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piscatorians. The higher waters of the Dee belong to 

 Denbighshire and Flintshire. 



The Weaver runs through the chief districts of the 

 county of Cheshire, and has a number of feeders, in 

 which there are both salmon and trout. The principal 

 of these are the Peover, the CroJce, and the Walvarn. 

 The entire district of the Dee waters contains a great 

 number of skilful and enthusiastic anglers, who are 

 generally very ready to give a stranger any useful in- 

 formation he may require. It is likewise a district 

 readily accessible, and there is every requisite accom- 

 modation for lodging and refreshments. 



Turning our attention now to the west and south- 

 west of England, there are some admirable districts for 

 fly-fishing. They all lie more or less near some of the 

 chief railway lines which traverse the country in this 

 direction. This affords the rod -fisher the facility of 

 choosing where to commence his amusement without 

 much loss of time. The Great Western and the 

 Southampton Eailways constitute the chief trunks of 

 communication which lead to most of these fishing 

 waters. 



In Buckinghamshire we have the TJiames, the Ouse, 

 the Colne, and the Wick, in all of which there are 

 trout of good size. The most eligible station on the 

 Ouse is about three miles above Buckingham; and 

 Bilbury and Barnsby are convenient spots for reaching 

 the Colne, in which there are fine trout. The Wick 

 springs out of the high grounds in the vicinity of West 

 Wycombe, flows by High Wycombe, and enters the 

 Thames at Marlow. All these waters in the summer 

 season require fine tackle and light fishing. There are 

 large trout taken occasionally in the Wick. The waters 

 are preserved in several districts. 



Passing on to Berkshire, we meet with the Kennet, 

 the Loddon, and the Lamborne. The first stream has 

 its rise in the county of Wilts, and enters the Thames 

 at the town of Beading. It is considered by many 

 anglers as a very fine rod-fishing stream both for the fly 

 and for trolling. Hungerford is one of the stations on 



