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tarry. When at the bottom of the ladder you can 

 easily approach the stream, where you will find 

 yourself on a level with it, but conveniently hidden 

 from the fish by a projecting rock, which in no 

 way interferes with the fishing of the pool in any 

 manner you may choose, as there is plenty of room 

 for a good swing. It is easily fished, and a most 

 likely spot when in ply, but you will require some 

 skill to kill your fish when hooked, as there are 

 two probabilities to be guarded against. The first 

 is his getting up into the falls ; that is likely to lose 

 you tackle as well as fish ; or he may go down and 

 not stop even at the Little- Ladder, but on to the 

 Cairn, and, as you cannot follow one yard, that is 

 a certain loss. Your gillie, if as experienced and 

 resourceful as MacLeish was, which is little likely, 

 will stand above you, stones in hand, and keep him 

 from the falls, but he cannot aid you in the case 

 of his going down. So be rough on him, especially 

 rough when he is going from you. I have killed 

 several fine fish here, and, as yet, with unbroken 

 luck. 



On one occasion, while I was fishing here, 

 MacLeish caused me, under peculiar circumstances, 

 to offer a fish so many baits that I felt sure at the 

 time that the salmon had been, if ever salmon was, 

 worried into making a snap, as a dog might. How- 

 ever, you shall have an opportunity of judging 

 for yourself. 



Mac had ascended the ladder for my bag, and, 



