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sea about four miles from the point of confluence. The 

 Ugies contain a plentiful supply of burn-trouts, some of 

 large size. Their course is sluggish and meandering. 

 Salmon ascend Ugie, but not in great numbers. Near 

 the mouth, finnocks are plentiful. The fishings belong- 

 ing to Mr. Arbuthnot of Ugie Bank, draw, at an aver- 

 age, forty-five pounds of yearly rent. The Rathen-burn, 

 near Fraserburgh, is an excellent angling stream, and 

 contains trout of considerable size ; but salmon do not 

 appear, in the present day, to ascend it. At Pitfour, 

 on the Ugie, not far from Deer, there is an artificial 

 lake, twenty-five acres in extent, stocked with tench, 

 carp, and Loch-leven trout. There are also several 

 lochs near the coast, betwixt Fraserburgh and the 

 village of Rattray. Of these, by far the largest is 

 Strathbeg Loch, covering an expanse of five hundred 

 and fifty acres. It abounds with trout, both red and 

 yellow; perch also have been introduced into it and 

 thrive well. 



