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The Yealme, the Erne, and the Avon, take 

 their origin from Dartmoor, and very near each 

 other. They are all streams of nearly the same 

 character. They run through a country ex- 

 ceedingly beautiful. The trout in them all are 

 very much like each other, both in size and 

 colour. There are salmon in them, but they 

 are by no means numerous. The streams in 

 many parts of their course are rapid, clear, and 

 sparkling; and in summer, and during very 

 bright days, fine tackle must be used. 



The Dart is a very rapid river for many 

 miles from its source, which is situated in 

 Dartmoor. It runs past Totness and King's 

 Weare, and falls into the sea at Dartmouth. 

 The river abounds with both trout and salmon, 

 of excellent quality. The higher localities of 

 the Dart, before it arrives at the level part of 

 the country, are the best for the fly-fisher. 

 The streams here are navigable. 



The Ex takes its origin in the hilly country 

 of Exmoor, in Somersetshire, and running by 

 Tiverton, its volume of waters is considerably 

 increased by the accession of the Loman, the 

 Greedy, and the Culan. The Ex then proceeds 

 to Exmouth, and there falls into the sea. There 

 is good angling in this stream, and all its tribu- 

 tary waters. In the higher portions of them, 



