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angling note. The lesser Ouse arises in the 

 north part of it. The Stour springs from the 

 south-west, passes Bury, and enters the great 

 Ouse. There are also the rivers Aid, the 

 Deben, and the Blyth ; in all of which a few 

 trout will be found, but scarcely anything 

 worthy a fly-fisher's going any distance for. 

 There is, however, an abundance of common 

 fish, and some of them attain to a prodigious 

 size. Eels of three and four pounds are not 

 unfrequently met with in the still parts of 

 some of these streams. Pike, perch, bream, 

 and roach, are also abundant. 



HEKTFOEDSHIKE. 



The chief rivers in this county are the Lea, 

 the Colne, and the New River. The two first 

 have already been noticed. The New River 

 has its origin near Ware. It contains a good 

 sprinkling of trout in various localities. There 

 is a great deal of angling on it, in diverse 

 sections of its course. 



