54 ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT FISHERIES 



cock with white tip (body orange or yellow) ; 

 Dark Turkey, with white tip (dull red body) ; Grey 

 Turkey, with dirty white, or yellow tip (blue 

 body). 



A successful local angler says, " he has killed 

 more salmon in the Derwent with the ' dark turkey 

 (yellow body with tinsel and red hackle)/ than 

 with any other fly ; and that in August, woodcock, 

 (with yellow body and a little tinsel) kills well." 



Spoon bait is very killing (No. 4, two inches, 

 No. 5, one and a half inches, and No. 6, an inch, 

 may be used according to condition of water). 



The salmon run from 14 Ibs. to 25 Ibs. ; grilse 

 from 3 Ibs. to 6 Ibs. ; sea-trout, from jib. to 4 or 

 5 Ibs. ; the whiting, from | Ib. to f Ib. ; the brown 

 trout average about J Ib. 



Salmon take best when fresh run. Occasionally 

 fish are got over 40 Ibs. ; and once a salmon 

 weighing 62 Ibs. was killed near Cockermouth with 

 the rod. 



The late Mr. John Denwood, of Cockermouth, 

 some years ago, caught seven salmon below Cocker- 

 mouth with fly, running from 12 Ibs. to 20 Ibs. 



The same angler, on another occasion, while 

 fishing Iron Bridge Dub, Brigham, with fly, hooked 

 a salmon above the bridge. It took down the 

 river, and as he was unable to follow it broke him, 

 carrying away the fly, and between 30 and 40 

 yards of line. He went upon the bridge to make 

 an inspection, and observing his line, he made his 

 way below the bridge, " rigged up a pair of snigs," 

 and recovered the end of his line, which he securely 

 fastened to that remaining upon his reel, and after 

 an exciting struggle killed his fish. It weighed 

 over 25 Ibs. 



