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the northern division of the county. The best 

 angling stations to reach its higher waters are 

 Appleby, and Kirby- Stephen. At this latter 

 town, the small river Below joins the Eden, and, 

 after summer rains in particular, is a good trout- 

 stream. The Eden itself will yield abundance 

 of sport, for the streams, in the upper sections 

 of the river, are peculiarly adapted for the fly. 

 There cannot be a more agreeable ramble than to 

 traverse its banks from Kirby- Stephen to the 

 neighbourhood of Penrith. 



The Lone or Lune, which enters Lancashire a 

 short distance from Kirby-Lonsdale, is a good 

 river, better for angling in Westmorland than in 

 the neighbouring county. This stream rises in 

 the high and barren districts, near to Grimthwate, 

 and from there, for more than thirty miles, is 

 an excellent river for light fly-fishing. It is an 

 eligible locality at all times of the year; and 

 nearly all sorts of flies are readily taken. We 

 have known baskets well-filled from all kinds 

 and colours of artificial baits. The country by 

 its banks is, in many spots, particularly pleasing, 

 and is capable of affording an agreeable exercise 

 for the pencil of the artist. 



The Ken or Gam flows by the town of 

 Kendal, and springs from the mountains near 

 Kenmere and Troutbeck. It has several 



