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places where fish harbour, but neither in Tweed 

 nor in Don do you need to throw it twice in the 

 same place. If they do not seize it at its first 

 visit, do not repeat it. Not so the partail, how- 

 ever ; they will follow it and take it at the side, 

 when you are recovering to pitch it forward 

 again. There can be no doubt it is the smell 

 that attracts them in this case, and also the real 

 nature of the bait. They only dart once at the 

 phantom, which they at once descry to be a sub- 

 stance having dangerous qualities. I have taken 

 salmon with it both on Tweed and Don, but I 

 would not like to affirm that they were clean ones. 

 The phantom minnow may now be bought at the 

 principal tackle shops in London. (It would be 

 better named a phantom smolt.} 



Castle 



I remember being here with three others, and 

 beginning to fish below the Bridge of Keigh (I 

 think it is called). We had amongst our take 

 at the end of the day some trouts of 3 Ibs. A 

 very provoking incident occurred here. Three 

 of us unfortunately took the north side of the 



