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him, the size of the fish must be something 

 extraordinary by this time. 



The trout fishing in this river is worthless ; 

 but there is good sport on a windy day in the 

 pools of the Trawsfynydd river, about three 

 miles above Maentwrog. The "Maentwrog 

 Inn/' kept by B. Lloyd an ardent sportsman 

 and very good fellow is as comfortable an hotel 

 as any in Wales. 



There is occasionally good sewin fishing in the 

 Mawddach, between Trawsfynydd and Dolgelley ; 

 but it is too much fished. There is the same 

 objection to the Ynion, which flows past Dol- 

 gelley ; but large fish are occasionally taken in 

 the lower part of the river ; and higher up, near 

 Drwsynant, about nine miles from Dolgelley, I 

 have had good sport after rain with sewin, all of 

 them under three quarters of a pound weight. 



About nine miles from Dolgelley is the lake 

 of Tal-y-llyn, justly celebrated as the best and 

 surest water for trout fishing in North Wales. 

 Though familiar by repute to all anglers, and 

 often mentioned in guide books, I have no where 

 met with an attempt to describe its peculiarities, 

 and am therefore induced to speak more at 

 length of it, as a very favourable resort, than I 

 should otherwise have done. 



The lake of Tal-y-llyn the proper name of 



