08 ARDENMOHR. 



" Canny, sir, canny," cried Archie ; " gie her line." 



By good luck the fish took off in one direction, and 

 the boat had not moved far before both fish were well 

 in hand; but just as I landed, mine broke away. 

 Attention was now given to Ward, who worked 

 his fish well, and soon gave Archie a chance, when 

 he cleeked him. This was a fine new-run salmon of 

 fourteen pounds. Hope was a proud man, and 

 although a temperate, he drained number two in 

 honour of his fish. 



"This is jolly," he said; "did any of you ever 

 before see two fish on at once?" 



" I have not in a loch," I replied ; " but it is not 

 a very rare thing when harling large rivers like the 

 Tweed or Tay, and when fish are plentiful in 

 autumn. I once witnessed three being hooked. I 

 came on the party just as they landed the second ; 

 the last fish got off. This was on Eedgorton Water, 

 on the Tay. With kelts* two at once is common 

 enough." 



" I thought nobody caught kelts." 



" Nobody should ; but in early spring it is a great 

 coup to kill a clean fish, and kelts being abundant in 



* "Kelt," a salmon which has spawned, and not yet returned 

 to sea. 



