X 

 SALMON AND TROUT 



A FEW words picture Scotland. Un- 

 even, varied, and picturesque beyond 

 other lands, the subtler elements are 

 wrought into a few bolder effects. But 

 for these she would have no character. She is 

 the land of the mountain and the flood. Should 

 the lovers of her scenery find this bald ; for the 

 sportsman, at least, it is enough. She is the land 

 of the grouse and the salmon. What else is 

 there to make a third ? 



The classic haunt of the grouse is the High- 

 lands. Salmon are there, but take a second place. 

 The classic haunt of the salmon is the border 

 district. Grouse are there, but take a second 

 place. The records of the Tay are mercantile. 

 For how much the different fishing stations were 

 let to tacksmen. What number have been 

 netted in a season. For how much per pound did 

 they sell. Tacksmen are there in the south, 

 whose good or evil luck may interest themselves, 

 but who do not find their way to notice. The 

 annals of the Tweed are the triumphs of sport. 



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