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and the other passing out of Loch Vennachar, having 

 previously descended Glengyle, and traversed the 

 whole length of Lochs Katrine and Achray. These 

 unite immediately above Callander, and proceed, re- 

 ceiving the Keltic during their progress, by the village 

 of Doune towards Stirling, a distance of nearly fourteen 

 miles. All the lochs through which the Teith flows con- 

 tain trout, and those belonging to the south branch of the 

 river produce pike. This last-mentioned fish has been 

 taken in Lochs Katrine and Vennachar of great size. 

 The trout in Loch Vennachar are of a very superior 

 description, and weigh from one to three pounds, cut- 

 ting red and firm. In Lochs Katrine and Lubnaig, 

 there are a few charr, and in the latter, trout of enor- 

 mous weight have occasionally been captured. One 

 belonging to the salmo ferox species was taken, two or 

 three years ago, by my friend Charles Ker, Esq., a 

 member of the Stirlingshire Fishing Club, weighing 

 fifteen pounds six ounces several hours after its cap- 

 ture; and a still larger one is reported to have been 

 caught by another party, on a previous occasion. Loch 

 Voil also contains trout of large size. One of the pro- 

 prietors on its banks, J. L. Stewart, Esq., Glenbuckie, 

 frequently kills them, with trolling tackle, of the weight 

 of six or seven pounds. Salmon are sometimes secured 

 by the rod-fisher in Loch Vennachar, and occasionally 

 also in Loch Lubnaig; the falls at the pass of Leny 

 proving, however, a considerable obstruction to their 

 progress. On the Teith, under these falls, there is a 

 tolerable salmon-cast for the rod, and below Callander, 

 a succession of pools frequented by the monarch of the 

 tide. 



In some places the sea-trout fishing, although by no 

 means first-rate, is in its season worth engaging in. 



