THE LOCHY AXD TRIBUTARIES 21 f, 



for sixteen miles of eacfi shore of Loch Linnhe, and though that 

 may possibly have been the case at the time of the report, the dis- 

 tance of each shore free of nets is now not so much. It is hard to 

 judge distance from the deck of a fast steam yacht or passenger 

 steamer, but recently I am nearly sure I have seen bag-nets working 

 much closer to the Lochy mouth than sixteen miles. 



As a set-off against this leasing of the seashore nets, Lord 

 Abinger keeps the right to take with a net in his reserved water 

 any number of salmon or grilse, not exceeding a total of 100 

 during the entire season. Also, during the months of March, April, 

 and May, when the fish are running rapidly upwards, the pro- 

 prietor reserves the right to fish any pools in the river when the 

 tenant of that beat or his friends are absent from the country. The 

 fish caught belong to the tenant, who is expected to arrange for 

 their disposal by leaving instructions with the keeper. This right 

 is most carefully used, and has never been known to interfere with 

 a tenant's comfort or sport. It is not exercised if he is merely 

 away for a day, or even two, and is only brought into play when 

 he is absent for several days in succession ; neither would the right 

 be exercised the very day before a tenant returned. 



These rivers are let in beats as follows : The Roy is let for 

 the whole season, the Spean and Lochy as under : — 



Beat No. i. The headwaters of the Spean to the burn at Corrie- 

 choillie, with one boat, (a) From the commencement of the season 

 to the gth of August inclusive ; (b) from the loth of August to the 

 31st of October. 



Beat No. 2. The Spean from CorriechoiUie Burn to Spean 

 Bridge, with two boats. The periods of the let the same as stated 

 in No. I. 



Beat No. 3. From Spean Bridge to the head of the Pile Pool 

 on the Lochy, with two boats, (a) From the ist of April to the 

 31st of May, both inclusive ; (b) from the ist of June to the gth of 

 August, both days inclusive ; (c) from the loth of August to the 

 31st of October. 



Beat No. 4. From the head of the Pile Pool to the tail of Garry- 

 buie inclusive, with four boats. The periods of letting are the 

 same as on No. i. 



Beat No. 5. From the tail of Garrybuie to the Dyke at Canal 

 Pool, with four boats. The periods of letting are also the same as 

 on No. I. 



Beat No. 6. From the Dyke at Canal Pool to the Suspension 

 Bridge, with periods as on No. i. 



Beat No. 7. From the Suspension Bridge to the sea. From 

 commencement to the end of the season. 



The proprietor provides all preservation and boats, and supplies 

 a paid keeper with each beat, except with No. 7 ; keepers and 

 watchers are not to be taken from their duties on the banks of the 

 river. Tenants are allowed to sublet, subject to the approval of the 

 proprietor. 



