CH. I. TROUT OF LOCH URIGIL. 11 



After waiting some time about the edge of the loch, 

 I rejoined my companions, and we again renewed our 

 portage of the boat over that weary hill. I had left a 

 line with several hooks baited with small trout in the 

 lake near the inn, and on returning found a salmo ferox 

 which weighed something above two pounds on it. 

 While taking in the line, a monster trout ran at the 

 fish already caught, and, notwithstanding its size, 

 nearly swallowed it, leaving the marks of his teeth in 

 the shape of deep cuts across the middle of the two- 

 pound trout. I should like to have seen the fish at 

 closer quarters who made an attack on such a 

 goodly-sized bait, as he must have been a perfect 

 fresh-water shark. There can be no doubt that in 

 some of these lakes, where the water is deep and 

 the food plentiful, these trout must grow to a size 

 not yet ascertained. None of these lakes have 

 ever been properly fished. A few days' trolling can 

 never be depended on as a proof of the size of the 

 fish in them, more particularly as we all know that 

 the larger a trout is, the less inclined is he to take 

 any bait. I will leave it for others to judge of the 

 size of a trout that could nearly swallow one of 

 his own species weighing considerably above two 

 pounds. 



During our drive to Inchnadamph in the afternoon 

 we had a fine view of Benmore of Assynt, and 



