4 Scotch Lock- Fishing. 



fishing means money. But what has made it 

 so? The same reason that makes all other 

 things of more or less value the common law 

 of supply and demand. Time was, and that 

 not so long ago, when a boatman who used to 

 get 3s., or at most 4s. a-day, now gets his 5s. 

 or 6s., and even at the latter figure does not 

 think himself too well paid. In the extreme 

 north, however, it is still possible to get a good 

 man for 3s. a-day; and we know of nothing 

 more enjoyable than a fortnight's loch -fishing 

 amidst magnificent scenery in some of our 

 northern counties. The expense of getting 

 there will always be a serious matter; but 

 once there, the fishing in itself is not dear. 

 The boat is usually got for nothing ; the right 

 of fishing, so far at least as trout are con- 

 cerned, is free; and the man's wage and lunch 

 are decidedly cheap. But for a single day on 

 some of our nearer lochs, such as Loch Leven, 

 Loch Ard, or Loch Lomond, the expenses are 

 heavy, and the angler must always be the best 

 judge as to the likelihood of the "game being 

 worth the candle." 



