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done so, will be able to command what is 

 considered, on a windy day, one of the best 

 throws in the river ; but wading to this 

 point is attended with peculiar difficulties : 

 the depth is considerable, the bottom ex- 

 ceedingly rough and uneven, and the current 

 powerful. 



No. 12. Earl's Throw. 



At the lower part of this extensive indent 

 is Earl's Throw, at the head of the rapid 

 bearing the same name. It is good at all 

 seasons, but particularly when the water is 

 high. At this time the fishing -ground 

 commences at the stone dyke about forty 

 yards above the rapid, and from this point 

 continues to the break of the water ; but at 

 other times the throw is confined to the 

 shoulder of the fall, as the water above it will 

 be too shallow for fish to lie in : but in this 

 case the fisherman must be able to send out 

 a long line, and must wade to the second 

 stone at the head of the rapid. When the 

 water is so low that the lower part of Moss 

 Row becomes a ford, Earl's Throw may be 

 fished from the right bank. 



