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higher waters, about the vicinity of Eidlington 

 and Lee Lodge. 



The river Avon enters WARWICKSHIRE about 

 twelve miles from its source. This is a large 

 stream, having a run of nearly one hundred 

 miles. It is navigable for above forty, to Stafford. 

 The feeders or tributaries of this river are the 

 Swift, the Sow, the Learn, the Dene, the 8 tour, 

 and the Arrow. The Avon and its dependent 

 waters open up a wide range of angling country ; 

 and the sport is more or less indulged in by a 

 number of people of all ranks of life throughout 

 the county. In the higher localities of the 

 Avon, from Milverton to Kieton, or Woolston, 

 the fly-fishing is good in the early part of the 

 season ; that is, during April and May. In all 

 the smaller streams we have just enumerated 

 there are more or less trout, though not 

 generally large, though of very fair quality. We 

 have often seen singular- coloured flies used by 

 amateurs on the Avon and its dependencies. 

 Many, in fact, that represent no insect in nature. 

 Yet we have seen execution done with them, 

 even when the waters were by no means in first- 

 rate trim. 



The Biythe has a run of eighteen miles, the 

 Bourne of twenty -six, and the Auker twenty- 

 eight. We have seen the minnow taken greedily 



