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Younger. The Loch Eck Hotel is the more southern of the two, but 

 good sport is had from each of them. 



The Fishery Board Report of 1891 states that — 



were caught by the hotel boats in that 3'ear, the heaviest salmon 

 being 25 lb., the heaviest sea trout 4 lb., and the heaviest loch trout 

 5 lb. 



The lower reaches of the Ruel are divided between Ormidale 

 House, Craig Lodge, and Camquhart shootings. On the Ormidale 

 House section in 1911, 6 salmon and 196 sea trout ; in 1912, 6 

 salmon and 128 sea trout — extent, a little over two miles. 



Craig Lodge has about one mile of both banks. In 1911, 2 

 salmon and 221 sea trout ; in 1912, I salmon and 357 sea trout. 

 Camquhart gives 20 to 30 sea trout and an occasional salmon. 



In all three sections a great many sea trout are caught by worm. 



