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Dun Palmer, in the Plate No. 7, and the Dun 

 Salmon fly, No. 6, made on smaller size hooks, 

 will be found excellent ones. Nos. 4, 5, and 10, 

 are also good, the latter for high water. Never 

 were there better flies seen for the Welsh rivers 

 in general than these, made to suit the state of 

 the water. 



THE RIVER SEVERN. 



The river Severn has its source in Mont- 

 gomeryshire, takes a long course, passing the 

 towns of Welshpool and Shrewsbury. It is a 

 fine stream, and there could be no better one 

 were it well preserved. There is excellent 

 greyling fishing below Shrewsbury, but little or 

 no salmon fishing. " Mr. Taylor," in his Book 

 on Angling, who was a native of this place, says, 

 " that he hooked and killed a greyling in the 

 Severn, below Shrewsbury, five pounds weight. 



The River Thame rises in Wales, near 

 Bishop's Castle, and joins the Severn below 

 Worcester. It produces excellent fish, par- 

 ticularly trout and greyling. Begin to fish at 

 Ludlow, and move down the stream. The flies 

 in my list are good for it. 



