292 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



CHAPTER XL 



Trout-fishing at Quimper — Remarks upon tackle, 

 flies, and rods — Bowness, Chevalier, and Ul- 

 stonson — Flies described — A list given — Re- 

 call of the author to England — Remarks on the 

 hospitality and kindness of French country gen- 

 tlemen — Hints to English sportsmen on the 

 Continent — Conclusion. 



I MUST now take leave to hop across 

 the Atlantic and return to Quimper, 

 where, in the month of April, Captain 



p ^ Mr. W , and myself, were 



making earnest preparations for whipping 

 the trout-streams. 



Our tackle was first-rate, and we had 



