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river contains, in addition to some remarkably beautiful scenery, 

 probably the best grayling water in the world certainly in 

 England ; and the Teme grayling has the reputation of being 

 the first in the market. It was in the neighbourhood of the 

 Teme, at Downton, that Sir H. Davy wrote his ' Salmonia, or 

 Days of Salmon Fishing ; ' and I have enjoyed some excellent 

 sport on this river through the kindness of its owner, Mr. 

 Boughton Knight, of Downton Castle. 



Izaak Walton makes special mention of the Teme, in the 

 neighbourhood of Worcester, for its remarkable grayling fishing. 



It takes its rise in the Kerry hills, Montgomeryshire, and flow- 

 ing through a wild pastoral country, a region of large, round, green- 

 topped hills, thoroughly suggestive of shepherd life, but not pre- 

 senting any very great attractions for the lovers of the picturesque, 

 arrives at Knighton, and from thence flows past Leintwardine to 

 Ludlow and Tenbury, finally falling into the Severn at Powick 

 below Worcester. Throughout its course, or at all events from 

 Knighton, the Teme is generally strictly preserved, more particu- 

 larly from Leintwardine to Tenbury. The best grayling fishing is 

 at Leintwardine, and from thence to Ludlow. 



Mr. J. H. Cliffe furnished me some years ago, when I was 

 editing the ' Fisherman's Magazine and Review,' with some 

 further particulars in regard to the best grayling fishing stations, 

 which may still probably be of interest, although no longer 

 reliable as an angling itinerary. 



Knighton, called by the Welsh Tref-y-Clawdd, meaning the 

 'town on the (Offa's) Dyke,' is a good station for fishermen, more 

 especially for such as prefer to roam unrestricted up into the wild 

 moorland wastes near the source of the Teme ; but Ludlow, Ten- 

 bury, and a small place called ' Little Hereford,' are also excellent 

 stations. At the last-named the trout and grayling fishing at the 

 proper seasons is often first-rate. The banks of the river are, how- 

 ever, somewhat encumbered with trees. After Presteign, Knighton 

 may be considered the first town in Radnor. It is well situated on 

 a hill above the river, and to such as are fond of retirement and 

 like wandering amongst wild hills, either in search of sport or 

 antiquities, Knighton is a pleasant gite. 



