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streams, with the various ephemere and 
phryganee, and in June their famous cole- 
opterous fly, the bracken clock, draws toge- 
ther a joyous fraternity of anglers. 
The larve of flies are so numerous in some 
rivers, and so easily obtained by the trout, 
that whenever they begin to feed upon them, 
there is a suspension of sport with the fly, 
which continues till the insect bursts its pri- 
son and escapes from the water. The angler 
who is not aware of this circumstance, is 
often at a loss to account for his blank days, 
when the weather appears favourable, and 
the water is acknowledged to be in fine order 
for fishing .Water-bred flies seem to be 
most relished by trout ; but unfortunately, this 
branch of entomology, so interesting to the 
disciple of Walton, has hitherto been but 
little attended to, and is yet very imperfectly 
understood. 
From Ulswater to Keswick it rained al- 
most incessantly, so that we had seldom an 
opportunity of seeing either the country or 
its management. Some tourists however, 
make up these disappointments very easily. 
A celebrated agriculturist having dined at 
left that house on his road to 
after dark. As this was an interesting part 
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