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the worm, and are very successful even in clear, bright 

 weather. The small but deep whirling eddies of these 

 rivulets are very favourable for this mode of fishing. 

 The river passes Udale and Ireby, and flowing in a 

 western direction through a very lovely vale, falls into 

 the sea at the town of Maryport. 



The Weaver and the Wampool are not of much 

 interest to the travelling rod-fisher ; but the Caldew is 

 a good stream, and will afford good sport for a few days. 

 It springs out of a wild and savage-looking district, in 

 the vicinity of Skiddaw, one of the loftiest peaks in 

 England. It has several small feeders well stocked with 

 trout ; and worm-fishing, even in the clearest days, may 

 be very successfully followed in the rippling and 

 gurgling eddies of these mountain waters. The bait is 

 beautifully carried down the streams, and proves a very 

 deceptive bait indeed. 



The Peterel joins the Eden near Carlisle, and abounds 

 with small trout; but the waters require to be in a 

 certain condition to ensure anything like good sport. 



If the rod-fisher prosecutes his journey a few miles 

 north of Carlisle, he will fall in with several streams 

 where excellent angling can be obtained. The Esk is 

 one of these waters. 



" Majestic o'er the steeps, with murnmring roar, 

 See winding Esk his rapid current pour, 

 And on the bright wave the sportive salmon play, 

 And bound and glisten in the noontide ray." 



This river rises in the high grounds between Hawick, 

 in Scotland, and Carlisle. It is a singularly beautiful 

 piece of running water. It is particularly adapted, by 

 the short, deep contraction of its streams, for trolling ; 

 and large fish are taken out of it by this process. The 

 salmon run up it for a considerable distance. The 

 Caledonian Railway from Carlisle to Glasgow crosses the 

 Esk, so that the angler has every facility in reaching its 

 pure and rippling waters. 



The Liddal is another river of Scottish origin ; it falls 

 into the Esk not far from the English border. The 

 trout -fishing in the Liddal is generally good, except 



