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Harry Druidale, Fisherman from Manxland to England. with Illus ALBERT R. MANN LIBRARY New York State Colleges OF Agriculture and Home Economics AT Cornell University THE GIFT OF WILLARD A. KIGGINS, JR. in memory of his father Cornell University Library SH 439.C12 Druidale, fisherman Harry *''°"?,,'jf,^lj]j|||?.p'' 3 1924 003 433 947 Cornell University Library The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924003433947 HAEKY DRUIDALE HAEKY DKUIDALE FISHEEMAN FROM MANXLAND TO ENGLAND HENEY CADMAN LATE PRESIDENT OF THE YORKSHIRE ANGLERS' ASSOCIATION, ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS iLontion MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited NEW YORK : THE MAOMILLAN COMPANY 1898 All rights reserved 360152 PEEFACE The year in which the .greater part of this book has been written forms an epoch in the annals of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Diamond Jubilee of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria. Many of the members of Her Majesty's family have given their royal countenance to the sports of the people, and to none more than to the gentle craft. Her Majesty's grand- daughter, Her Eoyal Highness the Duchess of Fife, has especially distinguished herself amongst the mighty salmon, no less than six fish having fallen to her rod in one day, I believe, on more than one occasion. It is gratifying to a humble angler to feel that the Royal Family sympathise so much with the sport so dear to him as to identify themselves with it. The author has endeavoured to portray the sport of angling for the last twenty years, up to and including the year of the Diamond Jubilee, from the point of view of the angler whose sport has been in well -fished waters, not in the highly-preserved waters only open to the wealthy few; and this the indulgent reader must bear in mind, should he Harry Druidale be inclined to be a little sarcastic on the sport recorded. The record, so far as it goes, is a faithful one, and shows what sport may be obtained by an angler of moderate ability at the date of the Diamond Jubilee in well-fished club waters. The comparative weight of trout captured in several well- known rivers should interest the north country angler. The author' has to a great extent trodden on ground which has not had a Thomas Todd Stoddart or Francis Francis to illustrate it. He hopes that the juvenile angler or would-be angler may derive some benefit from the chapters on the various modes of fishing for trout, which are inserted some- what late in the book in order that the youthful reader may have his interest aroused by such light reading as the Druidale Fishing Excursion and Bivouac. The author also hopes that anglers who contemplate becom- ing members of the Kilnsey Angling Club, or the Yorkshire Anglers' Association, may derive benefit from his experiences. The illustrations are from photographs taken by Charles Herbert Cadman, an amateur photographer. HAREY DRUIDALE. Harho6ate, Nommher 1897. — CONTENTS CHAPTEE I FISHING The contemplative man's recreation —The birds, tlieir solicitude for their young—The chaffinch's nest—Izaak "Walton—Two classes of anglers —Competition—Lures for trout—The dry fiy—Christopher North, Stoddart, Henderson—The Shepherd and North—Some distinguished anglers—Fishing a fraud—Weeding out large trout— Sitting by the river . Pages 1-10 CHAPTER II HOW DRUIDALB BECAME A FISHEEMAi; — Mona's streams—First trout—Tickling—Loobing 'Worm-fishing—Mining pollution of Neb—The Neb as it was—Manx witches—Slieu Whallin — Tynwald Hill — Rhenass — Good baskets — Anglers' yarns — The seclusion of Mona's glens—Lead-water and trout's tails. Pages 11-19 CHAPTEE III THE WHARFB, KILNSEY Origin of club—Mr. J. E. Tennant—Journey to Kilnsey—Rylstone Cracoe—Threshfield—NethersideHall—ArrivalatKilnsey—Antiquity— of Kilnsey—The club-room—Mr. Thompson—Mr. Gleadhall "Worm- fishing looked down upon—My first trout at Kilnsey—The farm- house—Nutting . Pages 20-26 ——— Harry Druidale CHAPTEE IV THE DRUIDALE PISHIXG EXCURSION AND BIVOUAC A stable at Onoliau—Camping out—The donkey—Start for Druidale The Sulby river—Fishing near Injabreok—A halt for lunch—Fine trout—The donkey and cart up the hill— Snaefell —Beinn-y-Phott Arrival"^—The tent pitched—Dinner—A night alarm—Breakfast The carrion-crows' nest—Mr. Brooke—Fishing—The hawk's nest Beauty of Druidale—Charlie's fine trout—Exeoutioh of young crows —Cooking the dinner—A wonderful pudding—Donkey's milk Visitors to the -camp—Fly and worm fishing—Midges—Tobacco A glut of trout—Distinguished visitors—Last dinner in camp- Home .... Pages 27-44 OHAPTEE V THE MAID OF HADDON The Peacock, Rowsley— The "Wye— Derweut— Rowsley meadows— The green drake—Haddon Hall—The guide—Isaak Walton's milkmaid — The