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Wauchope, and Tarras, along with Byre Burn and the 

 Liddle, all of which are stocked with fish. To Tarras, 

 the well-known lines, 



And Tarras for the good bull-trout, 

 If it be ta'en in time, 



are still applicable. The Esk enters Cumberland, after 

 receiving these waters, and runs into the Solway Firth. 

 Besides the principal rivers and their tributaries, there 

 are in this county a few minor streams, not to be over- 

 looked by the angler ; of these, the Lochar, Pow, and 

 Kirtle, are the most worthy of his attention. The 

 Lochar, from Locharmoss, is a dark sluggish stream, 

 somewhat dangerous to angle in, owing to the unsteady 

 nature of its margin, but containing large fine trout. 

 The waters in Dumfriesshire are much harassed by 

 poachers. Large trout are seldom allowed to remain 

 unmolested, and should any chance to escape notice, 

 they become shy of the hook, and confine themselves 

 to the deep and inaccessible pools, feeding at night, 

 and with great caution. Few lochs are found in this 

 shire. Those worthy of remark are, Loch Skene, in 

 the northern district, which produces a very fine tasted 

 trout, to be caught in great plenty only during a warm 

 south-west or south wind, and with small black flies. 

 The lochs at Lochmaben contain trout, bream, fine 

 pike, and a remarkable fish termed the vendace, which 

 resembles in size, shape, and appearance, the common 

 herring. This species is only to be taken with the net. 

 The pike, roach, and chub, or, as it is called there, 

 the skelly, abound in many of the rivers of this county, 

 especially the Annan. They also are generally famous 

 for the numbers of herlings and sea trout by which 

 they are visited, during the months of July and August. 

 The salmon fisheries on the Solway Firth, Annan, and 

 other waters, yield a rental of L.I 400 a -year. There 



