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from a visit to -whicli the angler -will be much gratified. 

 The chief of these is Bala Lake, one of the largest 

 sheets of water in Wales, being about four miles in 

 length by one in breadth. It abounds with pike, 

 trout, eels, perch, and roach. Tal-y-Llyn is a beautiful 

 piece of water, and the scenery about is very romantic. 

 There are still -water fishing localities, called Llyn 

 Bodlyn, near Barmouth, Llyn Cwm Howel, Llyn Irddin, 

 Llyn Raithlyn, Llyn Pair, Llyn Treweryn, Llyn 

 Arenniag, Llyn Gewirw, and several other sheets of 

 water, all fully supplied with trout, pike, and other 

 bottom-fish. 



MONTGOMERYSHIRE 



"Ever charming, ever new, 

 When will the landscape tire the view ! 

 The fountain's fall, the river's flow, 

 The woody valleys, warm and low, 

 The windy summit, wild and high, 

 Roughly rushing on the sky ! 

 The pleasant seat, the ruined tower, 

 The naked rock, the shady bower ; 

 The town and village, dome and farm. 

 Each give each a double charm. 

 As pearls upon an Ethiop's arm." — Dtek. 



The principal streams in this Welsh county are the 

 Severn, the Vrynioy, and the Tenai. There are, besides, 

 several other good fishing waters, which, indeed, are 

 excellent in every locality in this county. The Severn, 

 in these its Welsh grounds, has lost its sluggish and 

 puddled appearance, and is now a bright and limpid 

 stream. It is here well stocked with trout, and has 

 fewer of its bottom-fishing occupants. 



The Vrynwy springs out of a wild district on the 

 confines of the county, and has a great number of 

 dependent feeders ; the principal of which are the 

 Eunani, the Afon, the Oedis, the Afon Gynnan, the 

 Olasgton, and the Gown. These undoubtedly constitute 

 a considerable range of the waters, and all well adapted 

 for the fly, and some for trolling as well. After the 

 main river receives all these tributaries, it flows a south- 



