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its trout are rich, and generally large. It con- 

 tains, besides these, carp, perch, roach, chub, 

 and grayling, some of which have weighed 

 above five pounds. 



The Vyrnwy is a good stream, but the best 

 portion of it, for the fly, lies out of the bound- 

 aries of this county. 



The Elun is a favourite stream with many 

 scientific anglers. It springs from near to 

 Bishop's Castle, passes Ludlow, where it 

 receives the waters of the Carve, then flows on 

 to Tenbury, and ultimately falls into the 

 Severn not far from Worcester. 



There is a great quantity of trout and gray- 

 ling in this water. The fly-fishing is really 

 good, and the general aspect of the scenery 

 delightful. The late Sir Humphrey Davy 

 makes the following observations on this stream : 

 " How beautiful these banks ! and the hills in 

 the distance approach the character of moun- 

 tains ; and the precipitous cliff, which forms the 

 summit of that distant elevation, looks like a 

 diluvian mountain, and as if it had been bared 

 and torn by a deluge which it had stemmed." 



The Tame, the Wevel, and the Tern, are all 

 fishable rivers. The trout are but inferior in 

 quality, although numerous enough to create 

 good sport. 



