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The river Thurso, which enters the sea at the town 

 of the same name, is rather a large stream, and stands 

 high in the estimation of modern anglers. It springs 

 out of the lofty grounds, and a series of lakes, situ- 

 ated in the parish of Halkirk, and has a range of full 

 thirty miles. Most all the lakes connected with its 

 higher waters contain trout, and some charr. Lochs 

 More and Calder are the best known, and most fre- 

 quented by piscatorians. The trout and salmon 

 fishing in the main stream is good, and the accom- 

 modation for travellers convenient and respectable. 

 Though the banks of the Thurso are destitute of 

 wood, yet there are very interesting views from 

 many parts of them. We see in the distance, in 

 fine weather, the bright and tranquil ocean, and the 

 variously coloured cliffs of the sea-side, which, when 

 lighted up with the rays of a setting sun, give out 

 forms and outlines of every degree of variation and 

 interest. The sea, in one of its glassy moods is like 

 an extended mirror, save where its surface is rippled 

 by the rapid plunging of the sea-fowl, which, in 

 some localities, are met with in surprising numbers. 

 The Porss is a good angling stream, of nearly 

 eighteen miles in extent. The most celebrated lochs 

 in the neighbourhood are those of Shurery, Cailm, 

 Scirach, and Sleitile. 



There are a few matters connected with an ang- 

 ling tour in the Highland counties, when undertaken 

 on a systematic plan, which we think worthy of 

 notice. What we shall say on the subject is grounded 

 chiefly upon our own experience, with a suitable 



