146 THE SALMON 



Broom at about twelve noon. The ' Lynn ' I must 

 describe for the benefit of those who have not seen 

 it, as one of the most extraordinary pools to fish that 

 I have ever seen. A wild fall dashes into a deep 

 hole between two high rocks ; and the fisherman 

 stands high above it on artificial steps cut in the 

 rock, and has to cast a long line to cover it. The 

 Braemore visitor's book contains a humorous sketch 

 by the late Sir John Everett Millais, of himself 

 fishing this pool, held by a gillie from above by 

 the gaff through his coat tail, labelled 'A necessary 

 precaution when fishing the Lynn pool.' At the time 

 of which I am writing it was possible for a gillie to gaff 

 a fish at one place in the pool, but since the great 

 flood of 1892 every fish hooked has to be led down 

 through the rapids into the pool below, the lower 

 Lynn ; and a light wooden rail has been fixed 

 on the rocks beside the rapid to prevent the line 

 being cut by them, as the fisherman passes above at 

 a necessarily considerable distance. From this 

 description it will be seen that, although there are 

 difficulties in casting and landing the fish, the angler 

 is high above the pool and has great leverage if 

 required. Nevertheless, on this occasion referred to, 

 the fish refused to move far, and no strain was 

 sufficient to bring him to the surface. Hours passed, 



