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It should be noted that Lochs Vennacher and Lubnaig corre- 

 spond very closely, and that the difference in level between 

 Loch Voil, with its continuation Loch Doine, and Loch Lubnaig 

 is apparently only 9 feet. 



This result clearly supports the view that, if no practical 

 difficulties are found to exist, the opening of the Leny Falls 

 and the storing of the great amount of water which at present 

 runs to waste from Loch Lubnaig, would yield a most hopeful 

 future for the fisheries of the Teith and Leny and the northern 

 chain of lochs. 



The best time may be said to be from the opening day (15th 

 January) to the end of April, but much naturally depends on 

 the beneficial mildness of the season and the amount of water. 

 The fish usually run from 12 Ib. to 22 Ib. in weight, the average 

 being about 17 Ib. I am able to give the approximate results 

 for five springs : 



1905 . .14 



1906 . .16, including 2 in June. 



1907 . . 12 



1908 . . 30 and 7 or 8 in Loch Voil. 



In 1 909 Loch Voil seems to have done unusually well. The 

 total for the two lochs was reported as about 50 by the middle 

 of March. 



There are now about a score of boats available on Loch 

 Lubnaig. About forty years ago there were only some two or 

 three. The day may not be far distant when some systematic 

 regulation of the fishing on the loch will be quite necessary. 



