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2. Black Palmer. — Ribbed with silver twist on body of ostrich
feather ; tail yellow tilk ; wing brown turkey feather.
3. Stone Fly. — Body mixed with yellow and brown mohair, yel-
low towards the tail; wings, dark mottled feather of teal drake,
mixed with blue jay feather.
4. M'Niven's Favourite. — Boddy reddish purple or mauve mohair,
ribbed with white tinsel, red or black hackle, and light turkey
feather wings.
5. Smith'' s Fly. — Body of alternate dark -blue, red and yellow
mohair, yellow towards the tail, black hackle ; wings, teal drake or
pheasant's tail.
6. Darh Fly. — Body black silk, ribbed with tinsel, and over with
black hackle ; wing, light turkey cock ; tail, strand of speckled
feathers.
7. Broion Fly. — Body fiery brown mohair and red hackle; wing,
teal drake, speckled. This is often a deadly fly,
8. Green body of pigs wool and teal drake wing, and occasionally
a perfectly white fly is found captivating.
These should be dressed on pretty large hooks. There are
other popular flies used. An acquaintance with the loch will
soon put the angler in possession of their qualities and ap-
pearance.
It has been matter of surprise that the Club have not in-
troduced char and greyling into the loch ; they could easily
be imported and would thrive rapidly in it. Experiments
aie now being made by Sir James Colquhoun, Bart., on a
stream near Rossdhu policies, in the artificial propagation of
salmon, the success of which is hopefully and earnestly
looked forward to by many anglers.
The perch and pike fishing of the loch are very good, and
not so precarious as the trout. Since the removal of the
salmon nets, perch have increased very much, and may be
found throughout almost all its waters.
The pike fishing is best along the south shore, from the
termination of Eossdhu policies down to Belleretira. About
the mouth of the river Fruin, and where this stream, at a
former period, flowed into the loch, are several good and
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