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days with my host and his two other guests, Charles 

 RadclyfFe and Edward Harrison. 



The 28 th of August saw me again at Battleby with 

 Brydges Willyams, where, though we fished hard for 

 the next week, we took but seven grilse, there being 

 very few fish in the Tay. Then, on the 6th of 

 September, making Oban headquarters, there I stayed 

 until the 15th October, with my wife and daughter. 

 During that time I had some pleasant, even if 

 disappointing, days on the Awe, by the kindness of 

 Colonel Murray, of Polmaise, and Colonel Thorpe, of 

 Ardbrecknish ; for, though there were plenty of fish in 

 the water, no one could hit upon any combination of 

 fur and feather that would tempt them to rise, and 

 in some ten days only two fish rewarded our efibrts. 

 Colonel Thorpe's water is greatly spoiled by the opposite 

 bank being fished by the visitors at Taynuilt Hotel, 

 who are much too numerous to be pleasant. On the 

 last day I was on this water there were two rods 

 fishing the Cruive Pool — one done, the other com- 

 mencing — and also two more playing the same 



