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being within the writer's knowledge. The"skelly" 

 will occasionally rise at the fly, and single 

 fish are sometimes taken when fly-fishing for 

 trout. 



The fishing par excellence in Haweswater, how- 

 ever, is trout-fishing. This is exceptionally good ; 

 the trout are free risers, and a fair basket may 

 almost always be made ; in fact, in the writer's 

 opinion, this is the most dependable lake in 

 the district. For instance, in May, 1898, the 

 writer had forty-two trout, and this on one of the 

 most unlikely days imaginable. And it may be 

 taken that if the fish have been rising during the 

 day, a second bag may almost certainly be had by 

 using the " bustard " after dusk. 



The inaccessibility of Haweswater has been men- 

 tioned. From Kendal the best road for the pedes- 

 trian is up Kentmere and over Nan Bield Pass, 

 and (following the effluent from Small Water) on 

 to Mardale Green. From Penrith to Haweswater 

 there is a fairly good road passing through Askham 

 and Bampton. From Ambleside the way lies 

 across Woundale Bottom, up Thornthwaite Crag 

 by the Monument, along the top, then dropping 

 down by the Kidsty Pike track. 



GRASMERE 



Grasmere, from the fact of its beauty and literary 

 associations, is one of the best known lakes in 

 the district. It is embosomed among moun- 

 tains, and but few sheets of water in Great Britain 

 have a more beautiful setting. 1 It has Helm Crag 



1 " It was sunset when we approached Grasmere. The 

 solemn heights towards the setting sun showed their dark 



