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There could be no better river or lake in 

 the kingdom for salmon, were it not for the 

 *'crmves," that, of com^se, "weed them all 

 away," the proprietor of which is most obliging 

 to grant permission to gentlemen anglers who 

 visit it. The purity of these waters facilitates 

 the propagation of the salmon wonderfully, 

 were they allowed ingress and egress. When 

 the fishing laws are altered, and a reformation 

 made, there will be grand fly fishing, as good 

 as can be found in Norway. In the neigh- 

 bourhood of good salmon and trout fishing 

 rivers, the people, whom the anglers employ, 

 are very much benefited, and particularly inn- 

 keepers, on their banks, and in towns where 

 there is not much traffic. The angler's heart is 

 " in fishing" wherever he goes. 



The salmon and trout flies to suit Loch Awe 

 and river (my memoranda are generally correct). 



No. 1. An original and most killing fly for 

 salmon : — Body black ostrich harl, ribbed with 

 gold, a tag of yellow mohair at the tail, tail a 

 very short topping, a rich black-red hackle 

 rolled over the black sparingly, and a mallard 

 wing, made to stand well up and apart. Hook 

 BB, or No. 9. C for lake trout. 



