218 HINTS ON ANGLING. 



There are excellent red trout to be found in these 

 streams at Dieppe ; and some anglers affirm that the salmon 

 trout frequent these waters, and are sometimes taken of 

 the weight of ten or twelve pounds. Most of the English 

 anglers fish with both the minnow and the fly; but the 

 French artists for once prefer the latter. 



The flies which are commonly used by them for all these 

 rivers are a black body and ginger-coloured wings, a red 

 body with white wings, a dingy-coloured body with 

 white wings, and the May-fly. The red and black 

 palmers, and the drakes with woodcock's wings, will also 

 be found good flies in these waters during the months 

 of May, June, and July. 



The best mode of fishing all these rivers is, to begin 

 near their sources, and work them carefully to within a 

 few miles of Dieppe. The higher up you go, the better 

 the stream, and the more numerous the fish. There are 

 many mills on these rivers, which interrupt more or less 

 the natural currents, and in some degree derange the 

 movements of the angler. 



In addition to the three streams above mentioned, there 

 is another called the we forget what which runs into 

 the sea at the small village of Pourville, about a couple 

 of miles to the westward of Dieppe. This rivulet traverses 

 about fifteen or twenty miles in its winding course, and 

 abounds with good trout. 



Dieppe is much frequented by the English, and is said 

 to be an agreeable place of residence. The surrounding 

 country is rather favourable than otherwise for the pursuits 

 of the sportsman ; but the angler, at all events, will have no 

 reason to regret his visit to the waters of this district. 



