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amply repay a long journey. There is a fall not 

 far from its source, of nearly three hundred feet, 

 and below this, there are many most delightful 

 streams for the fly. The trout are both numerous 

 and of rich quality. Some English sportsmen 

 have occasionally killed fish here of five and six 

 pounds weight. The river passes through Llyn 

 Gwynan, and Llyn y Dinas, and has a course of 

 about eighteen miles. 



The Gwrfai rises on the west side of the great 

 Snowdon. The Scion te rises from the same 

 mountain, and passes through two lakes, into the 

 Menai, of Caernarvon. Snowdon also gives rise 

 to the Llyjiji, which enters the Menai, near to 

 Bangor. The average length of these streams is 

 about twelve miles. " The quantity of water," 

 says Mr. Pennant, " which flows from the lakes 

 of Snowdonia is very considerable ; so much 

 that I doubt not but collectively they would 

 exceed the waters of the Thames, before it meets 

 the flux of the ocean." 



In all these rivers of Caernarvonshire, small 

 lightish-coloured flies are the most successful. 

 There are many expert fishers in this county, 

 who are, generally, very successful with large 

 dark-bodied flies, with woodcock wings. 



When the angler is in this county, he will 

 probably be tempted to pay a visit to the cele- 



