THE ANGLER'S DIARY. 





FISHING STATIONS. 



ENGLAND. 



Alrbsford {Hants). — See Cheriton. 



Amesbubt. — On the Avon. Trout and grayling. Strictly pre- 

 served by Sir E. Antrobus (see Christchurch). 



AjtPOBT. — A tributary of the Test rises near here, viz., the Anton, 

 which is formed by the junction of two minor streams, one 

 rising near this place and the other by King's Ensham. 



AxDOVEE. — On the Test. Trout and grayling. Leare to fish 

 very difiBcult to obtain (see Stockbiidge). The principal 

 landowners, howeyer, in addition to the smaller men, 

 are the representatives of the late J. Rawlinson, Esq., Mr. 

 J. Leywood, the Rev. T. Best, the Yicar of Goodworth 

 Clatford, Mr. Tremayne, Col. Stuart and Sir W. Heathcote. 

 This is as far as Testcombe Bridge. 



Applebt. — The river Eden runs near. 



AsHBEiDGE (Hants). — On Test From here to Testcombe Bridge 

 the freeholders of Chilbolten have the right of fishing. 

 Plenty of t^out, jack, and eels. 



ASHFORD {Derbyshire). — By staying at the Devonshire Arms, the 

 angler can fish Monsal Dale. Above Monsal Dale there are 

 some sheets of water containing trout of heavy weight. 

 There is good fishing also at Miller's Dale. The landlady 

 of the Devonshire Arms will put the angler in the way of 

 getting leave. 



AsMixsTEE {Devonshire). — On the Axe. Trout and salmon. There 

 are but few fish between this and Seaton, a village at the 

 mouth of the river, as the fishing is free. At Tytherleigh 

 Bridge, three miles above Asminster, decent sport can be met 

 with, but leave must be obtained from the proprietors. The 

 Yarty here joins Axe. The river is preserved and the 

 fishing is good, but leave can be obtained. There is a very 

 decent inn at Tytherleigh Bridge. The best flies are the 

 blue dun, and March brown, and the blue upright. Mr. 

 Pullman, of Axminster, will afford all information. At Ford 

 Abbey there is capital fishing, but leave must be obtained 

 from the proprietor (see Seaton, Stockland, Yarcombe}. 



Atsgabth {Yorkshire). — A village on the Ure. The nearest 

 station is Richmond, on the North Eastern, ten miles 

 distant. There is good accommodation at Gross Flats Inn 

 and tolerable fishing. 



Bakewell {Derbyshire). — By staying at the Rutland Arms, 

 Bake well, some five or six mUes of the Wye and Derwent 

 can be fished. Trout and grayling are plentiful. There are 

 two other rivers in the neighbourhood, the Lathkill and 

 Bradford, but they are private. Near Bakewell is the 

 Edensor Inn, where good fishing may be had in the 

 Derwent. Minnow fishing is prohibited. 



Babmocth-at-Ska. — Good sea fishing. The best way to fish is 

 to go out at the set of one tide and lay a given number of 

 lines bated with almost anything, and then at the next tide 

 to take the lines up. The principal fish caught are skate, 

 haddock, whiting, whiting pout, and a few bass, also dog-fish. 



Babtox Stackt {Hants). — See Jlitcheldever. 



Bedden'ham {Herefordshire). — On Lugg. A small stream joins 

 the river, and" the fishing is decent. The best flies are the 

 March brown, blue duns of various shades, the grannam, 

 coch-y-bonddhu, and willow fly. 



BiSHOPSTokg {Hants).— On the Itchen. Trout and grayling. 

 The best flies are Welshman's button, apple green, which is ' 

 a local fly, a kind of yellowish green dun, the willow fly, ' 

 and various gnata. Fishing with minnow is good. ' i 



BoDiOx {Comic all), — ^A good trout river runs by the town. The 

 best place to commence is the bridge of Dnnmeer, about a 

 mile and a half away up stream. From thence to Holland 

 Bridge, some four miles away, the fishing is good, though 

 the fish are small and the banks heavily wooded. From 

 Holland Bridge upwards the fishing is good, but wading is 

 necessary. 



BoBBOWBsiDGE {Yorkshire). — On the Lune. The nearest station 

 is Tebay, on the Tiancashire and Carlisle Railway, about 

 one mile from the inn. 



Bbough. — The river Eden runs near. 



Bboeghtox {Hants). — A tributary of the Test lana by this 

 place. 



BBOZBOmtHE. — On the Eastern Comities Railway, fifteen miles 

 from London. A very few trout — ^plenty of dace, roach, 

 pike, perch, barbel, carp, and tench. The water is preserved 

 by the landlord of the Crown Ttiti . The chai^ for fiabiTig 

 is Is. per day roach fishing, and 2s. 6d. pike fishing. 



BuiJJXGDOX {Hants). — See Mifa^eldever. 



Camelfobd {Comwally. — On the CameL Trout. The hotel is 

 the Kii^s Arms, which lies on the banks of the river. The 

 fishing is good, liiongh the trout run Tery snudL The best 

 flies are the reds and blues dressed small, which can be 

 bought in the place. The fern web in the b^pnning of 

 June is the most killing bait, and then the sport is extra- 

 ordinary. The river Lnney is three miles distant ; the 

 same conditions apply to this as to the CameL Among the 

 hills fish are occasionally taken in the small boms, and in 

 tjie late autumn salmon and sea trout may be found in the 

 CameL 



Can-tebbcbt. — On ttie Stour. 



Cabshalton. — On the Wandle. One of the best stations, as is 

 also Morden. 



Chebteon {Hants). — ^Near Alresf ord. The Itchen rises near here. 



Chbisichubch {Hants). — On flie Avon. Salmon, pike, trout, 

 grayling, &c. Yery strictly preserved. The best flies on 

 the Avon are the March brown, blue dun, whirling dun, 

 grannam, caperer, sand-fly, alder-fly, green and gray drakes, 

 ant-flies, orange-flies, the duns, and the coachman ; an arti- 

 ficial grasshopper for grayling. There are sundry other 

 little streams between this and Lymington. 



CiBEXCEfflDEB. — There are plenty of trout streams in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Cirencester, but scarcely any are free. At 

 Fairf ord, eight mfles distant, fiahing can be obtained in the 

 Colne (see Fairf ord). The Chum runs through Cirencester, 

 and there are a few trout in it, but it is very sluggish. At 

 Cricklade there is pike fishing (see Cricklade). 



Clafhajc ( Yorkshire). — ^A station on the North Western line, not 

 far from Leeds. Good accommodation can be had at the 

 Horseshoe Inn, close by the station. The river Wenning 

 and several oUier streams are in the immediate nei^bonr- 

 hood, to fish which the landlord can obtain leave. 



CoLumPTOX {Devonshire). — On the Culm. The river is preserved 

 by a society at Exeter, but tickets are to be obtained. The 

 trout run lai^e and the fishing is good. Accommodation 

 can be had in the village. 



COLTTOS. — See Seaton. There is good accommodation at Colyton. 



CoMPTOs {Hants). — On the Avon. Trout and grayling. 



Cbewkkbxe. — Some three miles from the town is the river Axe, 

 which is preserved by an association from Winsham up to 



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