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whirling eddies of these rivulets are very favourable for this mode 

 of fishing*. The river passes Udale and Ireby, and flowing in a 

 western direction through a very lovely vale, falls into the sea at 

 the town of Maryport. 



The Weaver and the Wampool are not of much interest to the 

 travelling rod-fisher; but the Caldew is a good stream, and will 

 afford good sport for a few days. It springs out of a wild and 

 savage looking t district, in the vicinity of Skiddaw, one of the 

 loftiest peaks in England. It has several small feeders well 

 stocked with trout, and worm-fishing, even in the clearest days, 

 may be very successfully followed in the rippling and gurgling 

 eddies of these mountain waters. The bait is beautifully carried 

 down the streams, and proves a very deceptive bait indeed. 



The Peterel joins the Eden near Carlisle, and abounds with 

 small trout ; but the waters require to be in a certain condition to 

 insure anything like good sport. 



If the rod-fisher prosecutes his journey a few miles north of 

 Carlisle, he will fall in with several streams where excellent 

 angling can be obtained. The Esk is one of these waters. 



" Majestic o'er the steeps, with murmuring roar, 

 See winding Esk his rapid current pour, 

 And on the bright wave the sportive salmon play, 

 And bound and glisten in the noon-tide ray." 



This river rises in the high grounds between Hawick, in Scotland, 

 and Carlisle. It is a singularly beautiful piece of running water. 

 It is particularly adapted, by the short deep contraction of its 

 streams, for trolling; and large fish are taken out of it by this 

 process. The salmon run up it for a considerable distance. The 

 Caledonian Railway from Carlisle to Glasgow crosses the Esk, so 

 that the angler has every facility in reaching its pure and rippling 

 waters. 



The Liddal is another river of Scottish origin ; it falls into the 

 Esk not far from the English border. The trout-fishing in the 

 Liddal is generally good, except when its waters become very low 

 from long continued dry weather ; even then we have seen good 

 fishing in it by baiting with fine small red worms, and using fine 

 tackle. 



The Leven springs out of a wild moorish tract, near Nichol 

 Forest and Bewcastle. It has two principal springs, and after 

 flowing a few miles, it receives the waters of two or three other 

 feeders. It then becomes a good fly-fishing stream, and forms a 

 iunction with the Esk a few miles down the Solway Pirth. All 

 tinds of flies, if not too large, seem to be readily taken here when 

 the fish are on the feed. 



The Irthing some call it the Irving comes out of some re- 

 markably bleak and desolate looking tracts of high land, which 

 divides Cumberland from Northumberland. After receiving some 



