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to the south are decidedly the best ground, and my first 

 attempt at sea-fishing with the fly was from the rocks at 

 Port Lewaigue. I cannot say that I was particularly 

 successful. The rocks are some height above the water, 

 and the foothold is not of the best, so that if I had 

 managed to hook a good fish it is a question whether 

 I should have landed him, or he would have landed me 

 — in deep water. 



I understand that good fishing may be had from these 

 rocks with a strong rod and line, using sand eel or other 

 bait, but I never tried it, so cannot speak positively. 

 Finding fly fishing from the rocks a failure, I determined 

 to try it from a boat, and accordingly I consulted Looney, 

 who is the principal pleasure boat proprietor in Ramsey. 

 He is engaged in many other profitable undertakings, and 

 by the visitors is regarded as a sort of " enquire within upon 

 everything." Anyone going to Ramsey cannot do better 

 than consult Looney for such information about boating 

 or fishing as may be required, and certainly from my 

 own experience of the ways of that active little man, he 

 will find any information which Looney can give, imparted 

 most cheerfully The end of my conference with Looney 

 was that 1 engaged a boat for a week, and determined to 

 fish diligently. That afternoon, after hiring a couple of 

 " sea urchins " to row, and having seated my wife com- 

 fortably in the stern of the boat, with the landing net in 

 her care, we pulled off for Maughold Head. 



I would advise anyone fishing with the rod on the 

 sea not to fish from too small a boat. No great speed is 

 required, — in fact the boat should just be kept moving, — 



