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are full of small trout, and a good deal of sport 

 may be obtained from them after a day's rain 

 in the summer months. The Ellen forms the 

 western boundary of the Derwent, passes Udale 

 and Ireby, and flowing, in a western direction, 

 through an open vale of considerable beauty, 

 falls into the sea at Maryport. The main stream 

 has a high character among many expert fly- 

 fishers. 



The Weaver and the Wampool. Both these 

 angling waters take their rise from among 

 the high moor-grounds near to Brocklebank. 

 The former, after passing through a low tract 

 of country, falls into the sandy estuary of the 

 Wampool, which flows more eastward, and at 

 length carries its waters to the Solway Frith. 

 The fishing-ground is not of any great moment 

 to the tourist; the fish in both these streams 

 are but small, and by no means very numerous. 



The Caldew. This is a good fishing - stream, 

 and it takes its rise from the south side of 

 Skiddaw, one of the loftiest peaks in England. 

 The river has several feeders, in all of which 

 good trout may be caught in abundance after 

 rain, with worm. We have known fine baskets 

 of trout caught in these small waters at such 

 seasonable times. The Caldew runs through a 

 wild and barren tract of land until it comes into 



