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with you, for the accommodation is humble. We 

 write this from hearsay, as when we were there 

 in mid-July salmon and sea-trout were not 

 in the loch in large numbers ; but still we 

 caught some of the latter, and hooked, though, 

 unfortunately, did not kill, any of the former. 

 We should think that the beginning of August 

 would be the best time for this loch as regards 

 sea-fish ; but the trout-fishing in July is unsur- 

 passable. During our sojourn in 1876 at Ari- 

 saig, the nearest village to the loch, which is six 

 miles off, and necessitating a drive over what 

 was then a road sadly in need of General 

 Wade's good offices, we had the services of a 

 boatman, Angus by name, and his two boys, 

 who could not speak a word of English, 

 Angus managing one boat, and his boys the 

 other. We had the satisfaction for indeed it 

 was good fun to be out with the boys one 

 day ; and the management of the boat had to be 

 done by signals. It was wonderful how readily 

 the boys got into the way of it, and how well 

 we got on together. The memory of the hospi- 

 tality which we enjoyed at Arisaig Inn will not 

 be forgotten by any of our party ; and we hope 

 that the then occupier, Mr Routledge, will be 



