234 THE SALMON RIVERS OF SCOTLAND 



this part, and a belt of trees and brushwood all along one side of 

 the pool prevents the wind from east, south, or west catching its 

 surface. 



When the river was scringed there were good returns from this 

 pool, and to facihtate the working of the nets many large stones 

 were removed from it. As the pool is deep, with a smooth, sandy 

 bottom, I am incUned to think it would be of advantage if these 

 stones were dropped in again to provide " rubbing stones," and 

 behind which fish would lie and rest longer in the pool instead of 

 running through. If this was done, and a judicious thinning of 

 trees to give access to the wind, the Captain's Pool would, I am 

 sure, give very much better sport to the rod than it does now. 



More shallows for a quarter of a mile, and then we come to the 



Garrison, 



another sluggish pool about two hundred yards long, but which with 

 a good breeze ruffling its surface, is one of the best on the river. The 

 tail of the pool does not fish well, except in high water, and can only 

 be cast from the grass plot on the Ardnamurchan side. The 

 middle, opposite the stage put out from the Dorlin bank, is the pick 

 of the pool, and can be cast from both sides. It always holds fish in 

 low and medium water. The head of the pool is best when the river 

 is high, and from the big rock on the Ardnamurchan side is a sure 

 catch at such a time. The remarks on dropping large stones into 

 the Captain's apply also to the Garrison Pool. 



About two hundred yards above Garrison is the lower end of 



CHf, 



which extends for about three hundred yards. There is a good 

 stream in this length, and several holes and depressions in which 

 fish lie in high water. About sixty yards at the upper end is the 

 best ; but it is useless fishing any part of Cliff except with a high 

 river, while it can only be cast from the north bank. 



A httle farther up, through a rocky gorge, the river flows very 

 deep, and we are at the 



Rock Pool 



The wind catches the surface here when all other parts of the 

 river are perfectly smooth, and fish are always to be seen in it. It 

 fishes best in medium water, for when the river gets high, fish move 

 up and lie off Grassy Point. 



Farther up, and just two miles from the mouth of the river, 

 is the tail end of the 



Bridge Poo!, 



the largest and best on the river. About one hundred and fifty 

 yards long by eighty wide, there are seven separate casts around it : 



