CHAPTER IX. 



Prers 



THE rivers of RUTLANDSHIRE are but few, and 

 of little importance to the angler. The Gwash or 

 Wash, runs through the centre of the county, 

 and falls into the Welland, below Stanford. 

 The Wash has a run of about twenty-five miles, 

 and in many parts of it, there is tolerable fishing, 

 both with fly and bait. It receives several 

 tributaries, in which small trout are to be found. 

 The river Welland divides the county from 

 Northamptonshire. This stream likewise re- 

 ceives the waters of several feeders on its 

 Rutlandshire side, in which some good -sized 

 trout are occasionally found. The Wadeland, 

 which has a run of full fifteen miles, is one of 

 these. It is good for worm-fishing in its 



