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as many as 6 salmon having been got in one day. It enters at the 

 head of the Kyle of Tongue and has a rough course of a few miles 

 from Loch Deerie. There is a fall which has been made negotiable 

 by the erection of a dam so as to raise the level of the pool below. 

 As a result fish ascend to Loch Deerie, where they are taken. The 

 fishing goes with Kinloch Shootings on 3 days a week. The lodge 

 stands near the mouth of the river. 



In the Kyle of Tongue, as in the Kyle of Durness, some excellent 

 sea-trout fishing is often had by spinning or by casting the natural 

 sand eel. The Polla has the same fishing season as the Hope, viz. 

 12th January to 10th September. It is situated west of the Hope 

 and has already been referred to as the stream descending Strath 

 Beg. It has a course of about 5j miles from a small loch about 

 3 miles east of Loch Dionard, and falls into the head of Loch 

 Eireboll. It is a rather shallow little stream, but when in proper 

 condition is reported to yield good baskets of sea-trout. It is of 

 little use for salmon except as a spawning stream. 



