228 HINTS ON ANGLING. 



Between Roannes and Nevers, a distance of about 

 seventy-five miles, the Loire receives the waters of several 

 important streams. The first the angler meets with, after 

 leaving Roannes, is the river Arconce, which reaches the 

 Loire, after a run of nearly twenty miles from its 

 source; it abounds with good fishing streams, and flows 

 through some very antique-looking villages. This tri- 

 butary receives the stream called the Semence, at the 

 little town of Charolles; here, too, there are trout in 

 abundance. 



At a town called Digon, the volume of the Loire is 

 increased by the waters of the river Arroux. This stream 

 traverses a distance of about forty miles, and will yield 

 the angler good sport. A short distance lower down, the 

 waters of the Brebe fall also into the Loire, after 

 running a course of about twenty miles, through pretty- 

 looking villages, and a romantic country. 



At Decize, the river Aron flows into the Loire, after 

 running a course of about fifteen miles from its rise. At 

 Nevers the waters of the Nievre also lose themselves in 

 those of the larger streams. The Nievre is but a short 

 tributary, and there are but few fish to be found in it. 



Nevers is situated on the right bank of the Loire, and 

 is a very ancient and interesting place. It is mentioned 

 in Caesar's Commentaries, under the denomination of 

 Noviodunum. The cathedral, the ancient abbey of the 

 Benedictines, the public library, and the chateau, are 

 all well calculated to excite attention and interest. At 

 Nevers, the celebrated father of the church, St. Jerome, 

 first saw the light. 



A short distance below Nevers, the waters of the Loire 

 receive a vast augmentation of their volume, by the 

 junction of the Allier, which traverses a course nearly 



