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so very clear, that whenever we attempted to 
throw a line upon it, they retreated in a 
moment. As the brightness of the day de- 
clined we began to have charming diversion ; 
we had however great reason to regret, that 
none of our fishing books contained a proper 
classification of the flies, which trout feed upon 
at different seasons of the year. The pro- 
vincial names of our best authorities were of 
no use to us; and we soon found that old 
father Walton scarcely notices one of the flies 
which procured our sport. Having caught 
some live ones, they proved to be varieties of 
ephemere, and were easily imitated ; but as 
the night approached, we had more difficulty 
to copy some of the phalenz, as we could 
not so easily make out their colours. The 
large trout were taking these moths very 
boldly, before darkness put an end to our 
diversion. ) 
There being no pikein Ulswater, itabounds 
with trout ; and it is impossible to conceive 
better quarters for the angler than this place 
affords. 
The Emont, as it runs through the vale of 
that name, is every thing which Walton 
himself would have wished for. In May there 
is excellent sport upon the lake, and in the 
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