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is the lob worm, but great quantities of roach are captured in the 

 summer months with creed wheat and malt, and in the winter 

 white paste is a capital bait for roach ; the dace is considered the 

 most killing bait for pike. Four good killing flies for greyling 

 and dace: 1st, partridge hackle, body copper coloured, peacock 

 harl, ribbed with gold ; 2, landrail hackle, body black ostrich 

 feather, tagged with gold ; 3, blue rook pigeon hackle, body yellow 

 silk, ribbed with black silk ; 4, the Francis fly is equal to any of 

 the above three, if not better, taking it the season through ; it has 

 been found very killing to grayling, when used as the stretcher or 

 tail fly. 



THE TEME (Trout and Grayling), Worcester. Seven miles 

 strictly preserved. Tickets 10*. the season, or 2s. 6d. per day. 

 The water is three miles from Worcester. Anglers are not re- 

 stricted to the fly. Salmon are occasionally taken in the water. 

 Tickets, and information of any kind, to be had on application to 

 Mr. Fredk. Allies, fishing tackle maker, South Parade, Worcester, 

 who can give all information needed for the rivers Severn, Teme, 

 Lugg, &c. Route: Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rail- 

 way,- about four hours from London. [See Advertisement.] 



THE LUGG (Trout and Grayling), Herefordshire. At Leo- 

 minster, six miles, well preserved. By season, week, or day ticket. 

 Close to the Leominster Station at one end, and to Ford's Bridge 

 at the other, on the Shrewsbury and Hereford line. Good accom- 

 modation at Leominster, at the Oak Inn, where day tickets, price 

 2s., may be had. 



THE COLNE (Trout), Fairford, Gloucestershire. Four miles of 

 water. Splendid trout from |!b. up to 31bs. weight. Season from 

 the 1st of April. Season tickets 21., day tickets 2s. 6d., (not trans- 

 ferable), to be had of Mr. Ladley, Bull Inn, Fairford. Route : 

 Great Western Railway to Farringdon-road Station by the 10a.m. 

 train for Farringdon ; a coach from Farringdon-road to Fairford 

 meets that train. Accommodation good, at commercial hotel 

 charges. Mr. Ladley will answer all queries. J. Ogden, tackle 

 maker, Cheltenham, dresses an excellent fly for the last two rivers, 

 or indeed for any river. [See Advertisement.] 



DEVONSHIRE. THE EXE, THE AXE, THE COLY, THE CULM, 

 THE YARTY, THE OTTER. THE TEIGN, AND THE LYNE. Most 

 of the above rivers can be fished either by permission, or by tickets, 

 or by staying at the various inns. On the Coly the angler must 

 take a day ticket, to be had at Cloyton, there being an association 

 to protect the fishing there. To fish the Exe he had better go to the 

 Exe Bridge Inn, near Dulverton. At Collumpton he can fish the 

 Culm. Both these last rivers are strictly preserved, and the angler 

 will have to get 'tickets for them. The trout in the Exe are fine, 

 running up, at times, from 21bs. to 31bs. At Axminster or Ty- 

 therleigh Inn, he can fish the beautiful Axe, which is open to all 

 from Tytherleigh to the sea, save a field or two, where leave can 



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