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Don, the Deveron, and the Yethan. The best fish- 

 ing grounds for the fly fisher in all these rivers are 

 towards their sources. Larger fish are usually caught 

 nearer the sea, but greater quantities are taken in 

 more elevated parts of the waters. The angling is 

 here decidedly more pleasant, both for throwing the 

 line and landing the fish. 



In the summer season, and when there has been a 

 long drought, these waters become shallow and 

 remarkably clear. At such a season the finest tackle 

 must be used. Small red and black palmers are the 

 best flies for the summer evenings, in bright weather. 



The Dee, though a slender stream at its source, 

 soon becomes a considerable river, and flows through 

 a most interesting and delightful country. The 

 trout in its streams are uncommonly numerous, 

 especially about fifteen miles from its origin. In 

 the still portions of the water, when there is a fair 

 breeze, the largest fish will be found. After a 

 summer fresh, I have known an angler fill his basket 

 in a couple of hours, by the use of light-winged flies 

 and red bodies. 



Nature seems to have been very lavish of many of 

 her treasures in the valleys of this mountain stream. 

 They possess a fertile soil, a cold but salubrious 

 climate, hills and plains well adapted to many kinds 

 of cultivation; while the river swarms with the 

 trout and the salmon, and the groves and forests 

 with deer and various kinds of wild birds of game. 

 Here also is excellent timber, and stone of the most 

 magnificent dimensions and quality, fit not only for 



