CHAPTER IX. 

 LOCH OR LAKE FISHING. 



LOCH fishing, as compared with river 

 fishing, does not require the same amount 

 of skill to creel a fair basket ; nevertheless, 

 it is a most enjoyable pastime, and appeals 

 to the angler on account of the superior 

 size and quality of the trout caught. Our 

 old angling friends used to tell us that 

 fly-fishing was of little avail unless there 

 was sufficient breeze to cause a nice ripple 

 on the water, but now our ideas on the 

 subject are altogether different. 



With the use of the finest gut and 

 improved tackle generally there are few 

 occasions when trout may not be taken 

 with fly on our lakes. Again, lake fishing 

 is now becoming very popular throughout 



