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are the largest and best I have ever caught, and may be 

 frequently taken upwards of a pound in weight. At 

 Newton, the river becojmes deeper, with high banks, and 

 is more wooded, containing very large Trout and Gray- 

 ling ; from thence to Nunnington, the water is strictly 

 preserved by William Eutson, Esq. ; a few of that gen- 

 tleman's private friends only having permission. Below 

 this part, the river becomes deeper, and Trout begin to 

 decline in numbers. Mr. Kendall, of Ness, is extremely 

 liberal, and a polite note is almost certain to procure a 

 day's fly-fishing. The Grayling are here both numerous 

 and large, and in October some good sport may be 

 expected. Grayling have been taken at Nunnington and 

 Ness, weighing over three pounds, and Trout as far as 

 six pounds weight ; such fish, however, are rare, and 

 only captured occasionally. From this point I consider 

 the fly-fishing of the Bye is at an end, as it becomes 

 infested with Pike and considerable numbers of coarser 

 fish. 



The flies for this river vary considerably from those 

 f the Aire and Wharfe ; this I apprehend arises from 

 the different geological constitution of the bed of the 

 river, being a mixture of sand, gravel, and loam ; and 

 on account of the absence of the saline salts, it retains 

 a higher temperature. The Spring Flies, such as the 

 March Brown and Blue Dun, kill equally well on all 

 three rivers, being used according to temperature. The 

 Bed Spinners kill well in the Bye, particularly as an 

 evening fly ; while the Water Cricket gives very little 

 sport. The Peacock fly is very useful on a quiet day, 

 when the temperature is mild. 



The Sand flies are never very destructive ; though 



