CHAPTER II. 



BEDFORDSHIEE. 



THE rivers in this county are the Ouse, the 

 Hyel, and the /ve?. These are not, however, 

 trout rivers. The Ouse rises in the county of 

 Northampton, and runs through Buckingham- 

 shire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Nor- 

 folk, and falls into the sea below Lynn. 



The Hyel passes Woburn, and Ivel Biggies- 

 wade ; and they both fall into the Ouse. They 

 abound with pike, eels, bream, roach, and perch. 

 Except for these kind of fish, the rivers in 

 Bedfordshire are not worthy the angler's notice. 



SHROPSHIRE. 



The angling in this county is good, and 

 presents a great variety. The principal rivers 



