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with great slopes of jagged stones rising abruptly 

 from the water's edge, which immediately destroy 

 any hook that may come in contact with them ; 

 while in the lower reaches it is deeply enclosed 

 between wooded banks. The scenery of the river 

 where it rushes through the Pass is certainly very 

 grand and wild, and to hook and land a large 

 salmon there, amongst the rugged water, is an event 

 to be remembered. 



In former years, when Mr. Fraser had the Dal- 

 mally Hotel, the right of fishing the best portions of 

 the Orchy was reserved for his guests. Now, the pre- 

 sent proprietor, Mr. MacLaren, only fishes the lower 

 reaches of the river, which, strangely enough, afford 

 little sport with salmon until the end of the summer. 

 But Mr. MacLaren also rents perhaps the best 

 stretch of the Awe, which he lets off to his visitors 

 at so much a rod per month ; while the Loch Awe 

 Hotel has certain days in each week from the oppo- 

 site bank. It is unfortunate that the Orchy fishing 

 has been taken away from the Dalmally Hotel, 

 as the Awe is so far away that it requires a motor 

 to run the fishermen to the water-side, which greatly 

 adds to the expense. Now, therefore, the Dalmally 

 gillies have to be satisfied with the Awe whether they 



