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The bays and creeks in the immediate vicinity of 

 any place where a stream enters are generally good 

 ground, as the stream brings down mud and vege- 

 table matter, which, being deposited in the neigh- 

 bourhood, is peculiarly favourable to the develop- 

 ment of insect life. It is by no means uncommon 

 to find the trout in one part of a loch quite red in 

 the flesh, and in another quite white, the red-fleshed 

 ones being on a superior feeding-bank. Sport may 

 almost always be depended upon in the neighbour- 

 hood of weeds and large stones, which afford shelter 

 to the trout. The angler should allow his boat to 

 drift alongside, and cast as near to the weeds and 

 stones as possible. Places where the water is 

 overhung with trees should also be fished with 

 great care, as some trout are generally on the out- 

 look for any insects that may drop or be blown from 

 them. 



The best trout taken with the fly are usually 

 got in from four to ten feet of water. In the deep 

 parts of the loch little can be done, we believe, 

 because there are few trout in them, the aquatic 

 insects on which they feed being mostly found 

 about the edges, where the sun's rays penetrate to 

 the bottom. Even supposing there were plenty of 

 trout in the deep water, unless they should be 

 swimming about near the surface, they could not 

 see the angler's flies ; so that fishing in deep water 

 will never prove remunerative. 



The opinion prevails that it is of no use angling 



