TEOLLING FOE THE SALMO-FEEOX 



(t IT'S A FAR CRY TO LOCH OW ! " 



TKOLLING for giant trout is the very acme of rod-fishing. 

 It is generally thought that the whole of this exciting 

 sport consists in fixing good baits upon the trolling-rod, 

 letting out a sufficiency of line, and mainly relying upon 

 the boatman's skill to point out the best fishing -ground. 

 Although trolling after this fashion may occasionally be 

 successful, yet the reverse is far oftener experienced, when 

 all the blame is sure to be laid on the weather, as the best 

 ground has been carefully searched, and the baits were 

 excellent. Few gentlemen are aware how easily this best 

 ground may be changed to a good distance on either side, 

 by a bright sun, a breeze of wind, or a rise of the loch 

 after rain. This is invariably the case where the shores are 

 level, and the depth consequently gradual. Should the 

 sky be dark and the loch discoloured, or, on the contrary, 

 small and clear, with a cloudless sky, a difference in the 

 size and colour of the bait, and rapidity in spinning it, 

 may bring home an empty boat, or reward us with a 



