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never saw a salmon rise ; and the only place 

 in this river where, from my own knowledge, 

 I can assert salmon have been caught with 

 the artificial fly, was at Mounsey, very high 

 up the river. There, in 1820, two grilses 

 were caught, in the end of August. I have 

 recorded this as a sort of historical occur- 

 rence; and I dare say most of the counties 

 of England in which there are salmon rivers, 

 would, upon a minute inquiry, furnish such 

 instances, if they contained salmon fishers. 

 Yorkshire, Devonshire, and Cornwall, with 

 the sea on both sides, ought to furnish a 

 greater number. 



PHYS. Give us some little notice of the 

 Scotch and Irish rivers. 



HAL. I fear I shall tire you by attempt- 

 ing any details on this subject, for they are 

 so many, that I ought to take a map in my 

 hands; but I will say a few words on those 

 in which I have had good sport. First, the 

 Tweed : of this, as you will understand 

 from what I mentioned before, I fear I must 

 now say "fuit" Yet still, for spring salmon 

 fishing, it must be a good river. The last 



