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Trolling; with the minnow, or small trout, is sometimes very suc- 

 cessful in capturing large trout, which have been taken sometimes 

 out of these Welsh lakes, fourteen pounds weight. To those who 

 are partial to lake fishing, these waters will afford an abundant 

 source of amusement and sport. 



MERIONETHSHIRE. 



"And since each one is praised for her peculiar things, 

 So MKRVJNIA is rich in mountains, lakes, and springs ; 

 And holds herself as great in her superfluous waste, 

 As others hy their towns and fruitful tillage graced. 

 And therefore to recount her rivers, from their springs, 

 Abridging all delays, MEUYINIA thus begins." DRAYTON. 



This is a very interesting county for the rod-fishing tourist. Its 

 main streams are the Dee, the Maw, and the Dovey. We now 

 arrive at the higher waters of the first, which we have already 

 noticed, and they are most admirably suited to the fly-fisher. The 

 scenery on its banks is very interesting, both to the artist and the 

 sportsman^ Before the Dee reaches Carwen, it receives a number 

 of mountain streams, in all of which there is an abundance of 

 small trout, which can be taken readily with worm in almost any 

 state of the weather. The fish in these spots seem remarkably 

 hungry. 



The origin of the Maw lies in the centre of the county. From 

 its first springs, and^for a distance of ten miles, it is but a very 

 slender stream. It is then Joined by the Llyn-ianduon, which is 

 about an equal length with itself. t After this junction, the united 

 waters mingle with the Wnion, which has a range of about twelve 

 miles, and then the main river flows on to the sea. Eor fly-fishing, 

 the angling in the Maw is better above the tide-way than below 

 it. Fine large salmon are often captured with the rod, both_ in 

 the river and its various feeders. There is good accommodation 

 for the angler on its banks in every direction, and at a reasonable 

 cost. 



The Dovey is a.stream of thirty miles in length, and springs out 

 of the mountain range on the borders of the comity. It winds its 

 way through a very interesting and picturesque vale, to Cardigan 

 Bay. It has some excellent fishing tributaries, as the Trafalay^ 

 the Afon, the Dulas, and the Cwmcelle. There is a wide range of 

 admirable fishing water in this locality. 



The Dovey, in the vicinity of Aberystwith, stands in high repute 

 for its salmon-fishing. The best time, in the estimation of many 

 anglers of great skill and experience, for throwing the fly for this 

 fine fish, is after the Michaelmas floods. The heavy fish are said 

 to take the fly greedily here in the month of October. The part of 

 the river between St. John's Pool and Derwent Lassy, is a very 

 favourite spot. One pound is charged for fishing one month, and 



