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on Tweed, as is met with below Grantully, would be associated, 

 like the Trows at Makerston, with sport throughout the whole 

 season ; but here it is not so. The range in question has its 

 hold over the fish only as a very temporary halting-place. In- 

 stinct prompts, evidently, to desert it, and aspire to points in the 

 river, which, although the angler may not be able to detect in 

 what particular, let him rest assured are more accommodating to 

 the habits of the salmon. 



I had but a brief, yet sufficient opportunity of judging of this 

 portion of Tay in 1853. On that occasion, in the Edrady- 

 nate casts, a short way above Grantully, I was fortunate enough, 

 at the very outset, with a small fly of the Sutton pattern, to 

 raise and kill a fine fish of nearly 20 Ibs. All chance of further 

 sport with the salmon-fly was rendered hopeless during my so- 

 journ at Moness, by the occurrence of warm sunny weather, but 

 that did not prevent my testing the various pools, in order to 

 ascertain whether they held salmon in any quantity. I devoted 

 the best part of three days to the investigation, and combining 

 the results arrived at with information gathered from local 

 anglers, I feel authorized to say that the stretch of water in 

 question, although very superior to any betwixt Logierait and 

 Murthley, will not stand comparison with even a second-rate 

 salmon beat belonging to Tweed. 



My tour of 1831 led me by Aberfeldy to a small inn situated 

 at the foot of Ben Lawers, half-way up Loch Tay. Apart from 

 the discomforts of the place which I selected for a Sunday's halt, 

 I met with no success, either on the Saturday afternoon or Mon- 

 day morning, on the lake itself. My ill-fortune must not be set 

 down as any criterion of the sport to be obtained on Loch Tay. I 

 have reason to know, however, that as regards trout, it is held in 

 poor estimation by the angler. There is fine trolling ground for 

 salmon over portions of it, and in favourable weather, during 



