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On the Edinburgh and Northern line from 

 Stirling, is the town of Kettle, on the " River 

 Eden," a good station. There are grilse and 

 sea-trout run up it out of the bay of St. 

 Andrew's, in the spring and autumn. Try 

 about the town of Cupar, and near its source, 

 at " Auchtermuchty." 



The flies to suit it are, hare's ears, black 

 hackles, red hackles, and furnace flies, varied 

 in size. 



THE RIVER ALLAN. 



This is a good stream for trout fishing; it 

 enters the Forth below Stirling, just aboye the 

 town of Aloa. It has an extraordinary winding 

 course, flowing through a picturesque country, 

 and famed in poetic lore as " Allan's winding 

 stream." 



" On the banks of Allan water, 



When the sweet spring time did fall, 

 Lived the miller's lovely daughter, 



The fairest of them all. 

 For his bride a soldier sought her, 



And a winning tongue had he ; 

 On the banks of Allan's water, 



There was none so gay as she." 



