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quite inaccessible to salmon and seartrcut. For a great part 

 of its course it flows through the picturesque estate of Mr. 

 Archibald C'oates, and at Battleby a wonderful dam and fish- 

 paiss has been erected, with the result that there new exists a 

 splendid lake well stocked with salmon and seartrcut in sea- 

 son, and with a magnificent head of rainbow trout, ths latter 

 grand fellows, running up to 71b. or mere in weight, and, big 

 as they are, they rise freely to the fly and afford excellent 



BOTTOM OF FISH-PASS AT DUPPLIN DYKE. 



sport. All this, I repeat, has bsen brought about by the 

 formation of the dam and fish-pass, of which I give some illus- 

 trations. The valley through which the Schochie river was 

 wont to pursua its noisy course now lies buried beneath the 

 bosom of a smiling lake of proud proportions. In addition, 

 above the lake the river ha been dammed back at different 

 points, and in this manner some splendid fishing pods (about 

 20 in all) have replaced the tumbling stream of years agoi. This* 

 is the result of the estate having fallen into the hands of an 

 enthusiastic and skilful angler in the person of Mr. Ccates, 

 and it should be an object lesson to other owners of waiter who 



