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which forms the eastern end of the loch is deeply cleft at the 

 narrow outlet of the river, and the fall, already referred to, 

 occurs just as this barrier is passed. 



" As in Loch Quoich, there is a large portion at the east end, 

 one mile in length, which is quite distinct from the basin, and 

 is of moderate depth. 



" This eastern part is cut off from the main loch by a large, 

 low, wooded promontory, called the Garbh Eilean (Rough 

 Island) and a sandy island (Eilean Ban), to the south-west of 

 it. An irregular channel, varying from 9 feet to 18 feet in 

 depth, leads to the small eastern basin, which has a small island 

 at each end, and a narrow arm running to the north." 1 



The greatest depth is 213 feet, found in the centre of the 

 western basin towards the south shore. The mean depth is 

 78 feet. 



Salmon are hardly ever taken in Loch Garry, although all 

 fish in their ascent to their natural spawning grounds have to 

 pass through it. This is another example of the manner in 

 which salmon which lie long in waters below an obstacle go off 

 the rise after their ascent. Streams above may be better, 

 because the fluctuations of level and the upward movement 

 of the fish seem to act as enliveners of the rising propensity. 

 But in a district such as this, with its all-satisfying combination 

 of beauty and grandeur, one need not always ask for heavy 

 bags. A friend of mine, Mr. P. Cosens, had a 13 Ib. trout here 

 in 1920. 



1 " Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland," by 

 Sir John Murray and Mr. Laurence Pullar. Scottish Geographical 

 Magazine, xxiv., No. 5, p. 240. 



