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an example, on a gigantic scale, of an attempt — unfortunately unsuccessful — 

 to form an artificial fish-pond and increase the volume of a river. No less 

 than £11,000, Mr Harvie Brown writes, were expended about forty years ago 

 on these works by a former proprietor of the island ; and he also states, that 

 ' whilst much ill-considered work has been expended, yet, I believe, a very 

 ' great improvement can now be effected by any interested person or future 

 ' proprietor at a very small cost. My own private opinion is that all that is 

 ' necessary now could be done at a cost of from .£400 to £500, or possibly 

 * much less.' The yellow-trout fishing in some of the lochs seems to be 

 excellent, as Mr Brown saw two trout in the gamekeeper's hands, who was 

 fishing the ' Lochs of the large trout,' one a beauty of 3 lbs., and another 

 1 J lbs. Of the fishings, generally, Mr Brown writes as follows : — ' The lochs 

 ' are fairly numerous and good ; all, or nearly so, are somewhat inaccessible. 

 1 I visited most of the best ; some, where trout have been introduced recently 

 ' by Livingstone, contain and yield very fine trout indeed, but, as usual with 

 ' fine trout, they are shy. Sea-trout run (so I was assured) up to 6 and even 

 ' 12 lbs. At present, salmon are scarce in the rivers, though they do incline 

 ' to enter the lower reaches, especially of the Kilmory Burn. But salmon are 

 1 abundant and large in Kilmory Bay, where 20 to 30 lbs. fish are frequently 

 ' taken by net, legally or illegally.' 



