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NORMANDY AND BRITANNY. 



To those brethren of the craft who may wish to com- 

 mence their sporting tour in France, by way of Havre 

 and the Seine, the rivers in that part of the kingdom, 

 which was formerly known as Normandy and Brittany, 

 will afford the readiest gratification and amusement. 

 From the mouth of the Seine to the Loire, there are no 

 rivers of any considerable magnitude ; but there are many 

 smaller ones which are full of trout, and which are better 

 calculated for the angler's purpose than waters of a greater 

 volume and a larger range. At Havre or Rouen, as a sort 

 of head-quarters, the angler will find himself delightfully 

 located ; and from either of these points, the rivers of old 

 Normandy may be worked over with ease and rapidity. 

 Steam-boats from Havre will convey him at once to Caen, 

 St. Malo, Morlaix, and other towns along the French 

 coast, and thus enable him to fix upon any part of the 

 kingdom he may think most convenient and eligible for 

 the exercise of his art. 



The river Rille flows into the Seine a little below this 

 place, which is situated a few miles south-east of Honfleur. 

 This stream is famed for the quantity and quality of its 

 trout, and is much frequented by French anglers. It runs 

 a winding course of more than fifty miles, from above a 

 village called Rugles, and the country along its banks is 

 extremely beautiful. 



The best trout -fishing in this stream, is above that 

 point of the river where it becomes navigable. 



