15 AUGUST 1931, Page 26

If the reality is only even half as good as

the promise of Mr. Frank Ward's Lakes of Wales (Jenkins), the trout-angler of modest aspirations will find the book well worth the half- guinea which is its price. It is a complete guide to the trouting-lakes of Wales with some mention, too, of river- fishing. The description of Cwin Strallyn, for example, near Criccieth, sounds quietly alluring—trout averaging about 1 lb. and some running up to 1 lb. and over, and all for a shilling a day, and there are plenty more lakelets of much the same pattern. If the visitor is tired of angling, Mr. Ward will give him tips as to where to go to obtain beautiful points of view or will charm him with tales of fairy-lore.

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