CHAPTER VI 



LOCH AWE 

 I.— DUNCAN OF THE LAUNCH 



^IVER fishing is generally acknow- 

 ledged to require more skill, and 

 to be a more varied and interesting 

 form of sport, than loch fishing. 

 There is something extremely attrac- 

 tive in wandering along the banks of 

 a beautiful stream, with its nume- 

 rous pools, rapids, or waterfalls, for 

 they ever form pictures to delight 

 the eye of the artist or angler. Even 

 though the sport be indifferent, there 

 is always pleasure to be gained from the healthy 

 exercise, and from the varied scenes which are 

 traversed ; and in the case of salmon fishing espe- 

 cially immense satisfaction may be derived from 

 the knowledge that a pool has been fished skilfully 

 and to the greatest advantage. 



