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The rivers have all that clear and sparkling 

 character so favourable for the trout and the 

 salmon. The principal streams are the Tamer 

 (noticed under Devonshire), the Fowey, the 

 Gamel^ the Fed, and the Looe. 



The Fowey springs from the country between 

 Bodmin and Launceston. Its course is very 

 beautiful, and it is well stocked with trout, 

 with a good sprinkling of salmon. The drake 

 and woodcock wings are favourites on this 

 stream, and, after May, the hackle and palmer 

 flies will be found very successful bait. 



The Camel rises out of the hills of Rough-tor, 

 flows by Camelford, Bodmin, and Wade's 

 Bridge, and then enters the sea at Padstowe. 

 This is a trout stream of fair angling capabili- 

 ties. The fish are not large, but they are 

 plentiful, and of average quality. 



The Fal springs from near to St. Columb, 

 and runs into the basin at Truro. This is a 

 good trout river, and salmon in August and 

 September may be caught with the fly. 



DEVONSHIEE. 



This is a splendid county for the angler. All 

 its rivers are of a first-rate character, both for 

 salmon and trout, as well as for the beauty of 

 country through which they flow. Nature has 



