82 THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND 



the best in the river. When the summer fish are up, the Gallan 

 Pool is full of fish and continues so till the end of the season. 

 M'Farlane's Pool, the Neck, and the Fir Pool are also reputed 

 excellent. 



Immediately above the Bridge of Balgie there are a series of 

 rapids, at the bridge itself a low fall of between 3 and 4 feet, and 

 round the first corner at the head of the rapids another fall of about 

 the same height. Innerwick Water, which also belongs to Meggernie, 

 but is let, commences at the bridge and goes down for about 5 

 miles. The lower section of this water consists of the sluggish 

 stretch in the broad part of the glen already referred to as in all 

 probability the site of an old lake. The upper part of the water 

 is, however, of fine character, and at times offers good results, 

 although the total for Innerwick is always far short of that for 

 Meggernie. 



At Chesthill, next below, the beauties of Glen Lyon are seen at 

 their best. The central portion is in the thickly-wooded defile 

 illustrated in the photograph, where often the water is deep and 

 rather still in rocky pools, but here also one or two small cascades 

 occur. Emerging from the defile the river opens out in fine streamy 

 character with beautiful gravel bottom at Fortingal, and broken 

 with rocky ledges lower down. 



At Chesthill, on the left bank, the fishing, till recently, went with 

 Meggernie, but has now been bought by Mr. Stewart Menzies of 

 Chesthill, although a mile and a half of the land belongs to the 

 trustees of the late Sir Donald Currie. On the right bank the 

 fishings are let to Fortingal Hotel. This section forms beats 

 3 and 4 of the hotel water. Below this, on the right bank, the 

 rights belong to Lord Breadalbane, down to the mouth of the 

 river. Two fishings are comprised in this stretch, first the Dun- 

 eaves Water, rented by the late Sir Donald Currie, and let to 

 Fortingal Hotel, forming beats 5 and 6 of the hotel fishings ; next, 

 the last 3 miles of this bank is let by Lord Breadalbane to the 

 Kenmore Hotel, and, along with part of the Loch Tay fishings, is 

 kept for hotel visitors. 



On the left bank, below Chesthill, comes the Glenlyon Water, 

 which forms beat 2 of Fortingal Hotel. Below this the Garth 

 Water, which goes down to the Keltny Burn and forms beat 1 of 

 the Fortingal Hotel. Below this, Sir Neil Menzies' comes in and 

 follows down the Tay. 



Fortingal Hotel has thus six beats in about 6f miles of water, 



