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with beauty can hardly anywhere be found. Generally, its 

 banks are luxuriantly wooded ; the oak, the elm, the alder, and 

 the ash flourish abundantly along its course, beneath the shade 

 of whose united branches the Derwent is sometimes secluded 

 from the eye of the traveller, and becomes a companion for the 

 ear alone ; then, suddenly emerging into day, spreads through a 

 more open valley, or winding round some huge mountain or 

 rocky precipice, reflects their dark sides as it glides beneath. 

 Sometimes this ever - varying and ever - pleasing stream pre- 

 cipitates its foaming waters over the rugged projections and 

 rocky fragments that interrupt its way ; again the ruffled waves 

 subside, and the current steals smoothly and gently through the 

 vale, clear and almost imperceptible in motion. " 



The rivers Manifold and Wye are likewise good 

 Derbyshire waters. In fact, this entire district is 

 calculated to give the angling tourist every degree of 

 satisfaction. The streams are all such as to please, both 

 by their fishing capabilities, as well as by the lovely 

 and interesting scenery which adorns their banks in 

 every locality. These range of waters can be reached 

 from the metropolis in a few hours by railway, and the 

 means of transit from one section of them to another 

 can readily be obtained at a trifling cost. 



Should the angler wish to extend his journey farther 

 north, there is a fine tour lying before him from Derby- 

 shire, embracing the counties of York, Durham, and 

 Northumberland. Here there is fine fishing; and we 

 shall endeavour to point out, as briefly as we can, the 

 chief spots in this wide range of waters which are fitted 

 to yield a fair chance of good sport. 



First of Yorkshire. This is an extensive county, and 

 embraces many rivers, some of which are good fishing- 

 streams, and some of no use in this respect whatever. 

 Wherever manufactures are extensively carried on, the 

 streams are of little use to the angler. The waters 

 become turbid, variable, and unhealthy for the support 

 of piscatory existence. There is a considerable portion 

 of the waters in this part of England well fitted for 

 bottom-fishing. There are dull and torpid running 

 waters that fall into that great estuary called the 

 Humber, where there are plenty of fish of a certain 

 kind always to be had, such as pike, the perch, eels, 



