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leven fishing which I had almost forgotten to 

 mention. In every other lake or river with which 

 I am acquainted, an east wind is the most unsuit- 

 able of all winds for sport ; and when such pre- 

 vails, the angler may make up his mind to a blank 

 day. On Lochleven the reverse is the case, for, 

 strange, to say, there an east wind is the one of 

 all others most eagerly to be desired. Why this 

 should be I have never yet been able to discover, 

 nor have I ever met anyone who was able to 

 enlighten me on the subject. I have formed all 

 sorts of theories regarding it, but none of them 

 would hold good. Of course, there must be a 

 reason, but the fish alone are acquainted with it, 

 and so it remains a mystery. 



The best months in the year are from the 

 middle of March to the middle of June, and after 

 that during the month of August, July being the 

 worst of all. The charge for boats is somewhat 

 high, being 2s. 6d. an hour, exclusive of the two 

 boatmen, who, if I remember rightly, are to be 

 hired at is. 6d. per day each and their luncheon. 



The Green Irin at Kinross is the best to stay 

 at ; the charges are moderate, and everything is 

 particularly clean and comfortable. 



Needless to say, ' Ye munna fush on the 

 Sawbath.' 



The following is a list of flies suitable for lake- 

 fishing, which I think may prove of service to the 



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