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are in proper trim. There is a salmon fishery at its 

 mouth, but the quantity of fish annually taken is 

 not great. It is a curious sight to witness, in May 

 and June, the eels ascending in countless millions up 

 this river to Loch Leven and its marshes, where they 

 remain for an unknown period of time. 



The Orr is a tributary to the Leven, and contains 

 very good trout, but they are not numerous. The 

 lover of scenery will not, however, be disappointed 

 by a ramble along its banks. 



Loch Leven is a most beautiful lake. Its circum- 

 ference is about ten miles. It contains two islands, 

 of about two acres in extent, one on which the ruins 

 of Loch Leven Castle stand, and the other called 

 the Inch, where there had been formerly a monas- 

 tery. The Castle is celebrated as being a place 

 where Queen Mary was imprisoned. The fishing on 

 the lake is rented. It abounds with trout of the 

 richest kind, and with considerable quantities of 

 pike, perch, eels, &c. Trout of a very large size 

 have been taken out of this sheet of water, of the 

 most extraordinary weight, some say, of eighteen 

 and twenty pounds. These heavy fish have almost 

 invariably been captured by trolling. The pike are 

 also of a very great size ; some have been taken of 

 late years, weighing from forty to nearly fifty 

 pounds. 



Speaking of pike, we may notice, in passing, that 

 the angling for this fish has become of late years 

 much more general, both in England and Scotland, 

 than formerly. Its history and habits have been 



