140 AN ANGLER'S SEASON 



given off a living and fluttering blossom. 

 The Mayfly is not native to Lochleven ; 

 but that water has many flies not less to 

 be desired. Some of them are so regular 

 in arrival that at ten minutes to one 

 o'clock or other highly specific time on 

 a particular day you may notice the gillies 

 peering into the water to see whether 

 they are on the way up. Others are 

 either less to be depended on or not so 

 much the subject of ordered knowledge. 

 That is why one has often the delight of 

 coming unexpectedly upon a rise of fly 

 and a rise of trout. This may be any- 

 where on Lochleven, no part of which 

 is so deep as to prevent the breeding of 

 insects. 



When you do chance upon the inspir- 

 ing activities, you see what the insects 

 are and put on a cast of lures in imitation ; 

 to go farther for the sake of having a 

 longer drift might be to lose the one 

 opportunity of the day. 



Especially if you have had experience 

 on many waters, you then realise that 



