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being granted to the working class, tickets for non-residents 

 ten shillings per annum or one shilling per day ; inns, the 

 " Crown " and " White Hart." At Bainbridge the addition 

 of Lake Semmerwater increases the size of the main stream, 

 but between here and Askrigg the fishing is utterly ruined 

 by the incursions of the cowl netters, who kill large quanti- 

 ties of both trout and grayling at flood times, this nefarious 

 practice is also carried on above Hawes, otherwise the ^ore 

 would be one of the finest trout streams in the north of 

 England ; possibly the new tax imposed by the Yorkshire 

 Fishery Board upon all nets may bear good results I 

 sincerely trust that it may. Next comes the picturesque 

 village of Aysgarth : here exists that splendid cascade of 

 water rendered famous by the picture of it painted by the 

 great Turner ; it forms an inaccessible barrier to the ascent 

 of salmon, hence no smelt annoy the flyfisher in the waters 

 above ; I would also recommend the tourist angler when 

 at Hawes to pay a visit to a very fine natural waterfall 

 situated about a mile from the village, and which is called 

 Hardraw Scar ; Turner also executed a painting of this 

 charming bit of scenery ; the fall is some seventy feet in 

 height, and after heavy rains the volume of water thunder- 

 ing over the narrow ledge of rock into the stony basin 

 below, is a sight to be remembered. Reverting to the 

 Yore, Bolton Hall is the next place of interest past which 

 it flows, and then comes the village of Wensley, from which 

 this picturesque valley takes its name ; the whole of the 

 river here is strictly preserved. Next comes Middleham, 

 renowned for its training stables, below which place the 

 Cover enters the Yore ; an angling club has been recently 

 formed preserving a good stretch of both these rivers, and 

 which grants day tickets to visitors, the secretary of this 

 club is Mr. J. E. Miller, of Middleham, an ardent angler, 

 who will answer any enquiry respecting the fishing, rules, 

 etc. ; the inn at Cover Bridge, kept by Mrs. Towler, is a 



