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Loch Leven Trout 



very plentiful over the whole of the loch, and in August they feed 



much on perch fry, which 

 then appear in the loch. 



About the middle of 

 September trout that are 

 to spawn begin to take less 

 food, while the younger fish 

 ^ that are not to spawn feed 

 £ on until the cold weather 

 comes, when they also begin 



- to leave off feeding. 

 ; Loch Leven being at an 

 r altitude of 350 feet above 

 ; sea-level, is pretty cold, and 

 = in some cold seasons the 

 .' trout are not in good con- 

 ; dition till the middle of 

 g May. June, however, is the 

 i month in which insect life 

 5 is most prolific, and as a 



- consequence the trout are 

 "> then in perfect -condition. 

 = Had Loch Leven been 



- nearer sea-level, the trout 

 i would have grown to a 

 £ larger size. Their limit of 



size may be said to be about 

 3 lbs. A few, no doubt, are 

 caught 4 or 5 lbs., and one 

 I know of was 10 lbs., but 

 such are very rare, the great 

 majority dying before the)' 

 reach 3 lbs., being then from seven to eight years old. IMany 

 of those that reach 3 lbs. decrease in weight again, become long 



