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LOCH LEVEN, AEGYLESHIRE. 



The wandering" angler has liad this district ojiened up to 

 him by the Highland Eailway, which lands him at 

 Fort "William. From thence he can go, by steamer, to Balla- 

 chulish, and do the rest of the journey by coach. The drive 

 through the famous Glen of Coe — following the course of 

 the river of that name — a:ffords one of the finest sights in 

 Scotland. For rugged grandeur and sublime solitude there 

 is nothing equal to it in the United Kingdom. The river 

 Coe receives the rainfall of the mountains which environ 

 this famous pass of Glencoe, and thus forms the main feeder 

 of the Argyleshire Loch Leven. The Coe is also the breed- 

 ing ground of the Leven trout, who head up this stream, and 

 there afford good sport to the few anglers who visit it. In 

 the journey through the glen, comfortable quarters will be 

 found at various stages, vrith. a modest tariff and free trout- 

 ing, amidst the wildest of nature's solitudes. For a jaded 

 man, seeking mental rest, combined with good Scotch trout 

 fishin"-, the ano-lino' holidav-seeker will not make a mis- 

 take who goes to the Aro'vleshire Loch Leven. But he must 

 not aspire to do anything heroic, in the way of slaughter- 

 ing big fish, nor must he expect to have his deeds recorded 



