2 Scotch Loch-Fishing. 



day's loch-fishing is the most convenient. One 

 great matter is, that the loch-fisher is depend- 

 ent on nothing but enough wind to " curl " the 

 water, and on a large loch it is very seldom 

 that a dead calm prevails all day, and can 

 make his arrangements for a day, weeks before- 

 hand ; whereas the stream -fisher is dependent 

 for a good take on the state of the water : and 

 however pleasant and easy it may be for one 

 living near the banks of a good trout stream or 

 river, it is quite another matter to arrange for 

 a day's river-fishing, if one is looking forward 

 to a holiday at a date some weeks ahead. Pro- 

 vidence may favour the expectant angler with 

 a " good " day, and the water in order ; but ex- 

 perience has taught most of us that the " good " 

 days are in the minority, and that, as is the 

 case with our rapid running streams, such as 

 many of our northern streams are, the water 

 is either too large or too small, unless, as previ- 

 ously remarked, you live near at hand, and can 

 catch it at its best. 



A common belief in regard to loch-fishing is, 

 that the tyro and the experienced angler have 

 nearly the same chance in fishing, the one 

 from the stern and the other from the bow of 



