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sionally been taken in the upper parts of Clyde, above 

 its loftiest falls, which, being eighty feet in height, it 

 is utterly impossible for fish of any kind to surmount. 

 The fact is accounted for in this way. After passing 

 Tinto-hill, from the top of which there is a splendid 

 view of its windings, the bed of the Clyde approaches to 

 a level with that of the Biggar-water, which is close at 

 hand, and discharges itself into the Tweed. On the 

 occasion of a large flood, the two streams become con- 

 nected, and the Clyde actually pours a portion of its 

 waters into one of the tributaries of Tweed, which is 

 accessible to, and frequented in the winter season by, 

 salmon, or rather large bull-trout, mistaken evidently 

 for the salmon proper. There is also a similar connec- 

 tion betwixt the two rivers further down, at the respec- 

 tive sources of the Medwin and Tarth waters. The 

 finest portions of the Clyde for the angler are situated 

 above and below Lamington, where the banks are open 

 and free of wood. Not only are the trout in this part 

 of the river abundant, but their quality is very superior, 

 and the colour of the flesh red. They have been cap- 

 tured here, nearly two feet in length. The Baillies' 

 Arms Inn, in the village of Lamington, affords excellent 

 accommodation for the angler. There are also inns at 

 Duneaton, Biggar, Lanark, and other places through- 

 out the county. The lochs of Lanarkshire are few, and, 

 in point of size, insignificant. The Crane loch lies in 

 a moorland district, in the parish of Dunsyre, and 

 abounds with pike and perch. It is connected with one 

 of the Medwins, which contains red trout of consider- 

 able weight, and a few pike. The White-loch, near 

 the village of Carnwath, produces perch. There are 

 also Lang-loch, not far from Lanark, and BishopVloch, 

 "Woodend, &c., in the parish of Monkland; but the 



