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necessity, after weedy rocks, is warmth of water, and 

 that when they pay their rare visits to colder seas 

 it is only in pursuit of an equally rare rush of their 

 prev to such localities. To those who ask : 'How is 

 it they are found in abundance in the north-west of 

 Ireland and not in Scotland?' the answer is easy. 

 The proximity of the Gulf Stream is the important 

 factor that makes them haunt the Scilly Islands, the 

 coasts of Cornwall, and the far north-west of Ireland. 

 Pollack of a kind, small and dark, or red (the soldier), 

 ma}- be caught in some numbers in the coldest waters, 

 but it is only in the warmer waters that you may hope 

 for pollack in numbers and of the largest size. 



We caught cod at Glenelg whenever I could tear 

 my sons from their fly rods and the small brown trout. 

 They were very eager for a real week's fly-fishing 

 until they learned for themselves that the sight of 

 salmon that \\ill not take until the river rises becomes 

 vexatious to those whose time is limited. 



The river gave signs of being an ideal one for summer 

 fly-fishing, given much rain. It contains about six 

 good pools, and above them comes the Gorge through 

 which the river runs sometimes swiftly over shallows, 

 sometimes silently in deeps between high rocky sides, 

 Vv'hich, in many places, admit of no approach to the 

 water. 



Fly-fishing in the Gorge is almost impracticable, 

 but there are places where Sainton are caught with the 

 worm when a siunmer flood is on. W'hat is most 

 needed by those coming here for fishing is good length ; 

 of hoHday and a capacity for patiently putting in time 1 

 until the heavy rain comes. Then good sport is j 

 assured both with sea-trout and salmon, which latter ' 

 run to a large size, a fifteen-pounder being taken there '' 

 last summer by Mr Fearon, a regular visitor and a very j 

 keen sportsman. j 



There is a loch, set high between two hills, that I 

 has a great repute for sport -giving trout, and for those 



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