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WORCESTERSHIRE. 



The chief rivers in this county are the 

 Severn, the Teme, the Avon, the Bow, the Sal- 

 warp, and the Stour. The three first are noticed 

 elsewhere. The Boiv rises at Firkenham Forest, 

 and contains good trout. The Salwarp has 

 also a good number of fish. The Stour has 

 trout, salmon, and grayling, in considerable 

 abundance. Good-sized flies are required for 

 the rivers in this county. 



GLOUCESTEKSHIRE, 



There is good angling in this county. The 

 chief rivers are the Severn, (described under 

 Shropshire), the Isis^ the Wye, the Upper 

 Avon, the Lower Avon, the Cam, the Stroud. 

 The Isis and the Wye, (mentioned elsewhere), 

 are good trout streams in this county. The 

 Wye, throughout the counties of Brecknock and 

 Eadnor, displays fine angling ground, both for 

 salmon and trout. The red and black hackles, 

 the palmers, the grouse, the woodcock's wing, 

 the starling, and dotteril, are all good for the 

 rivers in this part of the county. 



The Upper Avon rises on the borders of 

 Leicestershire. It is mentioned under that 

 county. The Chelt, the Stroud, the Cam, and 



