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exertions to maintain the welfare of the club, and is indeed 

 well worthy of the respect and esteem in which he is held 

 by his brother anglers. This club is also limited to thirty 

 members, but no day tickets can be obtained ; the rules, 

 too, are strict, no wading being allowed before June, and 

 several other restrictions ; however, in the end, the mem- 

 bers reap the benefit, and I wish with all my heart that the 

 same rules could be enforced on several others of our York- 

 shire streams that I could name. At Pool, which is the next 

 station to Otley, Mr. Lodge, the landlord of the " White 

 Hart" Hotel, has the power to grant permission to any 

 anglers, staying at his house, to fish over a nice length of 

 the river, which flows through two fields belonging to him, 

 and which are situated behind his house, strangers however 

 should write beforehand, as the accommodation is limited. 

 The Wharfe next flows past the village of Arthington, and 

 at that place day tickets are issued by the landlord of the 

 " Wharf edale " Hotel, at a charge of one shilling each, and 

 the river consequently being fished incessantly by Leeds 

 anglers, little is to be done, even by a skilled hand, unless 

 it be either in a coloured water or on a very favourable day. 

 The cream of the fishing ends here, although there are some 

 fine streams near Hare wood and Collingham, but the river 

 is preserved by the Earl of Harewood, and other riparian 

 owners. 



The next Yorkshire river of importance to the flyfisher 

 is the Derwent, especially that portion in the vicinity of 

 the fashionable watering place, Scarborough ; about five 

 miles thence, at Ayton, some excellent sport may at times 

 be experienced on the fine length of water preserved by 

 the Derwent Angling Club ; day tickets may be obtained 

 from Mr. Patrick, fishing tackle maker, Scarborough, at a 

 charge of five shillings per day ; on one portion of the river, 

 near to Hackness, only artificial fly is allowed, and the 

 angler's take is limited to ten brace of either trout or gray- 



