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and pike. Loch. Bulg is the most highly esteemed 

 of these mountain tarns. 



The Fiddich is another of the feeders of the Spey, 

 and is a good fishing water. The stream called 

 the Dullen runs into it. The angler will find ample 

 and comfortable accommodation in all the lower sec- 

 tions of the Spey. Our own practice as to flies, we 

 have generally used those of a gaudy colour. 



The Lossie is a pleasant fishing river. It springs 

 from the confluence of several small rivulets or burns 

 in the heart of the county. It runs through Loch 

 Trevie, and is likewise connected with Lochs Dallas, 

 ]N"oir, and Rheninver, in all of which there are fine 

 trout. The entire range of the Lossie is twenty-five 

 miles ; and its chief tributaries are Grlen Latteragh, 

 and the Lochly and Lenoch Burns. 



When the angler crosses the Lossie, and enters 

 into the rich plain of Moray, he will obtain a 

 delightful glimpse of the mountains of Ross and 

 Sutherlandshire, and the magnificent entrance into 

 the bay of Cromarty. This is a captivating land- 

 scape. 



The scenery a little below this locality is also very 

 magnificent. In looking down the river, in the 

 softness of a declining sun in July, we see above us 

 on the left a high hill, with its rocky points and 

 wooded recesses. The light flows, gleaming and 

 touching the ground, and here and there setting on 

 the leafage of the trees which hang over the water. 

 The tints over the hill, assuming a more aeriel form 

 towards the summit, become more interesting and 



