352 THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND 



The third fall is about 5 feet high, but is not abrupt like the 

 middle fall, and when there is good running water fish do not appear 

 to experience much difficulty. It is situated about three miles 

 further up-stream, a short distance above the mouth of a deep glen 

 which enters from the west. Above the middle fall is a canal-like 

 stretch of water between steep rocky banks. It looks good holding 

 water, but I am informed it does not fish well. Once the fish sur- 

 mount the second obstacle they appear to push on pretty rapidly 

 through the often shallow and rather straggling and stony water 

 below Bridge of Orchy. A mile below the bridge a considerable 

 stream or large burn enters on the left bank, flowing in a north- 

 westerly direction. The lower part of its course is very rocky and 

 steep, and is very difficult for fish. Some beautiful spawning ground 

 exists a couple of miles up, and some recent blasting operations have 

 made this more accessible to salmon than formerly. Mr. Glen, Lord 

 Breadalbane's factor, informs me that fish are now seen above. The 

 whole river Orchy belongs to Lord Breadalbane, but seven distinct 

 fisheries exist, viz. Craig, Dalrnally Hotel, Succoth, Arichastlich, 

 Inveroran Hotel, Auch, and Blackmount. 



To understand the arrangement, it is necessary to view the river 

 as fished separately from north or south bank. Craig and Black- 

 mount waters are fished from the north or right bank; Dalmally 

 Hotel, Arichastlich, Inveroran Hotel, and Auch waters are fished 

 from the south bank. Arichastlich and the topmost beat of the 

 Craig water are opposite each other, as also is the Blackmount and 

 Inveroran fishing immediately above. In each case, since the river 

 is not large, the water is fished day about by one side and the other. 

 The longest stretch of water is held by Dalmally Hotel, but it is not 

 continuous from the mouth upwards. Above Dalmally road bridge 

 and below the hotel the Craig Lodge Pool is excluded, and above 

 the hotel a short stretch of water about 200 yards in extent is 

 reserved for Succoth Lodge. This is not marked by posts as other 

 fishings here are, but is situated between the mouths of the Lochy 

 and the Fhuaran Burn. The up-stream limit of Dalmally Hotel 

 water, about 3J miles above this point, is marked by a boundary 

 post, as are the limits of all the other fishings further up. The total 

 extent of Dalmally Hotel water is about 7 J miles. Then comes the 

 central section of Craig water, being the pools below the falls. 

 Above this comes the water divided between Craig and Arichastlich 

 already mentioned ; next the water divided between Blackmount 

 (Forest Lodge) and Inveroran Hotel ; and then, between this and 



