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scenery is splendid, the casting, except from the Boat Pool, is all 

 from the banks, and sufficiently difficult to make the angler pleased 

 with himself when he has fished a pool well, while there is absolutely 

 no wading required. More fish is the one thing wanted, and if 

 they were forthcoming, it would be a very big rent that this beautiful 

 piece of water would command. The extent is ample for two 

 hard-working anglers, and three or four fish to each is now regarded 

 as a very good day. In 1895 seven fish, weighing 113 lb., were 

 taken in a day, and in 1897 the same number was twice recorded. 

 The best season for many years was that of 1891, when just over 100 

 fish were brought to bank. The next best was 1898, when more 

 than seventy shared a like fate. Although there are a good many 

 of 20 lb., the average weight may be put at 14 lb. There are also 

 a few of 25 lb., and very rarely one of 30 lb. — two of 33 lb., one from 

 Faskally and the other from Bonskeid, representing the heaviest 

 recorded weights. Grilse are not plentiful and scale about 5 lb., 

 arriving towards the middle of June. 



The higher casts on Faskally, all of which are also fished from 

 Bonskeid, are the Pot, Long Cast, and Greenbank. 



Then comes Junction Pool, liable to continual alterations by the 

 Garry floods. 



Next is the Boat Pool, foUowed on the right bank by The 

 Cave, Pol-na-bhearon, and Craig-an-dhalor, a good one for big 

 fish, for from it came one of the thirty-three-pounders already 

 mentioned, which was got by Captain Gaskell while taking a cast 

 or two to try the rod of a friend ! 



The next two, Bonnybeg and Flottich, fish best from the left 

 bank, reached by crossing Cluny Bridge just below them. 



From this bridge, Fisher's Hotel, at Pitlochry, holds the re- 

 mainder of the Faskally water, but on part of it, the properties of 

 Fonab and Dunfallandy, on the right bank, have also fishing titles. 

 Here there are both bank and boat casts, and sport is generaUy 

 pretty good, the natural minnow often doing better than the fly. 

 There is about five miles of this water, divided into three rotating 

 boats, the charge being 30s. a day, which includes a boat with the 

 services of two men. 



The remainder of the Tummel to its junction with the Tay 

 belongs to the Duke of Atholl, who lets both banks with Easthaugh 

 House, and its extent will keep several rods occupied, for the pools 

 are large and deep, whfle the early-run fish stay here before the 

 water is warm enough to tempt them into the rapid streams above. 

 This part of the river is, however, owing to its gravelly banks, 

 liable to great alterations in its channel year by year. 



There are six good casts above Ballinluig Bridge. Below this 

 is the junction and some pools on the Tay above it, which go with 

 Easthaugh, and are always well worthy of the closest attention. 



The Faskally estate and anglings are now the property of 

 Major F. C. Foster. 



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