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quick or hurried, just a deliberate tig htening of the 

 Hne being all that is required — it is impossible for the 

 line to be too free, but it must be taut." 



" Most of the casting is a matter of prospecting, and 

 it is only upon rare occasions that the usual procedure 

 of fishing the rise becomes possible." 



" It is questionable if anything is to be gained, 

 as far as the sport is concerned, by any entomo- 

 logical study of the lochs, but there can be little 

 doubt that those who have the inclination and oppor- 

 tunity to indulge in it might obtain much useful 

 information." 



" Occasionally one sees single specimens of the 

 olives, or a few sedges, round the shores or banks of 

 the lochs. There are, noticeably, two kinds of sedges 

 — a small dark, and a medium-sized brown." 



" Of land-bred Hies the red ant appears in very large 

 quantities. Clouds of this insect are sometimes to be 

 seen during hot, calm weather, but the heather-moth 

 and heather-fly appear very sparsely during the period 

 of my annual visit, which is from the middle of 

 August to the second week in September." 



" Success may generally be expected in dead calm, 

 or light airs, when the orthodox method is at its worstj 

 but at the same time sport is good when the con- 

 ditions are equally good for the sunken lure. Success 

 should be expected in likely places, such as well- 

 known bays or promontories." 



" Sea- trout apparently rise indiscriminately in general, 

 i.e. they are not partaking of a regular meal, but are 