maiden's sarcasm — Haddon revisited — The maid's niece Beauty of the Wye—The sparrow-hawk . Pages 45-51 CHAPTER VI WALES CLWTD, ELWY, LLUGWT Rhyl—Ehuddlan Castle—Clwyd—Elwy—Fair fishing—Bettws-y-Coed — Llugwy—Swallow Falls—Capel Curig— Lakes— Bull— Llanberis— Caernarvon—Clwyd again . p^ges 52-56 CHAPTER VII THE VALE OP EDEN Beauty of scenery—Pennine range— Source of Eden—Abundance of trout fishing—Penrith Angling Association—Appleby—Temple Sowerby— Kirkby There-The man in possession . Pages 57-66 — Contents CHAPTER VIII THE AIRE, SKIPTON The angling club—Mr. Tennant, Mr. T. H. Dewhirst, Mr. W. Naylor— Fishing — The two old gentlemen — Bob at fault—The blue dun Baskets of trout—Old Bob disgusted—Killing ilies . Pages 67-72 CHAPTER IX THE IRT, CUMBERLAND AFTER SEA-TROUT Calder Bridge — The Calder —,The Ehen, Egremont — Holmrook — Snug quarters—Santon Bridge—Fishing at Irton Hall—Sea- trout—Arrival of friends—The Mite—The village blacksmith—His sport—Colonel Mavvson—Departure—The local hands at it—Mr. BurnsrLinder. Pages 73-81 CHAPTER X THE URE, ASKRIGG Source of Ure—Waterfalls—Trout and grayling—Grayling fishing—Ays- garth — Falls in flood — Millgill Force — Fishing at Hawes "Wet 82-86 weather—Poor sport .... Pages CHAPTER XI FLY-FISHING FOR TROUT Fly-making—Pritt's North Country Flies—List of flies—Gut—Hair—Fly cast—Casting-line—Reel—Hooks—Rods—Modes of fishing—Stewart. Pages 87-99 CHAPTER XII CREEPER AND STONE-FLY FISHING Time atKilnsey—The male—The female—Kind of rod—Tackle—Mode of fishing—Suitable weather and water—Uncertainty—Fishing in a gale. Pages 100-104 — Harry Druidale CHAPTER XIII WORM-FISHING FOR TROUT The clear-water worm—Proper season—Where to fish—The flood worm Where to fish . Pages 105-111 CHAPTER XIV MINNOW-FISHING FOR TROUT Tlie rod—Ariel tackle—Best line—The clear-water minnow—Discoloured water—Where to fish—Time of day . Pages 112-116 CHAPTER XV THE KILNSEY ANGLING CLUB Members fishing—Extent of waters—Description of waters—Ancient bridges—Kettlewell—Monks of Fountains— Buckden—Hawkswick— Arncliffe—Lytton Dale—Nature of bed—Size and captures of trout- Mr. Pritt—A cold bath— Pritt's humour—Flies Pages 117-131 CHAPTER XVI FLY-FISHING AT KILNSEY Good sport—Flies— walk A on Sunday—Conistone Church—Good sport in Skirfare—Good sport in August Flies — . Pao-es 132-139 CHAPTER XVII MAYFLY-FISHING AT KILNSEY The fever—Catching the flies- Introduction to the May-fly—Mr. Eeffitt —Sport—Uncertainty of sport-The cuss—Fishing in a gale. Pages 140-148 — Contents CHAPTER XVIII WOEM-PISHING AT KILNSEY Clear-water worm—Good sport—The mail—Worm in a flood—The Field Dnb . Pages 149-153 CHAPTER XIX MINNOW-FISHING AT KILNSEY A minnow-water — Clear-water minnow — The Devon — tfnoertainty of sport . Pages 154-157 CHAPTER XX AN EVENING AT THE TENNANTS' ARMS, KILNSEY Dinner—Drinks—Bemoaning state of weather—The imitation stone-fly Thebrowndun —Duokandsnipe—Enter Jerry—Good news—We "wet" the night—Sport at Kilnsey—Mr. Thompson—Mr. Gleadhall—Creels —Mr. Hawes—The Dale folk and gin—The Maid of Arnclitfe-Isaak Walton—The stone-fly—The fly-minnow fisher—Club-room tales Mr. Werfdale—Shooting—Migration of birds—A fresh arrival—Mr. Raneley — The bull and the mushrooms — The bull and the three anglers—The parson and the barmaid—The parson and the keeper The vale terraces—Projected lake—An electric tramway up Whern- side— Snowstorms—Mr. Ruskin and Aysgarth Falls—To bed. Pages 158-182 CHAPTER XXI THE TWEED Stoddart—Education of Tweed trout—St. Boswells— First cast—Fishless — Purdy — LordBrougham — Fair sport — Merton Hall — Lord Pol- warth — Dryburgh — Drowning of an angler — A field - day on . 183-191 Tweedside . Pages —— Harry Druidale CHAPTER XXII THE BOEDEE ESK The Esk and Liddel Association—Honour to poachers—jSTetherby Hall Herling and sea-trout — Local opinion — Longtown — The Major's escape—Bad sport—Chub—AVilkin's Pool—Penton Lynns—The Esk in 1896—The Baronet and salmon fishing—The Major and his friend —jSTight iishing—Metal Bridge—Worm-fishing in Liddel—The land- lady condoles—Scarcity of trout in lower Esk . Pages 192-209 CHAPTER XXIII THE YORKSHIRE ANGLERS' ASSOCIATION Mr. Pritt — Formation of association — Mr. Pritt's speech — Monthly meetings — Tulip —The angling column—The "Looker-on"—Coot, coot—Use of large flies—The Eden, Langwathby—The Eamont—The Lowther—Frenchfield—Naming the dubs—The Aire, Airton—Eden Hall—Presentation to Mr. Pritt—His works . Pages 210-225 CHAPTER XXIV THE EDEN, LANGWATHBY Free water—Good sport in the Nunwick Hall water—The Boat Pool The Willows—Sport in Eden—Temple Sowerby—Weight of Eden trout . ... Pages 226-231 CHAPTER XXY THE EAMONT Brougham Bridge—The Lowther—Large fly -hooks—Good sport in early spring—Paley's Walk—Swarms of iron-blue—The March brown Mr.
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