AND HOW I HAVE CAUGHT MY FISH 223 



From here for the next mile is a series of gravel 

 shallows which offer the best possible conditions 

 for the autumn spawning salmon. The river is 

 broad, with a good fall of water varying from one 

 to six feet in depth, with gravel from the finest 

 to the coarsest. Here, every November, hundreds 

 of fish may be seen busy at their work, and, 

 even in the middle of January, a few late couples 

 are to be seen completing their task in perfect 

 security. 



From Garth to Fortingall Bridge the fishing 

 belongs to Sir Donald on both sides, and is at the 

 disposal of visitors here. The left bank is rented 

 from the Marquis with the shooting on Drummond 

 Hill, and with it come the services of the keeper, 

 Peter Dewar, who, when I first met him, im- 

 pressed me as being a grand specimen of the 

 Highlander. 



Having introduced you to Peter Dewar, every- 

 one's favourite, it would be well to give you a 

 description of that portion of the river which is 

 under his care, leaving MacLennan's charge until 

 last, as it stretches some miles farther up the 

 glen. 



Peter will be here at the hotel in good time 

 in the morning to learn your wishes, to view your 

 tackle, and to see that you do not start without any 

 one of the things necessary for your sport, and, I 

 may add without causing him to blush, for your 

 comfort and his. 



