Anglers* Calendar for October 



(Salmon fishing and trout fishing almost over. 'Best pike fishing commences} 



I Close time for salmon commences Helmsdale, Strathy, Naver, Borgie, Halladale, Scotland ; 

 and in Wexford, Bangor, Waterford, Sligo, Dundalk districts, Ireland ; also Avon 

 and Stotir ,- also on Ayron, Teify, Avon and Erme, Avon and Stour, Camel, 

 Fowey, Seiout and (trout] on Teign, Severn and Usk, Clwyd and Elwy, If ye, 

 Towey, Oa.se, Nene, Dart, Yorkshire Wear and Lune, Kent. 



3 WILLIAM MORRIS, poet, printer, painter, and angler, died 1896. 



5 BERNARD (Comte) DELACEPEDE, naturalist, toko explained the function of the branching 



offish, died 1825. 

 ARTHUR CHESTER, President U.S.A., angler, born 1830. 



10 The Rev. THEOBALD MATHEW, temperance advocate and perfect trout fly dresser in 



early life, born 1790. 

 MARK PATTISON, scholar and angler, born 1813. 



1 1 Close time for salmon commences on Findhorn. 



12 HUGH MILLER, geologist, writer, and angler, born 1802. 



1 3 Close time commences Cork. 



14 Trout fishing ends Coquet. 



16 SHARMAN CRAWFORD, Irish politician and salmon angler, died 1861. 



Close time for salmon commences on Beauly, Dunbeath, Lassie, Ness, Spey, Tay, and 

 Kyle of Sutherland, Scotland; and in Connemara district, Ireland. 



20 LORD PALMERSTON, statesman and angler, born 1784. 

 Close time commences Coleraine district, Ireland. 



21 EDMUND WALLER, poet, died 1687. [See " IMusa Piscatrix" 

 TOBIAS SMOLLETT, novelist, and angler as a boy, died 1771. 



JOHN PHILPOT CURRAN, lawyer, patriot, orator, wit, and angler, died 1817. 

 HORATIO NELSON, killed at Trafalgar, 1805. 

 S. T. COLERIDGE, born 1772. 



23 ROBERT BRIDGES, born 1844. [See " ZMusa Piscatrix" 



24 Professor JOHN McCuLLAGH, scientific writer and angler, died 1847. 



25 Sir JAMES GRAHAM (of Netherby), statesman and fine angler, died 1861. 

 GEOFFREY CHAUCER, poet, died 1400. 



26 Professor ROBERT BLAKEY, logician, writer, angler, died 1878. 



29 JOHN LEECH, artist (" Mr. Briggs " prepares to angle and does], died 1 864. 

 Sir WALTER RALEIGH, beheaded 1618. [See " ZM usa Piscatrix." 



30 CHARLES ROBERT MATURIN, novelist and angler, died 1825. 



3 1 JOHN EVELYN, writer (" Sylv a "), deserves a place in Waltonian diary for his observance 



of nature, born 1620. 

 Fishing closes in Limerick district. 

 In this month 1674, ROBERT HERRICK, the poet, died. 



