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fall of about the same height. Innerwick Water, which also 

 belongs to Meggernie, but is let, commences at the bridge and 

 goes down for about 5 miles. The lower section of this 

 water consists of the sluggish stretch in the broad part of the 

 glen already referred to as in all probability the site of an old 

 lake. The upper part of the water is, however, of fine 

 character, and at times offers good results, although the total 

 for Innerwick is always far short of that for Meggernie. 



At Chesthill, next below, the beauties of Glen Lyon are seen 

 at their best. The central portion is in the thickly-wooded 

 defile illustrated in the photograph, where often the water is 

 deep and rather still in rocky pools, but here also one or two 

 small cascades occur. Emerging from the defile the river 

 opens out in fine streamy character with beautiful gravel 

 bottom at Fortingal, and broken with rocky ledges lower down. 



At Chesthill, on the left bank, the fishing formerly went with 

 Meggernie, but was bought by the late Mr. Stewart Menzies of 

 Chesthill, although a mile and a half of the land belongs to 

 the trustees of the late Sir Donald Currie. On the right bank 

 the fishings are let to Fortingal Hotel. This section forms 

 beats 3 and 4 of the hotel water. Below this, on the right 

 bank, the rights belong to Lord Breadalbane, down to the 

 mouth of the river. Two fishings are comprised in this stretch, 

 first the Duneaves Water, rented by the late Sir Donald Currie, 

 and let to Fortingal Hotel, forming beats 5 and 6 of the hotel 

 fishings ; next, the last 3 miles of this bank is let by Lord 

 Breadalbane to the Kenmore Hotel, and, along with part of 

 the Loch Tay fishings, is kept for hotel visitors. 



On the left bank, below Chesthill, comes the Glenlyon Water, 

 which forms beat 2 of Fortingal Hotel. Below this the Garth 

 Water, which goes down to the Keltny Burn and forms beat 

 1 of the Fortingal Hotel. Below this, Weem comes in and 

 follows down the Tay. 



Fortingal Hotel has thus six beats in about 6| miles of water, 

 counting both banks. The charge is 105. per day per rod. 

 The five lowest beats are fished from 15th January. The 

 furthest up beat is not fished till March. One rod goes with 

 each beat, and spinning baits are largely used till about April, 

 when the fly seems to come into great favour. Mr. Stewart, 

 the former hotel-keeper, gave me the catches for four years. 



