174 THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND 



to be hoped in the interests of anglers that it will be amicably 

 renewed. 



The river opens on the nth of February, and has the close 

 times that are usual to that date. The angling is generally let 

 through the various shooting and fishing agents, and is di\'ided 

 into summer and autumn seasons ; the former being from the 

 1st of Jlay to the end of July, and the latter from the ist of August 

 to the 22nd of October. The river itself rises and falls quickly, 

 but Loch Eilt remains in good fishing order for some time after a 

 spate. 



One rod has had as much as 40 lb. of sea trout in an afternoon, 

 and these have been taken up to 12 lb., though the heaviest ordinary 

 size is from 5 to 6 lb., and the smallest i lb. A salmon of 22 lb. 

 is the heaviest ever taken, the usual size being from 8 to 12 lb. 



The best sea trout flies are those of the Alexandra type, or very 

 small Jock Scots and Doctors. 



