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called Ennerdale Water, and then proceeds, 

 through the pleasant and fertile valleys of 

 Ennerdale and Kenniside, to Egremont, and 

 then runs through a very flat district till it 

 reaches the sea. There are some charming 

 fishing- waters in this stream, and the trout are 

 commonly of good size, and of a rich and 

 delicate flavour. Light- coloured flies are the 

 most successful. The minnow, after a flood in 

 summer, is a good hait. 



The Derwent. This river flows from the 

 mountainous districts of Borrowdale, and run- 

 ning along the hills called Derwent Eells, forms 

 a lake, bearing its name; at the north end of 

 which stands the town of Keswick. From 

 thence the Derwent flows through the centre of 

 the country, and, passing by Cockermouth, falls 

 into the Irish Sea near the small market- town 

 called Workington. The river has a range of 

 full thirty miles, and there are many fine 

 angling localities in its course. The fish take 

 here often with remarkable greediness. I have 

 known a large basket completely filled in a very 

 few hours. At other times, however, they seem 

 to have long sulky fits, very apt to damp the 

 ardour of enthusiastic sportsmen. 



The Greata. This stream is formed by the 

 junction of two small rivers, called by some 



