416 THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND 



justifies its Gaelic title of " quiet river." Halleaths, Dormont, 

 Kirkwood, Castlemilk, Murraythwaite, fish one or other bank to the 

 junction with the Water of Milk on the left. Below this the two 

 best fishings of the District are situated, viz. Hoddam, and Mount 

 Annan, after which the river flows through the old Royal Burgh of 

 Annan, where the Burgh have fishings shared with Newbie, over a 

 weir up to which the tide comes, and so, without any widening out, 

 into a broad and muddy estuary, as is the case with all other Scottish 

 Solway rivers, it enters the upper Solway at Annan Water Foot, 

 about a mile west of the railway viaduct. 



The public have most unusual facilities for fishing the Annan. 

 In this respect the Annan and Tweed resemble each other. It is 

 somewhat remarkable, therefore, that these are the two districts in 

 which additional demands have been made for public fishing. Shall 

 I be thought very forward if I recall the fable of the camel which 

 pleaded to be allowed simply to have its head inside the tent, and 

 whose master eventually found himself out in the cold ? Complete 

 freedom is allowed in the stretches near Moffat, where, however, the 

 trout fisher is chiefly affected. Other waters may be fished by 

 ticket. 



j The property of Sir Robert Buchanan-Jardine, Bart., who issues 



V tickets at 2 for the season, through Mr. D. W. Campbell, 

 Wamphrayj , ,. 



/-. ^ f i I Breckonhill, Lockerbie. 

 Girthhead J 



Blacketlees 17s. 6d. for the season, through Mr. D. W. Campbell, Breckonhill, 



Lockerbie. 

 Newbie 7s. 6d. for the season, through Mr. J. T. M'Glasson, Newbie Villa, 



Annan. 

 Kinniount 1. 5s. per season by Mr. C. Brook, proprietor, through Mr. W. H 



Veitch, Hoddam Estate Office, Ecclefechan. 

 Hoddam 3s. a day up to 1st Sept., and 3s. 6d. a day after that date ; issued at 



East Lodge, Hoddam. 



The proceeds are given to charitable institutions. In most cases tickets may 

 be secured for short periods if desired. 



The tidal waters used to be severely fished by net and coble as 

 well as by haaf net. The latter mode of fishing, as well as poke- 

 netting, is still carried on, it being estimated in a return presented 

 to Lord Elgin's Commission that 50 haaf nets and 34 poke nets are 

 fished in the Solway not very far from the river mouth. Net and 

 coble has been discontinued for several years. 



From 60 to 160 tons of salmon may be despatched from Annan 



