CHAPTEK X. 



LOCH FISHING. 



ANGLING in lochs is not held in such 

 estimation as angling in running 

 water. There is a tiresome mono- 

 tony in fishing continually in still water, 

 where the angler must ply his lure unre- 

 mittingly in the same manner. There is 

 no whirling eddy, no rippling stream, no 

 projecting bush or bank, where, if the 

 angler casts neatly, he is almost sure to be re- 

 warded for his skill; the nicety in casting, so 

 essential in order to fish a river successfully, being 

 here almost entirely dispensed with. Nor is there 

 much room for bringing into play knowledge of 

 the habits of the trout, local knowledge almost 

 entirely superseding it; for the angler, guided by 

 a boatman who is familiar with every bay or bank 

 where sport may be expected, has merely to throw 

 his line, and the only skill requisite is in striking 

 and landing a trout. Fishing from the bank, if 

 the angler is without attendant, requires more 



