Gillie

They are no longer manservants or attendants and do not carry chiefs across rivers as in the distant past; today, they "manage the wilderness and guide travellers through it".

"Highland chiefs needed attendants and manservants to do the toil, slog and heavy lifting .... they were responsible for knowing the weather conditions for stalking, where the best fishing spots were".

"While ghillie visibility may have been lost in some cases, they still play a key role in many parts of rural life ... [they are also] outdoor educators", according to Donald Fraser, head of wildlife management with NatureScot.

One current example includes "a three-piece estate tweed outfit from neck to grubby boots ... thick wool waistcoat, jacket and breeches ... forest-green tie and coarse-wool checked shirt, with pinned leaping salmon and stag head brooches, a spruce-green fishing hat and mud-flecked gaiters".

The Gordon Castle Estate, for example, states that all of their River Spey "fishing beats have an experienced ghillie who is able to give advice, support and instruction where needed".

[10] One source states that "these salmon river career jobs tend not to be the highest paid in society" and recommends giving the ghillies gratuities.