160 WILD LIFE OF SCOTLAND 



The somewhat enigmatical compliment may have 

 been meant to suggest some problematical rise, 

 which, had it come to anything, would have pro- 

 duced astonishing results. 



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In this case, the tail-stream is but a continuation 

 of the lake, alike in its picturesqueness, and in its 

 capabilities of sport. Indeed, there are those who 

 prefer the romantic and changing charm of the 

 running water, to the still beauty of the lake ; and 

 take more delight in a cast from the green bank, 

 over the shaded pool, than on the opener water. 

 There can be few rivers whose course is better worth 

 following than that of the Tay from Kenmore, to 

 its junction with the Tummel ; thence through the 

 wooded district leading by Birnam, and across 

 Strathmore, till it meets the advancing tide in the 

 neighbourhood of Perth. 



Hotels dot the course, every here and there, 

 which lease the stretch in their neighbourhood. 

 And, doubtless, fishing is made as easy for the in- 

 expert as the changed circumstances will allow. 

 Boats are to be had, where they are in demand. 

 And, there be stepping-stones in the salmon pools, 

 and other aids to such as mistake herons for eagles, 

 and respectfully, but firmly decline to wet their 

 feet. 



