232 WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



Strange as the fancy may appear the results of 

 my numerous efforts bear strong testimony to its 

 correctness. 



The spot at which to commence to fish is at the 

 foot of the second cairn some fifty yards higher up. 

 On looking to the opposite bank you will see a 

 wire fence running down to the water. Throw 

 straight for it and about three-quarters of the way 

 across ; then you will just miss the high stones, 

 one of which is shown appearing above water in 

 the photo. 



It is behind these that the fish are sheltering 

 from the full force of the stream. Make several 

 casts here, and then search each yard down until 

 your bait is opposite the other cairn, where you 

 should again make several casts ; and then on, foot 

 by foot, until you reach the fir-trees that are at the 

 edge of the river. 



I have spoken of fishing deep, and have given 

 my reasons for so doing, but it will be well to 

 remember, here and everywhere in the Lyon, that 

 it is better to be spinning too high than too low, as 

 stones and rocks are everywhere. 



The opposite bank was the property of Mr. 

 Stewart Menzies, the Laird of Chesthill, whom I 

 have often seen in his picturesque Highland 

 costume, wielding his fly-rod and cleverly avoiding 

 the many obstacles growing on the high bank. He 

 never would try the minnow, preferring, even in 

 January, to take his chance with a fly. 



