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The Garnock springs from the higher lands of the 

 county, in the vicinity of the two sheets of water 

 called EHbirnie and Castlesemple, both of which 

 contain trout, perch, pike, &c. The Garnock is 

 considerably augmented by the waters of the Eye, 

 Caaf, Dusk, and Lugton. There is a good sprink- 

 ling of small trout in all these feeders, but in dry 

 seasons they become quite unfit for anything like 

 pleasant rod- fishing. The chief river is greatly to be 

 preferred. It falls into the sea near Irvine. 



The banks of most of these waters are very beau- 

 tiful, and at particular parts of their course present 

 very rich and varied landscapes. They are a good 

 deal frequented by anglers in the height of the fish- 

 ing season, and prove a valuable auxiliary to the 

 stock of angling streams so near to the great and 

 increasing City of Glasgow. 



The County of Eenfrew is very small, and contains 

 few waters of any note. The White Cart, the Black 

 Cart, and the Gryfe, rise in the high moorlands, 

 meet in one, and join the Clyde at Inchinnan. The 

 White Cart, in its higher localities, contains a good 

 many very fine trout ; and in this neighbourhood 

 there are several lochs : Loch Goin, Brother Loch, 

 Black Loch, Long Loch, &c., in all of which there 

 are fine trout, and likewise charr. The feeders 

 of the White Cart are Earn Burn, Kevack Burn, 

 Auldhouse Burn, and Levern Water. 



The Black Cart is, in some parts of its course, a 

 fair fishing stream, though not exactly to our fancy. 

 There are but few trout in it, and those of no great 



