Angling sketches . -—often well worth the mone)—and theassistance of boatmen. These gentlemen are alsowell provided with luncheon and beer, and, onthe whole, there is more pleasure in the life of aLoch Leven boatman than in most arts, crafts,or professions. He takes the rod when hispatron is lazy; it is said that he often catches the Ij^. tal :), LOCH LEVEN 85 trout ; he sees a good deal of good company, and,if his basket be heav}, who so content as he ? Thefirst thing is to row out to a good bay, and whichwill prove a good bay depends on the strengthand direction of the wind. Perhaps the
Angling sketches . -—often well worth the mone)—and theassistance of boatmen. These gentlemen are alsowell provided with luncheon and beer, and, onthe whole, there is more pleasure in the life of aLoch Leven boatman than in most arts, crafts,or professions. He takes the rod when hispatron is lazy; it is said that he often catches the Ij^. tal :), LOCH LEVEN 85 trout ; he sees a good deal of good company, and,if his basket be heav}, who so content as he ? Thefirst thing is to row out to a good bay, and whichwill prove a good bay depends on the strengthand direction of the wind. Perhaps the bestfishing is farthest off, at the end of a long row, butthe best scenery is not so distant. A good dealhangs on an early start when there arc manyboats out. Loch Leven is a rather shallow loch, seldommuch over fifteen feet deep, save where a longnarrow rent or geological flaw runs through thebottom. The water is of a queer glaucous green,olive-coloured, or rather like the tint made whenyou wash out a box of water-colour paints. Thisis not so pretty as the black wave of Loch Aweor Loch Shin, but has a redeeming quality in therichness of the feeding for trout. These are fabledto averao-e about a pound, but are probabl} a trifleunder that weight, on the whole. They arefamous, and, according to Sir Walter Scott, werefamous as long a
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