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upper part through one of the most remarkable passes 

 in Scotland, and teems, where it is uninjured by mills, 

 &c. with small lively trout. An expert angler may 

 take from eight to sixteen dozen in the course of a 

 day. The Islay is reckoned an excellent salmon 

 river ; it meets Tay on the left betwixt Dunkeld and 

 Perth, and is well adapted, along with its tributaries 

 the Ardle, &c. for rod-fishing. Braan and Ordie con- 

 tain trout in considerable numbers. The Tummel, 

 which joins Tay at Logierait, may be reckoned among 

 the more tolerable waters in Perthshire. Some parts, 

 however, excel and contain large trout. Salmon sel- 

 dom ascend above the falls. Into Tummel, and above 

 Pitlochrie, flows the Garry, a tolerable fishing stream. 

 The Tilt meets Garry at Blair Athol, and farther up 

 enters the Bruar, both affording fine sport to the angler. 

 Lyon Water, falling into Tay below Kenmore, contains 

 salmon and trout in considerable plenty. The districts 

 of Perthshire through which Tay and its tributaries 

 flow, are beautifully varied and marked with fine natu- 

 ral scenery. Lochs are scattered in all directions, filled 

 with fish of various sorts and qualities. The princi- 

 pal of these are Loch Tay, into which fall the Dochart 

 and Lochie, good angling streams ; Lochs Bha, Ly- 

 doch, Aich, Rannoch, and Tummel, connected in a 

 series by the Gawin and river Tummel ; Lochs Ericht, 

 Garry, Earn, Turit, Freuchie, and Broom, all well 

 stored with fish. Loch Tummel contains very large 

 trout and pike ; of the former, six or seven may be killed 

 in a day, from two to twelve pounds weight each : a 

 large red fly or small trout are the best lures, and a 

 boat, of which there are several on the water, is ne- 

 cessary ; the outlet is reckoned by us the surest ground, 

 especially in the evening. Loch Turit produces, be- 

 sides pike and perch, a fine red trout, which grows to 



