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worm, after a flood. The Timah and the Bankle- 

 burn are the chief of these. Whitlings have been 

 caught in the Ettrick in the latter part of the year. 



In fishing down the Ettrick, should the tourist feel 

 inclined, he may throw a line into several lakes in 

 the high grounds situated between the Eankle-burn 

 and a stream called the Ale. These small lakes have 

 fine trout, of good average size ; and, when the 

 weather is favourable, afford a fair portion of sport. 

 The chief of these waters are Clear-burn, the Shaws 

 loch, and Alemoor. We have seen four dozen of 

 fine rich trout taken out of the last sheet of water, 

 with a brown- winged fly, in less than three hours. 

 "We have heard anglers, who have often fished in 

 these lochs, say, that they were always more suc- 

 cessful when the wind blew from the east than from 

 any other quarter. 



Having now completed the tour of the Yarrow 

 and Ettrick, and arrived at the point of the Tweed 

 from which we set out, we must descend further 

 down this prince of rivers, and give a brief notice of 

 the several sections of it, which require, and are 

 worthy of, particular remark. 



The parts of the Tweed below Innerleithen are 

 considered those which form the starting points of 

 good salmon angling. This fish is not found in great 

 abundance higher up in the river, but confines his 

 excursions to those deep and broad stretches of water 

 which afford him shelter, and which we more fre- 

 quently meet with as the river approaches the sea. 

 The rod-fisher will find that his sport for this noble 



