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together with the oak fly and red pahner. In 

 some parts of the stream worm fishing as well as 

 trolling is practised. There are salmon-peel in the 

 Bovey running from J lb. to 3 lbs. 



The Dart. This beautiful trout stream rises in 

 two branches, called the East and the West Dart, 

 on Dartmoor. The latter, flowing through The 

 " Wistman's Wood," is joined at Two Dart 

 Bridges by the Cowsic, which " rushes down a 

 romantic ravine over the noblest masses of 

 granite broken into a thousand fantastic forms." 

 A little lower down the West Dart receives the 

 Blackabrook, which comes from Mis Tor, and flows 

 by that grim spot, Dartmoor Prison, and then the 

 Cherry Brook and the Swincombe. The two 

 branches of the Dart join by Dartmeet Bridge, and 

 the stream for some miles is then in private hands. 

 Above, the Dart and its tributaries can be fished 

 for a small payment by anglers staying at, among 

 other inns, the Duchy at Princetown, and the 

 Saracen's Head at Two Bridges. Before the Dart 

 reaches Ashburton, which is eleven miles below the 

 junction of the two branches, it receives the East 

 Webburn, four miles, and the West Webburn, seven 

 miles in length. The stream here flows through 

 deep ravines and richly wooded districts, and at 

 Buckland is the " Lovers' Leap," a mass of slate 

 rising sheer from the water — a fine bit of scenery. 

 By-and-by the Dart at Dartington flows through 

 some of the very best land in the county ; and here 

 the stream is comparatively placid. From Ash- 

 burton to Totnes is thirteen miles, and five miles 

 lower down the estuary is reached. Between Ash- 

 burton and the estuary, several tributaries flow into 

 the Dart, the largest one of twelve miles flowing 



