132 ANGLING. 



CAERNARVONSHIRE. 



On account of the peninsular form of this Welsh county, the 

 rivers have but a very limited range. The Conway takes its rise 

 out of a large sheet ol water, and is soon swelled into a consider- 

 able stream, by the accession of several feeders the Serw, the 

 Clettwr, and the Avon Hwch on the right ; and the Mackno, and 

 the Sedan on the left. There is a fall in the river Machno of con- 

 siderable elevation, which, when its waters are flooded, produces a 

 very grand and romantic effect. There are also several rapids and 

 falls in the Conway and the Sedan. After the junction of the latter 

 stream, the Conway flows in a northern direction, and on its left 

 bank receives the waters of the Llngwy, which spring from a high 

 mountain called Carnedd. In this tributary there are some fine rod- 

 fishing localities ; and there are also a number of beautiful and 

 interesting waterfalls, which give a peculiar interest to the scene. 

 The Conway finally falls into the Irish Channel, under the walls of 

 Conway Castle. Its course, in a straight line, is about thirty miles. 



The Glass Llyn is considered one of the most romantic nvers in 

 Wales ; its scenery would of itself amply repay a long journey. 

 There is a fall not any great distance from its source, of nearly 

 three hundred feet, and below this there are many most delightful 

 streams for the fly. The trout are both numerous and of good 

 quality. Anglers have been known to kill in these waters, trout 

 of four and five pounds weight. The river flows through Llyn 

 Gwynan, and Llyn y Dinas, and has a run of about eighteen miles. 

 f The Gwrfai springs out of the mountainous lands on the west 

 side of the Great Snowdon. The Seiante rises nearly out of the same 

 locality, and after passing through two lakes, empties its waters 

 into the Menai at Caernarvon. This famous mountain gives rise, 

 likewise, to the Llynp, which flows into the Menai at Bangor. 

 The average length of these several streams is about twelve miles. 

 The treating in them is very good, and their streams are of such 

 a character as to make the angler's progress agreeable and 

 pleasant. 



Should the rod-fisher who visits these waters feel disposed, he 

 has a good opportunity of visiting the summit of Snowdon. This 

 is a great feat, and one which imparts a class of pleasurable feel- 

 ings of their own kind. There are several different routes by 

 which the summit can be reached- but the most convenient is 

 that by Dolbadarn, in the Vale of Llanberis. The path of ascent 

 is so gradual from this point of departure, that the tourist, if 

 mounted on a Welsh pony, may ride to the very top of the 

 mountain. 



When the summit is gained, the view that bursts on the vision is 

 magnificent and astounding. It is very extensive. Prom this 

 point the eye is able to trace, on a bright day, part of the coast 

 with the hills of Scotland; the high mountains of Ingleborough 



