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The Towy rises in Caermarthenshire, from a 

 large morass in the extremity of the county. 

 In flowing southward it receives several small 

 streams, in nearly all of which fine trout will be 

 found. In summer-time they are most readily 

 taken with the worm in these small burns. When 

 the Towy reaches Llandovery, it receives the 

 waters of the Braen and Gwydderig, in both of 

 which streams fine trout are to be caught, either 

 with the fly or minnow. In winding its course 

 through the mountains, the eye of the tourist 

 will be gratified with many spots of great 

 picturesque beauty. Below Llandilovawr, the 

 river bends to the west, at Grongar Hill, cele- 

 brated by the poet Dyer. It falls into the bay 

 of Caermarthen, after running a coarse of full 

 sixty miles. 



The Tave takes its origin from Pembrokeshire, 

 east of Precelly Mountain. Its course lies 

 through a part of the country most beautifully 

 wooded. It has few tributaries until it reaches 

 the small and picturesque village of St. Clears, 

 a little below which it receives the waters of 

 the Catligenny, and Cowin, which flow from the 

 mountains in the north of the county. The fish, 

 in both these streams, are plentiful, and of good 

 quality. The Tave is navigable at St. Clears, 

 and flows into Caermarthen bay, a little below the 



