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shaws. As we come down the liill from the village, 

 and catch a first glance of the Tweed, the prospect 

 is very imposing. On every side lofty hills present 

 themselves ; and the farm houses, and well culti- 

 vated fields, round their base, and the plantations 

 which skirt the mansion of Tweedy House, furnish 

 one of the most beautiful sights that any country 

 can boast of, 



The Biggar water, which enters here into the 

 Tweed, is a fair fishing stream ; the trout not 

 numerous, but rather large, and of rich quality. 

 Worm fishing, in the hot and dry season of the year, 

 is often practised here with great success. The 

 brandling is the best bait, and next to it is the com- 

 mon red worm. 



We have always found, in angling for trout in 

 these higher sections of the waters of the Tweed, 

 that in the months of March, April, and May, large 

 flies are the most successful. They should likewise* 

 be of a lightish colour, with good sized wings. The 

 woodcock wing, with hare's ear body, is a general 

 favourite with the resident anglers in these loca- 

 lities. 



From the entrance of the Eiggar to the village of 

 Stobo, there are some delightful angling streams, 

 and reaches of still water. The village is pleasantly 

 situated. The parish church is said to be full five 

 hundred years old. Michel de Dunde, the rector of 

 it, swore fealty to Edward I., at the town of Ber- 

 wick, on the 2d August, 1296. The scenery in the 

 neighbourhood is particularly interesting. The hills 



