i ;8 BROADLAND SPORT 



from Horning steam mill is very tortuous, being connected on 

 either side with many private broads. 



On Hoveton Broad, the large sheet of water on the right 

 hand proceeding from Horning to Wroxham, there is a colony 

 of black-headed gulls which breed every year regularly. This 

 broad is strictly preserved, but permission is occasionally 

 given in the winter for pike fishing. The pike fishing on this 

 Broad is exceptionally good, and 100 Ibs. in weight is often 

 taken in one day. Several fish of over 20 Ibs. in weight each 

 are generally secured here each season, fishing with rod and 

 line and snap tackle. 



Opposite the upper end of Hoveton Broad is Salhouse 

 Larger Broad (also private), almost adjoining it, is Salhouse 

 Little Broad, which contains some splendid rudd, and as this 

 picturesque little lagoon forms a highway to the adjacent 

 farm, the fishing, nemine contradicente, is regarded as public. 

 At Salhouse Broad will be found an old and good farm. It is- 

 an excellent place for visitors, quiet, secluded, and situated in 

 one of the most picturesque spots in Broadland. This 

 broad has been selected by the Royal Canoe Club as a 

 camping-ground. The rising ground overlooking the broad 

 abounds in rabbits. 



Leaving Salhouse Little Broad, after passing through a few 

 bends of the river, Wroxham Broad is reached, the entrance 

 to which is on the left-hand side of the stream. This splendid 

 lake has rightly been termed the Queen of the Broads, owing 

 to its beautiful surroundings and depth of water, the lead line 

 showing a fathom nearly everywhere. The broad is open all 

 the year round for sailing, but yachts, except with special 

 permission, are not allowed to moor. The shooting is rigidly 

 preserved, but fishing may be indulged in at the cost of half- 

 a-crown a day per boat, which amount is collected by the 

 lessee, a farmer living close to the broad, at whose house com- 

 fortable quarters may be procured by visitors. 



Wroxham Broad by water is distant from the village about 

 one mile, and the river winds through some charming scenery, 

 but, owing to the traffic between the broad and the bridge,. 



