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the whole of these nets were removed. It is hoped 

 that good results will be manifest ere long." 



LOCH NESS, over twenty-two miles long, is one of 

 the largest lakes in Scotland. It is also one of the 

 deepest. Until a few years ago it was not much 

 thought of by anglers ; but recently it has come 

 rapidly into favour, and the baskets now reported 

 compare well with those made on other and more 

 popular waters. An Association of proprietors, 

 formed two years ago to preserve and improve the 

 stock, has been doing good work. It was at a 

 meeting of the Association that the proposal to 

 acquire and remove the nets at the mouth of the 

 river was suggested, and it is largely owing to the 

 Association and its members that the scheme was 

 successfully carried through. 



The LUSKENTYRE, with its chain of lochs, the 

 HORSACLETT, the OBBE lochs, and the FINSBAY waters, 

 all in South Harris, are the subject of a pleasant 

 note by Lord Fincastle. He writes : 



"These waters are steadily improving. Within the 

 last two years hatcheries have been established, and 

 many young salmon reared in them have been turned 

 down ; but the results cannot be fully known just 

 yet. The salmon caught never weigh over 15 or 16 

 Jbs. ; the sea-trout run up to 8 or 10 Ibs. The last 

 three years have been very droughty. This, while 

 affecting the salmon fishing rather severely, did not 

 much lessen sport with the sea -trout. The takes 

 were as follow : 



