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The flies recommended by Sir Humphrey 

 Davy for these rivers are a yellow-bodied fly, 

 red hackle legs, and landrail's wing; a blue 

 dun, with dun body ; , and a claret-coloured 

 body, with blue wings. The drake, and star- 

 ling, and peacock wings are all good in these 

 waters. 



The minnow is very successful in all these 

 streams, especially after a freshet. 



LEICESTEESHIEE. 



The rivers in this county are not of much 

 importance to the angler. The Soar, which is 

 formed by the junction of several small streams, 

 rises between Hinkley and Lutterworth. It 

 falls into the Trent. The Wreak is a tributary 

 of the Soar. It springs from the grounds in 

 the immediate neighbourhood of Melton Mow- 

 bray. The Auker skirts the county for a few 

 miles. The Sence flows into the Auker at 

 Atherstone. The Mease, one of the feeders of 

 the Trent, which rises in Derbyshire, is a bor- 

 der river for a short distance. Croxton Park 

 gives rise to the Deven. The Avon is a border 

 river, for seven or eight miles, between this 

 county and Northamptonshire. The Swift is 

 a tributary to this river. The Welland has a 

 run of sixteen miles in this county. There are 



