Fishing -- Scotland; Hunting -- Scotland; Salmon fishing -- Great Britain; Spanish American literature -- History and criticism
1916. 1917. 1920. 1922.
lb. oz. lb. oz. lb. oz. lb. oz.
4 7 4 10 7 8 5 2
4 1 4 1 4 10 5 1
3 13 4 0 4 8 4 8
3 10 3 14 4 7 4 4
3 9 3 14 4 4 3 4
3 6 3 10 3 10 3 4
3 1 3 9 3 10 3 4
3 0 3 8 3 0 3 0
3 0 3 8 2 9 2 12
3 0 3 5 2 8 2 8
2 12 3 1 1 12 2 4
2 12 3 ½ 1 10 2 2
2 9 2 13 1 10 2 1
2 8 2 8 1 10 2 0
2 8 2 8 1 8 2 0
2 4 2 4 1 8 2 0
2 3 2 4 1 8 3 of 1 12
2 2 2 0 1 4 7 of 1 8
2 0 .. 1 4 5 of 1 4
2 0 .. 1 2 1 0
The fish caught have been remarkable not only for their weight but
also for their extraordinary beauty and condition. Those of us who
have seen them have seen many trout in our time, but have never
seen trout to compare with those caught during the first four or
five years after we began fishing the loch. Several of these,
which we measured, were as much in girth as in length from the
gills to the point of the tail where the flesh ends. They had small
heads and were most beautifully coloured. Their flesh was in colour
a deep red--no doubt due to the pigment in the fresh-water shrimps
which, as I have said, abound in the loch.
It is an interesting fact that, although the loch was very little
fished by ladies, they secured the two largest fish, one of 7½
lb., which took over three-quarters of an hour to land and gave
splendid sport, the other 6 lb. The former was a most extraordinary
fish. It was 22 inches in length, 16 inches in length from the
gills to the point where the flesh ends at the tail, and 16 inches
in girth. There is, however, no doubt that, with the exception of
this particular fish, the fish caught during the last four or five
years, whilst in excellent condition and comparing very favourably
with the ordinary large brown trout caught elsewhere, have not been
so extraordinary in their girth as in the first few years after the
loch was stocked.
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