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Eure till on arriving at Thwaite Bridge ; 

 about a mile from which it enters Garsdale, 

 and continues nearly to Sedbergh by the 

 side of a rocky stream, which enters the 

 river Lune about a mile to the south-west 

 of that town. In proceeding down Garsdale, 

 the principal stream which runs through it, 

 as well as the various small becks which 

 join it, afford frequent opportunities to the 

 angler of enjoying an hour's sport, should 

 he feel disposed to make a cast in descending 

 the dale. 



In fishing the mountain streams of Cum- 

 berland and Westmorland, the angler can 

 scarcely have his tackle too fine; for al- 

 though tolerably large trouts, of from two to 

 four pounds weight be sometimes taken, 

 they are not in general so large as those 

 caught in rivers which flow through a more 

 level district, and whose banks, being com- 

 posed of a looser and richer soil, afford a 

 more abundant supply of food in the shape 

 of grubs, snails, and worms. Those streams, 



