Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1903-08-14 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

ROD AND LINE.  The weather put a check on many during the recent holidays, and after all the demand for tackle and baits was not of the greatest.  The Bailin lito4 been in good order recently and &he'd well last, week end.  On Saturday, the Stanley Angling Society. Leigh, promoted an open event.  Angling on all the Yorkshire rivers ha, recently been good. Good baskets have been made with the fly, worm and minnow in the district.; of Rawer., Redmire, and, Wensley.  The tributaries of the Yore have been fi,hing, well, some excellent baskets having, been made in the Redale and Burton Becks, the Cover and Sowden Beck,  In the ,li,triet, of Clifton and Masham' sport liin. improved, tout taking fly, worm, and minnow. In the length at Tonfield i.port ha. al.o improved; during the week Poole nice ba,keti: have been made with the worm fi,lied well up stream; one angler secured twenty-seven fish in two days.  In the lower reaches sport lake been met with the coarse fish at Ripon, Boroughbridge, and lb-ton. The Swale has fished better, nice baskets of trout have been .caught at Richmond, Easb, and Catterick. In the lower reaches :mine fair sport has been met with in the length at Skipton Bridge, Battlersley, and Topcliffe amongst the barbel, roach, perch, and dace.  The Skid is also fishing fairly well, and I nice ~port has been had in the higher reacheN in the district of Pateley Bridge, Deere Bank,, and Birstwith.  The Derwent has been slightlr coloured.' Good sport Alas been met with at Yeddingham, Stamford Bridge. Malton, Castle Howard, and Buttons Ambo. Good baskets of coarse fish have inad at Aca•ter.  A San Francisco paper tells the following Yankee yarn : hooked a large salmon] one day which put up a great fight, and I was very anxious to land my prize, it beingl the first salmon I had ever taken from this :river. Well, after playing it for quite a :while, I managed to get the fish within almost gaffing distance, when, evidently alarmed at my appearance, it darted off for: ;the heavy current, and on seeing a rock ' that was projecting from the water, it made: one desperate lunge, landed on the rook head first, and fell back into the river— dead. My line parted as the fish struck the rock, and I positively felt sad at heart.. Colonel Keliehor, who was an interested' spectator, said so far as the salmon was concerned, he believed it to be a deliberate case I of suicide."  One or two Manche,ter club waters which  har-e—hit-he-rto disappointed are now getting into better order. One hears of a big trout which is being ",tuffed" for a local rod. and also a big carp being ,imilarly treated for another local angler.  The stuniner herring fishing at Yarmouth. which has now been brought to a close, says the "FA Trades Gazette," is reckoned equal' With many of the worst recorded. ais:l the general result is that most of the boats have -fini,hed in debt." The average earning, for the drifters is about £2OO. and tic highest is £270. the earning, of sailing craft running about £lOO. The cause of so utter a breakdown is attributed to the scarcity of fish, for in most instances the shoals have been •'spotty.'• The quality, however, be. Irx.en quite up to the usual standard and good prices have been obtaimd, the highest being 13s. 4d. Per 100. On one °pension a drifter hauled her nets without having' caught a single fish, while the shots ob.' tamed by two others were three and four herrings respectively,  Clerks, Assistants, &e., Wanted. &gents, Travellers, Commissions, &c. Apprentices Wanted. Dossestic Servant. Wanted. Teachers, Governesses, &c. Partnerships. Apartments to Let or Wanted. Mills, Manufactories, Works, Shops, Offices, &c., to Let. Dwelling-Eouses to Let.  Date  for 8/14.  Musical Inotruments for Sale. Cries for Sae.  Shares for Sale, &e., &e., &o.   I  24