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them abound in trout of a superior description, and 

 many contain charr. The next in size to Loch Assynt 

 are Cam Loch, Loch Urigill, Vyeatie, Na-gana, Beanoch, 

 Gormloch, and Culfreich. 



From its source in Loch Maree to its confluence with 

 Loch Ewe, an arm of the sea, the Ewe is little more 

 than a mile in length. Considering the shortness of its 

 course, it is unrivalled as an angling stream for salmon. 

 It was quite of common occurrence for the late Sir 

 Hector Mackenzie, grandfather of the present pro- 

 prietor, to capture twenty fish and upwards in the 

 course of a day, all of them new-run salmon and 

 grilses. Many of the salmon taken with the rod on 

 this river are of great weight, exceeding thirty pounds, 

 and they afford sport that one accustomed to kelt fish- 

 ing has little idea of, frequently unwinding at a single 

 burst, from sixty to ninety yards of line. The sea- 

 trout angling in July is incomparable, and by many 

 preferred to the nobler amusement. On a favourable 

 day, these fish may be raised at every cast. A high 

 wind on Loch Maree has the effect, while it lasts, of 

 knocking up every chance of sport on the river below, 

 which of course it considerably augments, causing the 

 fish to disregard every species of lure. The Gairloch 

 salmon fishings were let in 1836 for one hundred and 

 fifty pounds, that portion of them which is carried 

 on by cruives, st ell-nets, &c. The angling is generally 

 rented along with the shootings. 



Loch MAREE is eighteen miles in length, and one 

 and a-half in breadth. It contains salmon, trout and 

 charr. The scenery is magnificent, arid no fewer than 

 twenty-four wooded islets ornament the lake. There 

 are inns at Gairloch and Poolewe, near the latter of 

 which the river is discharged ; also at Kinlochan, close 

 to t he head of Loch Maree. 



