136 ANGLING. 



The principal streams in this Welsh county are the Severn, the 

 Vrynwy, and the Tenat. There are, besides, several other good 

 fishing waters, which, indeed, are excellent in every locality in this 

 county. The Severn, in these its Welsh grounds, has lost its 

 sluggish and puddled appearance, and is now a bright and limpid 

 stream. It is here well stocked with trout, and has fewer of its 

 bottom-fishing occupants. 



The Vrynwy springs out of a wild district on the confines of the 

 county, and has a great number of dependent feeders ; the prin- 

 cipal of which are the Tlunant, the Afon, the Gedis, the Afon 

 Gynnan, the Glasgwn, and the Cown. These undoubtedly constitute 

 a considerable range of the waters, and all well adapted for the fly, 

 and some for trolling as well. After the main river receives all 

 these tributaries, it ilows a south-easterly course for twenty miles, 

 and then receives the waters of the Twrch, which flows a distance 

 of twenty miles, through a very interesting section of the county. 

 This tributary itself has good angling feeders, capable of affording 

 fair sport with the rod. The Vrynwy likewise receives the Cain, 

 and, a little further down, the Tenat, both of which contain good fish. 

 The Tenat itself is fed by several good streams ; as the Rhaiadr, 

 the Ajon Harroa, and the Tmrch. Here there is good fly-fishing. 

 All these waters, large and small, are bright, sparkling^ and 

 flowing; and have that peculiar form of stream which indicates 

 good sport. 



As to the colour of the fly requisite in these mountain streams, 

 little need be said.^ In fact, when the fish are in humour, and they 

 are not here capricious, they seem to snatch at anything in the 

 shape of an insect.^ Very large flies will not, however, answer well. 



The lakes in this county are Llyn y Bugail, long celebrated for 

 its fine and large trout, some having been taken put of it of late 

 years, full fourteen pounds in weight ; Llyn-y-Grinwydden, which 

 contains only eels and carp Llyn Cadwiw, a good trolling water 

 for both trout and pike ; and Glass-Llyn, which contains an abun- 

 dance of red and common trout. 



We have hitherto been sketching the chief angling streams in 

 North Wales, we shall now direct attention to those in the 

 southern side of the country, and t shall take our point of depar- 

 ture irom the south-west section of England. 



CAERMARTHENSHIRE . 



Passing then from the English border, we enter this county, 

 and among its angling streams of note, are the Towy, the Tave, tie 

 Great^ Gicendraeth, the Llynougher, and the lewi. This is a com- 

 paratively level countv, but the scenery in it is very grand and 

 imposing. A ramble through it with the rod, is a great treat. 



The river Towy springs out of some wild and morass districts at 

 one extremity of the countv. As the river flows southward it 

 receives the waters of several feeders, which are all fishable, and 



