weight. Nor was this all ; for soon 

 after she had recommenced fishing, with the same 



