CONTENTS. 



Pages 

 CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY, 1-4 



The Angler's location, page 1... Favourable position of 

 Edinburgh, 2... Fraternization of the North British 

 Railway with the various Border Streams, 3... Sketch 

 of the Author's plan, ib. 



CHAPTER II. ANGLING ON THE BORDERS, . 5-45 



Meatae, Romans, Monks, and Kelts, 5... Salmon-fishing, 

 7... Rapid decrease of the Fish and of the Rentals of 

 the Fishings, 9, 10... The Tweed Fisheries Acts, 10- 

 13... Extent of kelt-killing in the Tweed, ^...Rod- 

 fishing for Salmon with fly, worm, parr-tail, &c. 16-23 

 ...Habits of the Salmon, 19.. .His freaks when hooked, 

 24... Trout-fishing, 25... Fly, worm, creeper, and May- 

 fly, 26-39... Stewart's new methods, 27, 36. ..Minnow 

 and Roe fishing, 39-41... Forbidden Fish, 43-45. 



CHAPTER III. THE TWEED 46-99 



Character of the River from source to mouth, 46-48... 

 Mr. Stoddart's eulogium, 47. ..The Crook, 49... Hill- 

 burns, 51... The Tala and the upper Tributaries, 52... 

 Rachan Mill, Biggar- water, and Broughton, 53, 54... 

 The Lyne and the Tarth, 56... PEEBLES and its neigh- 

 bourhood, 57.. ..Manor-water, 58... Eddleston- water, 

 59... The Peebles Anglers, 60...Inuerleithen, 61... The 

 Leithen and the Quair, 62..." The Bush aboon Tra- 

 quair," 62.. .Ashestiel and neighbourhood, 63.. .Tweed 

 Trout-flies, 64... Caddon- water and Clovenford, 65... 

 Salmon-fishing... "The Nest," 65... their Album: Song 



