CHAPTEE X. 



LOCH-FISHING. 



in lochs is not held in such 

 estimation as angling in running water. 

 There is a tiresome monotony in fishing 

 continually in still water, where the 

 5- L ~ angler must ply his lure unremittingly in 

 the same manner. There is no whirling 

 ,, eddy, no rippling stream, no projecting bush 

 or bank, where, if the angler casts neatly, he 

 is almost sure to be rewarded for his skill ; the 

 nicety in casting, so essential in order to fish a river 

 successfully, being here almost entirely dispensed 

 with. Nor is there much room for bringing into 

 play knowledge of the habits of the trout, local 

 knowledge almost entirely superseding it ; for the 

 angler, guided by a boatman who is familiar with 

 every bay or bank where sport may be expected, 

 has merely to throw his line, and the only skill re- 

 quisite is in striking and landing a trout. Fishing 

 from the bank, if the angler is without attendant, 

 requires more knowledge of the habits of the trout 

 than fishing from a boat, as the angler has to find 



