184 THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND 



to the preservation of spawning fish. In 1892, in order to increase 

 the stock of fish in the river, netting in the Cruive Pool during the 

 months of June and July was discontinued, except for two after- 

 noons in each week. In 1899 a hatchery was erected capable of 

 taking 300,000 ova, part of which will be imported from other rivers ; 

 here, in the autumn of 1899, some 20,000 eggs of the land-locked 

 salmon, imported from America, were successfully hatched out, to 

 be eventually turned into some of the hiU lochs on the Lovat pro- 

 perty. 



Returning to the i unction of the Farrar \\ath the Glass, the 



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first-mentioned is the more northern stream, and, flowing from 

 Loch Monar, it has a run of about twenty miles. As soon as there 

 is a July flood there is fairly good salmon and grilse fishing, which 

 the discontinuance of the netting already mentioned has done 

 much to improve. 



The Farrar is also a fine trout stream, the angling being strictly 

 preserved, and belonging for some six miles to Struy Forest, while 

 the remainder goes with Braulen Forest. 



The Glass has a course of about ten miles, which is Lord Lovat's, 

 with the exception of a short stretch near Cannich owned by Jlrs. 

 Chisholm. Part of this goes with Struy and part of it is let with 

 Guisachaji Forest, and a few fish are always got each season, while 

 the fronting is first-rate. The Glass eventually di^ndes into the 

 Affrick and the Cannich, the latter the most northern, and not 

 well suited to salmon or trout from its rocky bed and impetuous 

 course. The Affrick, which rises in Loch Benevian and Loch Affrick, 

 is more adapted for holding fish. Both streams are entirely on 

 the Chisholm estates, the angling going with the Forests of Inver- 

 cannich and Aftrick, and is strictly preserved. An eighteen-foot 

 rod is wanted for the Beauly, on which, as there is no deep wading, 

 knee boots or stockings will suffice. The fly is the only lure allowed, 

 and as long as there is snow water none can beat the Snow Fly, 

 with its peacock herl wing, blue body, and silver tinsel, and at 

 that time of year in big water a 7/0 hook may be used. As soon 

 as the snow has gone, then any of the standard patterns will kill, 

 dressed on smaller hooks, according to the size of the water and 

 time of year. 



On the Beauly, March, April, and I\Iay are good months for 

 salmon ; the grilse run with them in June, Jul}', and August, 

 while up to the middle of October both may be caught whenever 

 the water is right, salmon averaging about 14 lb. and grilse about 

 7 lb. The five lowest pools of the river are tidal ones, let with 

 Moniack Castle and Balblair House, each having alternate days 

 on both banks throughout the season. 



In 1903 the rods took 70 salmon and 480 grilse, but owing to 

 the many different fishings this is a difficult river to get returns 

 from. The Field, however, gives weekly and full reports of the 

 sport, and my readers cannot do better than refer to them. It is 

 as a grilse river that it is chiefly distinguished, and in the 'thirties 



