324. TWEED AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. 



to support him, the other two strands of the winch- 

 line having given way. 



Discharging themselves into these lochs, are several 

 streams, the largest of which is the Meggat-water, an 

 excellent summer trouting river, where I have caught 

 fish upwards of two pounds in weight. At the foot of 

 Meggat, close to where it enters St. Mary's loch, I 

 recollect, on the occasion of a flood, killing with the 

 fly, three panniers full of trout, each containing a stone 

 weight and upwards, in the course of a day. These 

 were all taken out of a space of water, not exceeding 

 half a mile. Another large capture made by me on 

 this stream, took place while in company with the 

 Ettrick Shepherd, and the creel-fulls we respectively 

 emptied out on arriving at Henderland (we had fished 

 down during a small flood from the head of Winter- 

 hope-burn, a course of four or five miles), would have 

 astonished even a Tweedside adept. 



The Chapelhope-burns and Corse-cleugh which enter 

 the loch of the Lowes also contains numerous trout. 

 There are plenty of perch in the upper lake, and the 

 lower one is occasionally visited by salmon and bull- 

 trout. I have caught both of these fish with loch-flies 

 from the margin, but never met with one in edible 

 condition. There is excellent accommodation at Mrs. 

 Richardson's cottage, situated betwixt the two lakes, 

 the rooms being fitted up expressly for anglers. The 

 house is not an inn, but wine and spirits may be ob- 

 tained from Moffat or Selkirk, at a short notice, carriers 

 passing, not far off, several times during the week 

 The landlady will be found extremely attentive and 

 obliging. There is an inn on Yarrow, the Gordon 

 Arms, nearly opposite Altrive, the residence of the late. 

 Ettrick Shepherd, and two, the Tushielaw Inn, and 



