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operations. In this they have a ready conmiand of the 

 Seine and Marne, and their various tributaries. These 

 latter are much better fly-fishing streams than the main 

 rivers. There are a few salmon taken every year in the 

 Seine, but they are very seldom indeed taken by rod- 

 fishing. The best mode of fishing the tributaries of the 

 river, is to go from Havre as the crow flies, to the 

 metropolis. The tourist will find the rivers that enter 

 it, on whichever side he takes, to be very manageable 

 with the rod, and tolerably fruitful of sport. The 

 Marne enters the Seine about five mUes from Paris, and 

 in its higher waters is a good river. All its feeders 

 abound with trout. English fishing-tackle is to be had 

 in many shops in the capital. 



The British anglers have not generally frequented 

 the fishing rivers in the south of France. There are, 

 however, extensive ranges of these, where the sport can 

 be obtained in abundance. The Loire, and its numerous 

 tributaries, more especially in their higher localities, 

 afford a pleasant range of amusements. So likewise do 

 the Garonne and its feeders. 



The Rhone and the Saone, with all their dependent 

 rivers, are very full of fish ; and the fly-fishing on some 

 of the smaller streams is very good. 



The various rivers of the Pyrenees are first-rate spots 

 for agreeable rod-fishing. 



Italy and Spain afibrd good fishing to those who can 

 penetrate up the higher branches of the rivers of these 

 important covmtries. Rod-fishing has been practised 

 there for ages. Most of the old paintings and engravings 

 of Italian artists depict angling with a rod as a standard 

 item in their landscapes ; and in Spain the gentle art is 

 of great antiquity. As a proof of this, there is a very 

 fine copper coin in the British Museum, of the age of 

 Augustus, bearing the mark of Carteia, a town in Spain, 

 on one side of which there is a well-defined represent- 

 ation of a man angling with a rod and line, and a fishing- 

 basket by his side. 



There is good angling in the Meuse, the Moselle, and 

 in the higher waters of the Rhine, and in all their 



