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edge of the torrent, in which, years ago, the present Lord Spencer 

 and his tutor used to camp ; and trachtion still tells of his lordship's 

 great run from Pol Verie to the Awe bridge. 



This is a short bit of fishing from an easy plank, but requires 

 casting straight across, and the rod point turned sharply up stream, 

 as the fish lie in the slack water on the opposite bank. 



Just below this catch come the Three Ash Trees. 



Nos. 9, 10, II. Pretty streams of water, but not very good. 



No. 12. The Colonel's Pool. 



No. 13. The Yellow Spring. 



No. 14. The Shepherd's Pool. 



No. 15. The Meal Pool, with an uncommonly long plank high 

 over the water, and bad to stand on in a high wind. 



No. 16. Garravalt — " the rough burn " — is a line stream, easily 

 cast from a plank running parallel with the bank. 



No. 17. Next, below the bridge, comes the Oak Pool, a splendid 

 bit of water, which fishes from the bank on either side. Here, at 

 the foot of this pool on the left bank, Colonel Murray's water comes 

 to an end, and joins on to the Duke of Argyll's, which is let to the 

 Taynuilt Hotel. From this pool, in August 1899, Colonel Murray 

 had a 47 lb. fish, getting him out above the railway bridge on the 

 left bank — a real sporting, scrambling bit of work, and in addition 

 his second big fish in the month ; and I doubt if any angler has 

 ever before had the luck to get fish of 47 and 48 lb. during the first 

 fortnight in August, before the removal of the nets, and when 

 salmon ai'e in their very best condition. 



Below the Oak Pool, on the right bank. Colonel Murray con- 

 tinues to fish down past Cassan Dhu, the Yellow Pool, and the 

 Long Pool, near the tail of which Mrs. Campbell's Inverawe water 

 joins on. 



These three pools are, however, rarely fished by the Colonel 

 or his guests, as they are ruined by being fiogged to death by the 

 numerous rods fishing the hotel water on the opposite bank. 



Continuing our way down stream on the right bank, as the 

 Long Pool ends, we come to the Little Otter — a " bittie " which 

 is not of much account. 



Just below lies the Big Otter, deep and smooth running, at 

 times a good catch, but one in which fish often rise without laying 

 hold. Below this is the Red Brae, seldom without occupants, 

 and inasmuch as when in order the hotel rods cannot reach the 

 best part, the trouble of getting to it is often well rewarded. Then 

 a further bit of rough going brings the Stepping Stones into sight, 

 offering from the side now under discussion a perfect bit of Spey 

 casting ; but as this pool is fished every twenty minutes by someone 

 from the hotel, casting it is a waste of time and trouble. When, 

 however, the water is fairly high, the tail of the pool deserves careful 

 fishing, as it cannot be reached from the opposite bank. 



A little distance below comes Errochdt, a short but very likely 

 cast, though to fish it from the east side, stockings must be used or 



