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tlicrc is no limit, imr iiulittl ciui tluii' be, as the tide-waters 

 cannot hv prcscrvi'il, or tlu- I'vvv ri:;lit ni' fishint; tlit'ni |)ruliil)itc(l. 

 The Tront here are not only very minierous and of tlie first 

 (|nality of cxcellenee — their llesh bcin;; redder th;ui that of the 

 Salmon — hut very larj^e; the avera;^e prohahly exeeids a |)(ttiiid, 

 and fish of two and two and a half [xmnds' weit,'lit are taken so 

 frcijuently as to he no rarity. 



"The outlet of this pond, after runniiiu' a few luindri'd vards, 

 opens upon the sail meadows, where there is no ohstaeie wliat- 

 evi'r to throwini: a lonij line. It is broader and lonu't'r than 

 any stream we have hitherto eneoiuitered, and is ineomparahlv 

 the best, etMitainiuLC hsh i-ven larirer than those of the pond 

 above, and, in my opinion, of a finer flavoiu*. I believe it, 

 indeed, to be an indis|)utable fact, that Trout, w hieh have aeeess 

 to salt water, are invariably more highly coloured and flavoured 

 than those which are confined to frcsli streams by natiwal or 

 artificial obstacles. 



"There is no distinction, of which 1 am aware, in favour of 

 pond or stream, for the use of the Hy. the fish takint; it readily 

 in cither, althon^;h as a general rule they \\ill rise to it earlier 

 in the fresh, than ni the tide-\>ater. 



" At some distance* down this stream there is a ranj;e of 

 willowM on the bank, nearly opposite to a place owned by 

 Mrs. Ludlow ; and under tin* trees are some holes famous for 

 bcin}» the rcsort.s of the Iar|;cst fish, which affect here the 

 deepest water and the principal channel. Here, as in the pond, 

 fish of two and a half pounds are no rarity, and, in fact, 

 such are taken here more fre<|uently than above. I should say 

 that one would nirelv hook a Trout in this stream under one 



