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variety of red trout, of a beautiful orange appearance, 

 which grows to a large size, and fights well. There 

 are good quarters in many parts of Inverness-shire, at 

 Fort William, Roy-Bridge, and Loch Laggan head; 

 the General's Hut near Foyers, Fort Augustus, Cluany, 

 Don-an-Down, Invergarry Inn on Loch Oich, Inver- 

 moriston on Loch Ness, Loch Hourn head, Lochs 

 Aylart and Arisaig, with Glenfinnan Inn at Loch Shiel ; 

 also, in the eastern districts the angler can be accom- 

 modated at Moy on Loch Moy, near the Findhorn, 

 at the bridge of Carr over the Dulnain, and on the 

 Spey at Aviennore and Pitmain. Many of these places 

 are attainable by the steam-boat, others can be reached 

 by public coaches in the summer time. 



The salmon fisheries in the county are farmed an- 

 nually for about L.3000. Those most valuable are on 

 Loch Ness and Loch Beauly. A singular method of 

 capturing fish is practised at Invermoriston, where there 

 is a salmon leap of some height. Individuals are sta- 

 tioned with harpoons or small spears on each side of 

 the fall, which instruments being fastened to a line of 

 some length, they dart at such fish as attempt, by 

 throwing themselves into the air, to reach the upper 

 part of the river. Many salmon are transfixed in this 

 way, and hauled ashore by the fishermen. The num- 

 ber of salmon killed on the Ness fishings in 1822, was 

 684, and 76 grilses ; in 1823, there were captured 192 

 salmon, and 466 grilses ; and in 1824, 587 salmon, and 

 1601 grilses, 



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The rod is not much in use among the few and 

 sluggish waters of this shire. Some of these, how- 

 ever, breed large and strong trout, which afford excel- 

 lent play. The principal rivers are the Eden, which 

 passes Cupar, and the Leven, with its tributary the 



