48 ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT FISHERIES 



small cost of 5^. for the season, including the 

 2s. 6d. trout licence. 



It would be well if no other fish need be men- 

 tioned as denizens of the Eden ; but, unfor- 

 tunately, there are pike, chub, dace and eels, 

 which are all treated as pests, and destroyed by 

 the bailiffs as often as possible. There are also 

 some grayling in the upper reaches, which could 

 very well be spared, as they are not much fished 

 for, and are more or less destructive to salmon and 

 trout ova. If all the coarse fish could be eradicated 

 and the netting kept within reasonable bounds, the 

 Eden ought to be one of the best salmon and trout 

 rivers in Great Britain. It is not bad now, but 

 there is great room for improvement. 



TRIBUTARIES OF THE EDEN 



The Lowther 



The Lowther runs out of Haweswater, and joins 

 the Eamont near Brougham Hall. It is well 

 stocked with trout and not troubled much by the 

 poaching fraternity, as the bottom is rough, with 

 a good many boulders in places. Part of it is a 

 good deal fished, and consequently the trout run 

 small, but near Askham, where the river is strictly 

 preserved by the Earl of Lonsdale, there are plenty 

 of fine trout, and they are not bad to catch. 



The Eamont 



The Eamont runs out of Ullswater, and after 

 picking up the water of the Lowther, joins the 

 Eden near Edenhall, Sir R. Musgrave's mansion. 

 A good deal of it is in the hands of a Yorkshire 



