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the angler must go a little distance from the 

 town. The waters near to it are much 

 fished. 



The Fromej the Lodden, and the Monow, are 

 all fine streams, and they all enter the river 

 Wye. In the hilly parts of the country from 

 whence they spring, they present a fine series 

 of clear and limpid streams, just of that size 

 and conformation which delight a fly-fisher's 

 eye. It is impossible to over -rate these 

 waters. 



The Teme and the Arrow are both streams 

 of the first order. The former springs out of 

 the county of Radnor, and the other, from the 

 higher parts of Herefordshire. The best angling 

 stations on the Teme are Leintwardine, and 

 Ludlow. The Arrow falls into the Lug, not 

 far from Leominster, and it is a good trout 

 water. 



The flies for all the waters in this interest- 

 ing county should, in general, be small, and 

 the tackle delicate and fine. A light and neat 

 mode of throwing the line is almost indispen- 

 sable to success in this part of England. 



I have known two anglers from London who 

 have killed good creels of fish with the minnow 

 in most of the rivers of this county ; but, in 

 general, the fly is vastly preferable. 



