THE FIELD FROM THE ARCHIVES
Through the courtesy of Sir Alex P Lyle, Bt (‘the Laird’), we have been able to obtain this first-hand account from Miss Ballantine, who wrote it at his request.
“Are you there? Hurry up, you will have to fill in a vacancy today.”
As I raced up the riverbank to join the boat how I blessed the Laird for having a headache! A whole day’s fishing, a glorious, sunny autumn day – how I rejoiced to be alive. But such feelings only an angler can understand. To some the uncertainty of fishing constitutes its chief attraction; to others, the fascination lies in the solitude of the surroundings, the songs of the birds and
