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through on Duneaton, for the simple reason that, 

 when we arrive at our destination, we look ahead 

 and find such an enticing bit of water that we 

 proceed at once to test its worth. When that has 

 been thoroughly searched, we are in sight of another 

 reach which seems superior to all that we have 

 tried ; it simply must be fished. And so on we go, 

 up and ever farther up the stream, until we have 

 covered so many miles that we have no time to 

 search out our carefully marked places. 



In such a miniature stream the angler might 

 expect to find the trout correspondingly diminu- 

 tive, but in that he will be agreeably surprised. 

 Of course, there are many which must be carefully 

 unhooked and returned to the water ; but the 

 average weight should be quite good except on very 

 unsuitable days, half-pounders being fairly numer- 

 ous, while there are a few grand specimens which 

 will defy the most expert. The fortunate man 

 may succeed when the efficient angler may fail, and 

 may be lucky enough to encounter and land a trout 

 that will make him proud of his skill. A school- 

 boy, fishing probably with worm in a flood, once 

 made himself famous throughout the entire valley 

 by the capture of a grand five-pounder. 



In parts the stream is perfectly adapted for dry- 

 fly fishing, long steep glides, gently moving flats, 

 streamy water at the heads of pools occurring 

 frequently and at regular intervals, so that the 

 rod is seldom idle. From that it is not to be in- 

 ferred that there are no barren parts ; on the con- 

 trary they are fairly numerous, though not of great 

 extent. 



We cannot at the moment recall any stream 



