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as many salmon and salmon-trouts are taken 

 in the Derwent by the rod and fly as in most 

 rivers in England, yet salmon-fishing in this 

 river is but a dull recreation after all; and 

 lie ought to be endowed with an extraordi- 

 nary portion of patience who professes it 

 exclusively. When fishing in a river fre- 

 quented by salmon, it may be well enough to 

 try a salmon-fly now and then ; but it seems 

 scarcely worth the while of an amateur fisher 

 to try a whole day for a single bite, and 

 sometimes not that, and at the end of a 

 fnonth's diligent angling to be only able to 

 give an account of half a dozen fish which in 

 strictness are entitled to the name of salmon. 

 It is much to be regretted that many salmon 

 are killed in the Derwent, towards the latter 

 end of the year when they are full of spawn, 

 by a destructive gang of poachers who take 

 them for the sake of the roe, which they 

 prepare as bait, and find a ready market for 

 among the many pseudo-anglers who visit 

 the lakes, and who purchase it at the rate 



