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the country and its fishing resources for themselves. We can 

 assure them they will not be disappointed. 



There are various leading routes for reaching some of the main 

 rivers of Scotland. Whether a tourist goes by railway or by sea, 

 makes a considerable difference. The latter mode of travelling is 

 more confined and local. We cannot, however, shape our remarks 

 and instructions so as to meet all circumstances and contingencies ; 

 therefore we are under the necessity of treating the subject very 

 generally, and with the chief view of drawing the reader's attention 

 to the best angling localities of the country. 



For the sake of arrangement, we shall divide the whole of 

 Scotland into two leading portions : that which lies south of the 

 Forth and the Clyde, or which lies between an imaginary straight 

 line drawn from Edinburgh to Glasgow, and that portion which is 

 situated north of these respective localities. This division will 

 present to us two different classes of fishing waters, and, in many 

 respects, two different orders of rural scenery. We shall call the 

 one the south division, and the other the north division. 



THE SOUTH DIVISION. 



Supposing the angler makes his way by the London and North- 

 Western Railway, or by any other route, to the City of Carlisle, 

 he will here find two main trunk lines from this place to Glasgow, 

 each running near to, or right through a wide expanse of fishing 

 waters. The one line takes him by the Clyde and its chief feeders, 

 and the other by some of the main waters of Dumfriesshire. These 

 two routes require separate notices. 



If the tourist fixes on the Clyde and its chief dependencies, he 

 will have to go by the Caledonian Railway as far as the Elvwfoot 

 station, where he will meet with the river close at hand. There is 

 an inn here for refreshments, and it is a convenient spot to ascend 

 the river to its highest springs. It takes a sudden bend here, and 

 winds its course among a mass of romantic and wild hills and 

 morasses. The waters from Elvinfoot to the primary rivulets of 

 the river, are full of fine trout ; and there is a splendid fly-fishing- 

 range of many miles in extent. The streams are numerous and 

 rippling, and are beautifully fitted to aid the deceptions of the 

 artificial fly. 



The railway runs close by the banks of the river from this 

 station, to within three or four miles of the famous Falls of the 

 Clyde, which commence above the town of Lanark. As there are 

 stations every three or four miles along this route, the rod-fisher 

 has every possible facility for throwing his line upon any section 

 of the stream he may fancy. There is no wood to obstruct his 

 operations, and he will find a succession of fine streams and deep 

 pools in every part of his progress. 



The trout found in these portions of the Clyde waters are of 



