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and their fishing notes are always interesting, while 

 the leading tackle makers can always be consulted, 

 and from their long experience are fairly good judges 

 as to fishing possibilities. In some localities excellent 

 hotel accommodation, good fishing, shooting, eighteen- 

 hole golf-links, and lovely scenery, are to be had. 



Excellent accommodation is afforded by the Lake 

 Hotel, Llangammarch Wells. Shooting over several 

 thousand acres of mountain, moorland, woods, etc., 

 is reserved for visitors. Salmon and trout fishing in 

 the River Irfon, a tributary of the Wye. Over two 

 miles of this river flows through the hotel grounds, 

 and is reserved for visitors. Recently the weir at 

 Cilmery, which undoubtedly was prejudicial to the 

 run of salmon, has been opened, and a good salmon 

 season may in consequence be anticipated. 



The hotel stands at an altitude of 600 feet on the 

 slope of the Eppynt Hills. The Llangammarch Golf 

 Club has just been formed, and the links which are 

 adjacent to the hotel leave little to be desired. There 

 are also bowling-greens, croquet and tennis lawn. 



The curative waters give the same benefits as is 

 afforded by the celebrated springs of Nauheim and 

 Kreuznach. 



ELAN VALLEY FISHERIES 



Fishing in the reservoirs of the Birmingham Water- 

 works, streams and lakes in the Elan Valley, Rhayader, 

 is very excellent, and the average weight of the fish 

 taken is rapidly increasing. The waters consist of four 



