256 HINTS ON ANGLING. 



Saone reaches the small bourg called Pont-sur-Saone, it 

 receives the waters of the river Lantenne, which runs 

 about twenty or thirty miles from its source, and abounds 

 with trout of good size and excellent quality. The 

 angler will find the fly very successful on these waters; 

 although there are plenty of good deep streams for those 

 who prefer the minnow. 



A few miles further down, the Saone is joined by the 

 Durgeon, which flows through a lovely and romantic 

 country, and which will afford the angler some excellent 

 sport, if its waters be in good condition, which is not 

 always the case. This stream runs by the town of 

 Vesoul, a charming little place, the public buildings of 

 which, especially the library which contains upwards of 

 twenty-one thousand volumes, are entitled to at least a 

 short passing visit. 



From the junction of the Durgeon to the town of 

 Gray, the Sa6ne continues to yield very respectable 

 fishing, either for fly or minnow; the streams become 

 longer and stronger, and the sheets of deep water of 

 greater extent and depth. Gray is a town of some pre- 

 tensions to antiquity; and its public buildings, churches, 

 and library containing twelve thousand volumes, etc., are 

 well worth the attention of the tourist. 



Lower down, the Saone receives the waters of the 

 Oignon, a very good stream in its higher waters; and 

 before it reaches Chalons -sur- Saone, it acquires a vast 

 accession to its volume, from the waters of the river 

 Doubs, which flows a distance of nearly two hundred 

 miles from its source, and is undoubtedly one of the 

 most singular rivers in France, considered in reference to 

 the form of its remarkable course. In shape it is a com- 

 plete parabola ; one side of which skirts along the borders 



