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There is good salmon fishing to be had in 

 Islay, south of Mull. The steam boat from 

 Glasgow calls there twice a week. Mr. Camp- 

 bell, the laird, resides in the island, who 

 gives permission, unhesitatingly, to gentlemen 

 making application to him. 



The river is at the landing place of the 

 steamer ; the salmon, which are numerous in 

 it, take small gaudy flies — blue body and hackle, 

 brown, claret, red, black, and green flies. 



There is also salmon fishing to be had in 

 ''Jura Isle," a little to the north of Islay. 



THE EIVERS IRVINE, GIRVAN, AND 

 STINCHER, IN AYRSHIRE. 



In this westerly quarter may be found excel- 

 lent Salmon and Trout fishing in the spring 

 and autumn in these beautiful streams, which 

 can be reached from the city of Glasgow every 

 day by rail. 



The Stincher is the best for salmon, the flies 

 for which are browns, blacks, reds, and greys, 

 ^ all plainly dressed ones. I will describe one 

 % here, a great favourite of a gentleman friend of 



