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have ourselves angled, are the Whitadder, the Blackadder, 

 the Jed, and the Teviot, all three abound with fish, and 

 we can safely say, few foreign streams have afforded us 

 such delicious sport. 



After the waters of the Tweed and its various tribu- 

 taries, we have found the best localities in Scotland, on 

 the banks of the rivers, in Forfarshire, Argyleshire, and 

 Dumfrieshire. Indeed, there is such a prodigious quan- 

 tity of salmon and trout, in all the waters which flow 

 through this part of Great Britain, that any particular 

 enumeration of them is altogether unnecessary. The 

 angler can scarcely go wrong. The waters on which he 

 throws his fly may be of comparative value ; but he may 

 rely on it, none will be entirely barren or unprofitable. 



We cannot, however, close this general and very brief 

 sketch of the waters of Scotland, without noticing the 

 very fine fishing which her lochs or lakes afford. 

 These beautiful waters are so romantic by nature, and 

 have such a halo of romance thrown over them by the 

 sweet fictions of the past, that many thousand foreign 

 visitors repair to them every season, for the sole purpose 

 of gazing on their beautiful scenery, and indulging in 

 those feelings which the associations connected with them 

 are calculated to inspire. 



These lakes abound with large trout; but generally 

 speaking they can only be obtained by means of a boat, 

 from which the angler must make his casts; as fishing 

 from the sides of these lochs or lakes is, for many reasons, 

 entirely out of the question. 



The remarkably fine red bourne trout is to be found oc- 

 casionally of a prodigious size in some of these mountain 

 lochs. Prideaux Selby, Esq. (the celebrated ornitholo- 

 gist, whose elaborate work originated the most splendid 



