136 ANGLING. 



The principal streams in this Welsh county are the Secern, the 

 Vfynwy, and the Tenat. There are, besides, several other good 

 fishing waters, which, indeed, are excellent in every locality in this 

 county. The Severn, in these its Welsh grounds, has lost its 

 sluggish and puddled appearance, and, is now a bright and limrjid 

 stream. It is here well stocked with trout, and has fewer of its 

 bottom-fishing occupants. 



The Yrynwy springs out of a wild district on the confines of the 

 county, and has a great number of dependent feeders ; the prin- 

 cipal of which are the Eiinant, the Afon, the Gedis, the A/on 

 (fynnan, the Glasywn y and the Gown. These undoubtedly constitute 

 a considerable range of the waters, and all well adapted" for the fiy, 

 and some for trolling as well. After the main river receives all 

 these tributaries, it flows a south-easterly course for twenty miles, 

 and then receives the waters of the Twrch t which flows a distance 

 of twenty miles, through a very interesting section of the county. 

 This tributary itself has good angling feeders, capable of affording 

 fair sport with the rod. The Vrynwy likewise receives the Cain-, 

 and, a little further down, the Tenai y both of which contain good fish. 

 The Tenat itself is fed by several good streams ; as the Rhaiadr, 

 the Ajon Harrca, and the' Y'M-rch. Here there is good fly-fishing. 

 All these waters, large and small, are bright, sparkling^ and 

 flowing; and have that peculiar form of stream which indicates 

 good sport. 



As to the colour of the fly requisite in these mountain streams, 

 little need be said. In fact, when the fish are in humour, and they 

 are not here capricious, they seem to snatch at anything in the 

 shape of an insect. Very large flies will not. however, answer well. 



The lakes in this county are Llyn y Bwjail, long celebrated for 

 its fine and large trout, some having been taken put of it of late 

 years, full fourteen pounds in weight ; Llyn-y-Grinwydden, which 

 contains only eels and carp Llyn Cadwiw, a good trolling water 

 for both trout and pike ; and Glass-Llyn, which contains an abun- 

 dance oi red and common trout. 



We have hitherto been sketching the chief angling streams in 

 North Wales, we shall now direct attention to those in the 

 southern side of the country, and shall take our point of depar- 

 ture irom the south-west section of England. 



CARMARTHENSHIRE. 



Passing then from the English border, we enter this county, 

 and among f its angling streams of note, are the TOWIJ, the Tave, the 

 Great Gwemlraeih, the Llynougher, and the 1dm. This is a com- 

 paratively level countv, but the scenery in it is very grand and 

 imposing. A ramble through it with the rod, is a great treat. 



The river Towy springs out of some wild and morass districts at 

 one extremity o'f the county. As the river flows southward it 

 receives the waters of several feeders, which are all fishablCj and 



