THE LOCHY AND TRIBUTARIES 



THE ALINE, CONA, GOUR, KINGAIRLOCH, SANDA, AND SCADDLE 



These half-dozen small streams, whose united drainage area 

 does not exceed one hundred and thirty square miles, are all in the 

 Ardgour and Morven districts of Argyll. 



The Aline or Gearrabliain is entirely on the Ardtornish property. 

 Though it is barely three miles long, it is the largest and best of the 

 six. It falls into the head of the salt-water loch of the same name 

 on the east coast of the Sound of Mull. Up tiU about thuty years 

 ago it used to give some good sport, and as many as five salmon and 

 thirty sea trout have been caught in a day by one rod ; it has the 

 advantage of being supplied by Loch Ari-innis, in which formerly 

 the sea trout fishing was also very good. 



The Cona and the Scaddle flow through Lord Morton's deer 

 forest. They unite about a mile before falling into Loch Linnhe, 

 each of them yielding a few sea trout and an occasional grilse, both 

 being strictly preserved. 



The Kingairloch has a run of four miles, when a series of falls 

 bars the further ascent of fish ; it flows into Loch Linnhe, and is 

 strictly preserved by the tenant of the deer forest. 



The Gour and the Sanda are both on the same property and 

 in the same hands ; the latter is the best of the three streams, as it 

 flows from Loch Gour, but all of them yield sea trout and a grilse 

 at times, though not a tithe of what they used to do thirty years 

 ago.' None of these little rivers require wading. Grilse average 

 about 6 lb., and sea trout a little under i lb., and any of the standard 

 sea trout flies will kill, or small Jock Scot or silver bodies will do as 

 well. 



