Reaches of the Clyde and Tweed. 339 



AUGUST. 



Fly. Natural black ant. Artificial flies unproduc- 

 tive in hot and dry weather, but successful if cold and 

 wet, with occasional floods ; and in the early morning. 



Minnow. ILK. black water. 



Worm. In a full, flooded, turbid water. 



SEPTEMBER. 



Fly. Small artificial autumn flies very successful. 

 Minnow and Worm. In flooded water. 



OCTOBER. 



Fly. Small artificial still good, in the absence of 

 frost. 



Minnow and Worm. In flooded water. 



Trout getting out of condition. Time for grayling- 

 fishing with fly and worm. 



III. 



PRINCIPAL OPEN REACHES OF THE CLYDE AND THE 

 TWEED, WITH THE WINDS THAT BLOW UP- 

 STREAM ON EACH. 



THE CLYDE. 



Section sufficient for a day's fishing. Wind blowing up. 



1. Medwin foot to Thankerton, .... Northerly. 



2. Thankerton to Culter, West by north. 



3. Culter to Lamington, North-east. 



4. Lamington to Roberton, North-east. 



5. Roberton to Abington, ..... Northerly. 



6. "Graveyard Pool," above Abington, to Craw- | 



ford, \ est ' 



7. Crawford to Elvanfoot, North-east. 



8. Elvanfoot up the Daer, Northerly. 



