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a river for several miles, and never stumble on a 

 single tree or bush. 



Another great advantage which the angler enjoys 

 in Scotland arises from the feet, that he need not be 

 so fastidious about the choice of his flies as he would 

 require to be, or rather he would be compelled to 

 be, in other countries, by the mere form of custom 

 and prejudice. If you have any tolerably well made 

 flies, and the waters are in good order, you may as 

 surely calculate upon a good day's sport, as upon 

 the appearance of to-morrow's sun. In a word, dis- 

 appointment can never be permanently, or even 

 generally, experienced in this splendid fishing- 

 country. 



To impart something like orderly arrangement to 

 our descriptions and remarks, we shall ideally divide 

 the country into four chief compartments, making 

 the City of Glasgow the centre spot of our imaginary 

 fishing excursions. The First division is that of 

 the SOUTH and SOUTH-EASTERN ; the Second, the 

 SOUTH -WESTERN ; the Third, the NORTH and 

 NORTH- WESTERN ; and the Fourth, the EASTERN 

 and NoRTH-E ASTERN. 



