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Canal eighteen and twenty pounds. There are large 

 roach, dace, and bream in all the waters of this depart- 

 ment. The fly-fishing about Calais is confined to two 

 small streams, the Laracoise, and one that flows by 

 Marquise. They are scarcely worth visiting. 



There are a few trout in the river Lianne at Boulogne ; 

 and the higher the angler advances up its waters, the 

 more numerous they are. It is, however, but an 

 insignificant stream. 



There is trout-fishing in the Aa, which flows by St. 

 Omer, and very large and rich trout, too. The higher 

 sections of the stream are the most fruitful of sport. 

 These are situated about ten miles above the town of 

 Fauquembergues, near to the famous battlefield of 

 AgLQCourt, where our countrymen so bravely displayed 

 their valour four hundred years ago. But the best fly- 

 fishing district in the whole Pas de Calais is Hesdin, 

 on the river Gauche and its tributaries. It is excellent 

 fishing in all these streams, and the success from trolling 

 is often great. The trout are taken here of eight and 

 ten pounds weight. 



There are English flies and English fishing-tackle 

 to be had in most of the towns in this part of the 

 Continent; not in great quantities, but sufficient for 

 cases of emergency. 



We should recommend the angling in Pieardie to that 

 of the department just named. In no part of the north 

 of France will the angler find, upon the whole, better 

 and more agreeable sport than in this section of the 

 country lying between the Gauche and the mouth of 

 the Seine. The whole of the rivers, with the exception 

 of the Somme, though small, have a pretty good trout- 

 bottom — are clear and sparkling — run through a com- 

 paratively hilly country, and flow directly to the sea. 

 Most of all these rivers have also a considerable fall, 

 and on this account the streams are rippling and 

 continuous. The great road from Montreuil cuts them 

 all at right angles, and therefore every facility is 

 afibrded, at a low price, for travelling expeditiously 

 from one water to another. Besides, in no part of 



