HINTS ON ANGLING. 



imprints of their respective national characters on the 

 civil and social institutions of the country. 



Brussels has the honour of being the birth-place of 

 several distinguished men. Andrew Vesalius, the father 

 of anatomy Van Helmont, the chemist Neny, the 

 historian the learned Abbe Feller Duquesnoy and 

 Godecharles, sculptors and Van Orly, and Van-der- 

 Meulen, the two eminent champain painters, were all 

 born within the walls of this city. 



ttomonfce. 



If the angler wishes to fish the river Dendre, he will 

 find it most convenient to start from Termonde, and, for 

 once in his life, go up the stream. There are trout in 

 this water, but they are not easily to be charmed by the 

 artificial fly. The minnow and red-worm are sure baits. 

 Some fish in these localities are very large, weighing as 

 much as seven or eight pounds. A few salmon at times 

 find their way up the stream, but they are seldom to be 

 caught with the line. The angler will ramble through 

 the towns of Alost, Grammont, and Ath, and a con- 

 siderable number of small villages; in all of which he 

 will find suitable accommodation, combined with civility 

 and cheapness. The river Dendre runs into the Escaut 

 or Scheldt, at Dendermonde. 



Houbain. 



This old and celebrated seat of learning is situated on 

 the Dyle, which contains trout, as well as other fish. To 

 enjoy the trout-fishing, either with minnow or fly, the 

 angler must attack the stream about three or four miles 

 above the town; and then he will get at a district 

 which will yield him comparatively respectable sport. 



