1 2S ANGLERS' E VENINGS. 



and Fossdale ; eastward, there is the lovely river wending 

 its way down the valley, and most extensive views of all 

 the surrounding district. As we pass through the market 

 place we find more than one inn at which we can take up 

 our quarters ; the White Hart, the Crown, the Black 

 Bull, and the King's Arms amongst the rest. 



Returning to matter of special interest to the 

 angler, we reach the Yore, at the point where Gale 

 beck enters it. This beck is now an improving trout 

 stream, and, when sufficient water is found coming 

 down, can be fished to advantage. A walk of a mile 

 and a half along the side of this stream leads to Gale 

 Force, a fall about twenty-four feet high, and as many 

 in breadth. The water flows over a ledge of hard 

 limestone rock, lying on a bed of shale particularly 

 rich in organic fossils. Returning to the Yore and 

 fishing up the river, we find good stream every few yards, 

 with here and there a deep pool affording suitable lodge- 

 ment for both trout and grayling. I wish here to say 

 that the trout in the Hawes waters are the best ; they 

 soon reach a perfection of condition rarely found in the 

 fish we take lower down the river, say below Askrigg or 

 Aysgarth Falls. Continuing our progress up stream, we 

 find, coming into the river on the north bank, another nice 

 beck for trout — Fossdale beck. If we follow this up, we 

 shall pass through the village of Hardraw, a short distance 

 from which is the most remarkable waterfall in the 

 district. The stream, during the lapse of ages, has scooped 

 out a large amphitheatre in the rocks (Hardraw Scar), the 

 lower strata of which being softer than the uppermost, the 



