AND HOW I HAVE CAUGHT MY FISH 279 



The 1903 season's angling on the loch and the 

 experiences of all those with whom I have spoken 

 show that, were the season to commence, as it 

 undoubtedly should, on January i, the six weeks 

 now lost would be of the best, incomparably the 

 best, for this the admittedly earliest river and loch 

 in Scotland. 



On the opening day that season Mr. J. B. 

 Wright had three salmon 20 lb., 20 lb., and lolb. ; 

 Mr. Malcolm four 25 lb., 14 lb., 1 1 lb., and 6lb. ; 

 Miss Rankin two 25 lb. and i;lb. ; Mr. Fraser, 

 one 25 lb. ; Major Molyneux Steel, one 21 lb. 

 These five fishers were from one station on the 

 loch, and I can say that all the other stations were 

 almost equally successful, and that, notwithstanding 

 the tremendous storms that were experienced during 

 the first fortnight, a larger number of fish were 

 captured than in any other loch, although during 

 the second week but very few boats ventured out. 

 In this second week I got five large fish, two of 

 which I would have much preferred to have 

 captured six weeks earlier, and my friend had 

 four large ones, one of which would have been 

 better had he caught it in January. 



The run of grilse is very considerable, and 

 much sport with them can be had in June and 

 July by casting with a fly towards the shore, while 

 a No. 6 minnow is slowly spun from the tail of the 

 moving boat. 



There are abundance of trout of several species, 



