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which, contains pike, as well as charr and trout. 

 Lochs Gorm, Lochnambrodarg, and Loch Carnaba- 

 tan, are likewise fair fishing lakes. 



The fall of Kilmarac, on the Eeauly, is exceed- 

 ingly interesting, both to the angler and lover of 

 nature's charms. It is one of the finest salmon leaps 

 in the kingdom. The mountain passes are magnifi- 

 cent, and the scenery around picturesque. The 

 rocks by the sides of the stream rise to a great eleva- 

 tion, and their bases are shaded with native timber, 

 of rich foilage and vigorous growth. Here the eagle 

 perches his eyry, and the wood- cat and the otter 

 take up their abode. The salmon run with such 

 violence up this fall that they often kill themselves 

 with their supernatural efforts. It was here that 

 the Erazers of Lovat, lords of the manor, were 

 wont to entertain their guests with a voluntarily 

 cooked salmon. A kettle was placed on the south 

 side of the fall, and kept full of boiling water. On 

 a portion of the rock, left dry by the waters, tents 

 were erected for the accommodation of the visitors. 

 Here the party waited until a luckless salmon fell 

 into the kettle, and was cooked in their presence. 



The number of salmon in this locality is, in par- 

 ticular seasons of the year, quite astounding. The 

 wild cats and otters destroy a great number. There 

 are often seventy and eighty fish taken with a small 

 net at one haul. 



In spite of the fall, or we might say falls, for 

 there are two of them, the one about nine, and the 

 other twelve feet high, some salmon succeed in get- 



