JANUARY 3 



rise of the Lyon. The Lyon, indeed, has 

 become rather a sore subject in the upper 

 part of the Tay valley. Floods in it are 

 more frequent and heavier than they are 

 in the streams which feed the loch ; they 

 carry much sand and gravel ; a few years 

 ago the silt began to form a barrier across 

 the Tay, just above the place at which the 

 tumultuous tributary joins the river ; and 

 the barrier is now so considerable that 

 many of the up-running salmon, instead 

 of troubling to pass it, go into the Lyon. 

 Thus, it is said, that stream is benefiting 

 to the detriment of the loch. Not many 

 years ago a fish of 18 Ib. was a large one 

 for the Lyon ; nowadays much heavier 

 fish, salmon nearly twice that weight, are 

 not uncommon. 



The square in front of the hotel at 

 Kenmore presented a bustling scene. 

 One grave gentleman, who had come 

 from London the night before, had his 

 rod already up, and was solemnly ensuring 

 good luck by breaking a bottle of whisky 

 on the butt. Gillies were putting up the 



