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fashionable place for anglers and tourists. Its situa- 

 tion is both healthy and beautiful. The Qttair, and 

 the Leithen, both tributaries of the Tweed in this 

 locality, are full of small trout, which are best 

 obtained after a flood, when their waters have sub- 

 sided a little, and have assumed an ale colour. We 

 have seen both these streams nearly dry, in certain 

 seasons of the year. 



Leaving Innerleithen, and passing down the 

 Tweed, we come to Caddon Water 9 a feeder to the 

 main river, containing small trout in great quanti- 

 ties. The country is magnificent in every direction, 

 and the fishing in all the various localities of the 

 Tweed, is first rate. In the height of the angling 

 season that is, from the middle of March till the 

 month of June we find every bit cottage by the 

 river side, from Peebles downwards, that can muster 

 a bed of any kind, occupied by some piscatory ama- 

 teur. It is often amusing to see to what personal 

 inconveniency, in the way of lodging, men of rank 

 and fortune will put themselves, in order to pursue 

 their favourite sport. 



We shall now, for a short time, leave the " bonny 

 bonny Tweed," and make an excursion from its fer- 

 tile and beautiful banks, to other scenes, not less 

 interesting, and fruitful both of sport and serious 

 and profitable contemplation. We shall make an 

 imaginary trip to Selkirk, which lies at a short dis- 

 tance from the part of the Tweed we are now at. 

 It is a capital fishing station, with an interesting 

 looking country around it. The tour we purpose 



