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ling. The inn at Ayton is called the “Star,” landlady, 
Mrs. Penrose. Scawby Beck, near Scarborough, also con- 
tains some very fine trout, but it is ruined by excessive 
fishing, and is also poached unmercifully ; I believe, how- 
ever, that a portion of it above the dam is now preserved ; 
the landlord of the “Sands” Hotel (near the mouth of the 
Beck), also preserves a short length for the benefit of 
anglers staying at his house. Lower down the river, at 
Malton and Bubwith, the water is deep and navigable, but 
affords capital sport to the pike or bottom fisher ; near to 
the first-named place grayling attain a larger size than upon 
either the Yore or the Wharfe—I have heard of them being 
taken up to 3lbs. in weight, while on the latter named 
streams one scaling 14lbs. is a monster. The river Rye 
next claims our attention. This beautiful stream rises in 
Cleveland, and after flowing through Bilsdale passes the 
ruins of Rivaulx Abbey, the charming scenery by which it 
is surrounded making it by far the most picturesque of all 
the Yorkshire monasteries. The river at this point is 
strictly preserved by Lord Feversham, and to those who 
have permission, flyfishing is a matter of considerable diffi- 
culty, owing to the densely wooded nature of the banks. 
At Helmsley an association has been formed styled the 
Ryedale Angling Club, on their water trout and grayling 
are very abundant, as the river is thoroughly watched and 
preserved; below this point, at Nunnington, the river 
becomes deeper, and loses its interest to the flyfisher. I 
may add that the grayling on the Rye sometimes attain 
a large size, and I have been told of the occasional capture 
of trout weighing from 4 to 5lbs. 
For the size and quality of its trout, however, there is no 
stream in Yorkshire which can compare with the Beck at 
Driffield, but the fishing is strictly preserved by a club of 
thirty members, beside whom no one is allowed to fish. 
One peculiarity of this stream is that upon it the “Green 
