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stock of trout from Ib. to i Ib. The scenery 

 on the Elwy is enchanting. 



THE CLWYD A DRY FLY RIVER. 



Of the Clwyd I saw only a few yards, and am 

 indebted to an angler I met at the Junction 

 Pool one soaking wet evening, not only for the 

 following information about the Clwyd, and for 

 two photographs of the Junction Pool, one 

 looking up stream and the other down, but also 

 for wading across the ford at the end of it with 

 me and my impedimenta on his back! [Not a 

 trifling load as he weighs about thirteen stone. 

 -E. M.] 



He says: " Your query re Clwyd as a brown 

 trout river: I am afraid I am hardly competent 

 to give an opinion; however, I will give you 

 what my limited experience has taught me. The 

 Clwyd is very sluggish and winding for the 

 greater part of its length, deep, with a muddy 

 bottom. The trout are rather short and thick, 

 and, in my opinion, not particularly good eating, 

 but they are game fish in season, and the river 

 is rich in flies. Fishing a good reach on a good 

 day, I consider the Association Water above 

 Llanerch Park, between St. Asaph and Trefnant, 

 as good as any the fish are not likely to average 

 much over 5 oz., though a couple of half or 

 three-quarter pounders are likely to have a place 

 in the bag. I should consider six to ten brace a 

 good day's sport. The river I should imagine 

 particularly suited to dry fly. I am not a dry-fly 



