THE MOOB-BUBN 



I DON'T know whether the moor-burn more properly 

 belongs to the moor or the loch ; but, as it begins in the 

 one and ends in the other, it was rather an omission on 

 my part to have left it out in my first edition, especially 

 as at certain times of the year it affords excellent sport to 

 the angler who penetrates the wilds. 



When in ordinary trim, the moor-burn is generally 

 neglected by the finished adept, as a more fitting amuse- 

 ment for the school-boy during his summer holidays ; 

 and certainly nothing can 'be easier than to kill a basketful 

 of burn-trout at such a season. To do this in as short a 

 time as possible, treat them with earth-worms baited upon 

 a smallish hook. They will rise well at the fly, but the 

 worm is more deadly. As you have often queer-looking 

 places to scramble up, where a longer and smarter turn-out 

 would be sadly in the way, use a coarse short rod, very 

 small reel, and casting-line of good single gut. I have 

 generally been most successful when the burn was small, 

 the trout being then eager for worms, having tasted few 



