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perch abound. A few small tarns lie above Cleish, 

 but their produce is very indifferent. On the whole, 

 this county is no residence for the angler. 



THE LOTHIANS. 



The streams in our metropolitan county are the 

 Water of Leith, or Currie Water, the North and South 

 Esks, and part of the Almond, which divides it from 

 Linlithgowshire. The first of these is full of trout, shy 

 in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, but rising freely 

 a few miles up, especially at the grey and dun midge. 

 The Esks are poor angling waters, much poisoned by 

 manufactories, and too rocky to breed good fish. Those 

 parts of them, however, which are under restrictions, 

 abound in small trout. * The Almond is better, and 

 the small burns of Linhouse and Gogar, which run into 

 it, contain some fair-sized fish. We have caught re- 

 markably fine ones at Kirkliston, and farther down ; 

 also sea trout and small grilses in the neighbourhood of 

 Cramond. Trout are found in considerable quantities 

 among the Pentland burns, and especially in Compen- 

 sation Pond above Glencorse, where we have killed 

 betwixt five and six dozen in the course of a day. Co- 

 binshaw Bog is also a good piece of water, containing 

 large fish. Gala and Heriot run southward through 

 this shire, and afford excellent sport. Torsonce Inn is 

 the most conveniently situated for these waters. 



In the county of Haddington, we find the Tyne, a 

 sluggish rich-bottomed stream, producing large well- 

 fed trout, somewhat shy and tender mouthed. A black 

 midge forms the best lure, and they rise freest when the 

 wind is easterly. A few salmon and sea trout are 

 found below East Linton. Beal Burn is almost the 

 only other angling stream in this district, and abounds 

 with nice trout. The Avon borders upon Linlithgow- 



