Clackmannan and Kinross . n-migratory species, peculiar to LochLeven and a hw other lochs of Southern Scotland andNorthern England ; but has been artificially introducedinto many lakes not only in this country but also through-out the world—even as far away as Tasmania. The fishings of the loch were let to tacksmen till1876, when the Loch Leven Angling Association wasformed. The rent in 1780 was only about /^20, by1838 it had risen to ^204; and at the present time thelessees, the Tay Salmon Fisheries Company, Ltd., payf^i200 a year with the right to put 36 boats on the fishing season
Clackmannan and Kinross . n-migratory species, peculiar to LochLeven and a hw other lochs of Southern Scotland andNorthern England ; but has been artificially introducedinto many lakes not only in this country but also through-out the world—even as far away as Tasmania. The fishings of the loch were let to tacksmen till1876, when the Loch Leven Angling Association wasformed. The rent in 1780 was only about /^20, by1838 it had risen to ^204; and at the present time thelessees, the Tay Salmon Fisheries Company, Ltd., payf^i200 a year with the right to put 36 boats on the fishing season extends from the 31st March to the7th September. Only rod fishing is permitted ; mostan2;lers use the fly, but some try trolling witli the minnow. FISHING 11 a The catch for tlie season of 1910, a record one, was41,064 trout of an aggregate weight of 29,200 lbs. Thesefigures may be compared with the average annual catchfor the years 1895-99: 16,746 trout of 11,421 Ihe heaviest trout ever cauirht in the lake. An Angling Club starting from Loch Leven pier scaled nearl}^ 10 lbs., but the average weight is about i years ago—especially in 1902 and 1903—greattrouble was caused by Canadian weed, which not onlyinterfered with the angling but also rendered rowing verydif^cult in the shallow waters. 8—2 116 KINROSS-SHIRE II. History. The history of the county has always centred roundLoch Leven. It seems probable that, in prehistoric times,
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