covered with. high, mountains, with the exception of 

 Caithness, the coast of Suthcrlandshire, and a por- 

 tion of Ross- shire. In the centre of the country 

 there are high and mountainous grounds, but there 

 are here intervening valleys of great fertility and 

 beauty. In the South, except towards the Eastern 

 coast, elevated and wild tracts of land prevail, espe- 

 cially from Glenluice to the Cheviot Hills. The 

 lofty nature of Scotland generally gives rise to 

 numerous precipitate streams, forming also many 

 occasional lakes or lochs, the waters of which, as 

 well as the rivers, are remarkably limpid. Alto- 

 gether, the disciples of the " gentle art," who ram- 

 ble from the South, will readily perceive that the 

 scenery, as well as the manners- and customs of the 

 people, are of a different cast from what are to be 

 found in England. 



As I have elsewhere said,* 4 there is, perhaps, no 

 country in Europe, taking all things into account 

 its comparatively limited extent, number and length 

 of streams, size of lakes, &c., &c. so favourable for 

 the purposes of the angler, as Scotland. Every 

 little river, burn, torrent, or creek, however narrow 

 its bed or limited its range, is full of fine trout ; 

 whilst at the same time the whole country abounds 

 with immense quantities of the varieties of the noble 

 salmon ; the fish, above all others, best qualified to 

 afford the angler the most heart- stirring and refined 

 amusement to which his art can aspire. 



* See Hints on Angling; by Palmer Iltu- 



