2i6 ANGLING 



MEKIONETHSHIRE 



' ' And since each one is praised for her peculiar things, 

 So Mekvinia is rich in mountains, lakes and springs ; 

 And holds herself as great, in her superfluous waste. 

 As others by their towns and fruitful tillage graced. 

 And therefore to recount her rivers, from their springs, 

 Abridging all delays, Mekvinia thus begins." — Drayton. 



This is a very interesting county for the rod-fishing 

 tourist. Its main streams are the Dee, the Maw, and 

 the Doveij. We now arrive at the higher waters of the 

 first, which we have already noticed, and they are most 

 admirahly suited to the fly-fisher. The scenery on its 

 banks is very interesting, both to the artist and the 

 sportsman. Before the Dee reaches Carwen, it receives 

 a number of mountain streams, in all of which there is 

 an abundance of small trout, which can be taken readily 

 with worm in almost any state of the weather. The fish 

 in these spots seem remarkably hungry. 



The origia of the Maw lies in the centre of the 

 county. From its first springs, and for a distance of 

 ten miles, it is but a very slender stream. It is then 

 joined by the Llyn-ianduon, which is about an equal 

 length with itself. After this junction, the united 

 waters mingle with the Wnion, which has a range of 

 about twelve miles, and then the main river flows on to 

 the sea. For fly-fishing, the angling in the Maw is 

 better above the tide-way than below it. Fine large 

 salmon are often captured with the rod, both m the 

 river and its various feeders. There is good accommoda- 

 tion for the angler on its banks in every direction, and 

 at a reasonable cost. 



The Dovey is a stream of thirty miles in length, and 

 springs out of the mountaia range on the borders of 

 the county. It winds its way through a very interesting 

 and picturesque vale, to Cardigan Bay. It has some 

 excellent fishing tributaries, as the Trafalay, the Afon, 

 the Dulas, and the Cwmcelle. There is a wide range of 

 admirable fishing water in this locality. 



The Dovey, in the vicinity of Aberystwith, stands in 



