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its waters, lightest-coloured flies are the most 

 killing. In hot and clear weather, the flies 

 should he small, and the gut fine ; for they are 

 extremely clear and limpid, and demand a light 

 and skilful hand from the angler. 



The Eamont. This stream takes its rise 

 from Ullswater Lake, near to Pooley- Bridge, 

 and proceeds, in a south-easterly direction, 

 through an interesting wooded vale, to the 

 Eden, into which it falls near to Carlton. If 

 the angler is at Penrith, he can readily reach 

 some of the hest spots of the Eamont by 

 walking a few miles. It is a first-rate trout- 

 stream, especially after a summer freshet. The 

 trout are rich, and of good size. When the 

 water is in suitable trim, minnow is often used 

 with deadly effect. So likewise is the salmon- 

 roe, in the hack-end of the year. 



The Duddon. The Duddon forms the 

 boundary between Cumberland and a part of 

 the county of Lancashire. It takes its origin 

 from the moors near Westmorland. It abounds 

 with fine salmon and trout, and is a beautiful 

 stream for the angler, particularly in the months 

 of April and May. 



The Ehen. This river springs from the 

 high hills near Borrowdale, and has a run of 

 about twenty miles. It forms itself into a lake 



