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« **Reply #375 on:** 28/02/2011 at 22:38 »

No, but heading south is a good plan

H

« **Reply #376 on:** 28/02/2011 at 23:05 »

Loch Ken.

« **Reply #377 on:** 28/02/2011 at 23:28 »

Quote from: Dryflee on 28/02/2011 at 23:05

Loch Ken.

Is the right answer

H

« **Reply #378 on:** 01/03/2011 at 21:26 »

Cheers Hamish.

Ok how about this one?

Prior to the building of the Caledonia Canal a different route was considered as an easier route from coast to coast instead of around the Firth.

So where was it and what waters would it utilise?

« **Reply #379 on:** 01/03/2011 at 22:24 »

Hi Dryflee never realised you were so good at general knowledge

« **Reply #380 on:** 01/03/2011 at 22:41 »

Was Loch Shin one of the lochs in that proposed canal

Seems to 'ring bells' with me.

H

« **Reply #381 on:** 02/03/2011 at 12:37 »

Ah Hamish that would be telling, but looks like you must've been an avid reader of some of my previous ramblings?

So, come on then, name the waters and where the canal bits would have had to run.

« **Reply #382 on:** 02/03/2011 at 12:41 »

loch venachar.

« **Reply #383 on:** 02/03/2011 at 12:52 »

I know the canal was bulit by Thomas Telford, but the route was originally surveyed by James Watt in 1773 , I'm sure he must have proposed an alternative route ? Not sure where it was though.

Jim

« **Reply #384 on:** 02/03/2011 at 13:01 »

Allan is the answer somewher close to home for you

from the Moray firth to Loch Linnhe via Glrn More.

Jim

« **Reply #385 on:** 02/03/2011 at 13:04 »

Nope Jim, or Henry. We clue (giveaway) check oot Hamish's last reply and fill in the blanks

« **Reply #386 on:** 02/03/2011 at 13:32 »

Ok Merkland -Shin - Dornoch Firth ?

Jim

« **Reply #387 on:** 02/03/2011 at 17:53 »

Close enough

The route was actually canal with locks from Laxford to Stack, canal again to More, third canal section with locks to Merkland, again to Grahama, short canal (probably a single lock actually) to Shin, then big canal section with locks through to Oykel which would be deepened to allow passafe through to Bonar Bridge and Kyle of Sutherland beyond. Thankfully they never went for it, however hammered the area with a massive hydro system a good few years later.

It's also reckoned that vikings used this route as well, however they would have to carry thier boats (small traders, not longboats) over the land sections. Overscaig is reputed to be a name of viking origin meaning moustacheoed (sp?) hound (well why not we've a bearded collie

) although i did hear this late at night in the bar after a few apris fish lemonades.

Right Jim, your turn.

« **Reply #388 on:** 02/03/2011 at 18:45 »

Which country has the worlds highest (in terms of altitude) trout streams ?

Jim

« **Reply #389 on:** 02/03/2011 at 19:06 »

My gut instinct would be to say the Himalayas are a likely bet, so initially I'd plump for Kashmir - but that's not a country so the answer could be India, Pakistan or China.

So - I'm going with Nepal

H

« **Reply #390 on:** 02/03/2011 at 19:09 »

Close but no Cigar Hamish

Jim

« **Reply #391 on:** 02/03/2011 at 20:05 »

Bhutan? easgach 1

« **Reply #392 on:** 02/03/2011 at 20:17 »

The Kingdom of Bhutan it is , stocked with Leven troot

Jim

« **Reply #393 on:** 03/03/2011 at 09:21 »

Joker

How did these leven troots get into these high mountain lochs and by whom?

« **Reply #394 on:** 03/03/2011 at 12:38 »

Probably the Victorians as they did else where in the world, eggs frozen & placed in wooden crates with straw, which were then shipped around the world, a similar thing was done in Australia at a place called the Salmon Ponds in Tasmania.

Alex

« **Reply #395 on:** 03/03/2011 at 13:12 »

Aye ok that explains how the leven strain fish got into Bhutan, but how specifically did they get into these high lochs?

I'll give you a clue, it was explained in the 'Accidental Angler'

« **Reply #396 on:** 03/03/2011 at 18:35 »

loch Leven trout round here were taken up by pony in panniers, when were Brook trout introduced into the UK? easgach1

« **Reply #397 on:** 04/03/2011 at 14:07 »

Quote from: Easgach 1 on 03/03/2011 at 18:35

loch Leven trout round here were taken up by pony in panniers, when were Brook trout introduced into the UK? easgach1

Wrong. It was actually convicts who were given the task as punishment and carried the fish in bags on thier backs apparently

.

Circa 1880's Derek? A couple of our upland lochs have them as a naturally regenerating spiecies now from previous stocks of many moons ago.

« **Reply #398 on:** 04/03/2011 at 14:15 »

there are believed to pre Ice age trout and post Ice age trout in some lochs, but round here the high hill lochs were stocked every 3 years by the wagon coming from Howietoun and then locals taking them up with a garron and 2 milkchurns,I know of some lochs that were stocked like this as recently as the late 20's, and our club lochs were stocked this way , why do you think " Loch Leven" trout are any different from other trout?or is this some sort of deja vu?
??? easgach 1

« **Reply #399 on:** 04/03/2011 at 14:22 »

1864 for England and 1870 for the local upland lochans, never heard the one about convicts, no mention of it in " 100
years in the highlands" or" Pigeon holes of memory"It may be my PC but I dont get the posts right away, which is why I seem to be playing catchup ??? easgach 1