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sea, which are favourable to the prosecution of sea angling. At 

 times the mackerel fishing is superb, particularly on the south- 

 west coast ; but the visits of these fish are very uncertain. 

 Young coalfish, which are called locally ' glissauns,' are caught 

 in great numbers by means of bamboo poles and rough wool- 

 bodied flies. 



Among the places which have obtained a reputation for 

 amateur sea fishing, Waterville in Kerry should be specially 

 mentioned. Waterville Bay is sheltered from all except south- 

 west winds ; and there is some very fair freshwater fishing in 

 the neighbourhood, which is a consideration, and will be appre- 

 ciated by those who .visit the place during a south-westerly gale. 

 A few miles from it is the sheltered sound between Valentia 

 Island and the mainland. This part of the coast is well worth 

 a visit. 



Notwithstanding the traffic, and a good deal of trawling, fish, 

 including cod, ling, bream, haddock and conger, are plentiful 

 in Dublin Bay. Haddocks, at times, are very numerous, 

 though they have a way of leaving the bay for years together, 

 and amateur fishermen frequently secure large takes of sea- 

 bream. There are a number of pleasant watering-places 

 between Dublin and Wicklow, and from some of these, I 

 apprehend, very fair sea fishing might be enjoyed. I was 

 riding through Dublin in a public conveyance, when two men 

 entered, who had with them a large basket of fish. 



' Where did you get those bream ? ' I asked. 



' Those what, sir ? ' said the man. 



'Bream,' said I. 



' Divil a bream,' was the reply ; ' they're carrp.' 



' I beg your pardon, they are bream ; the carp is a fresh- 

 water fish.' 



' Arrah, no, they're carrp.' 



' I assure you they are nothing of the kind,' I said. 



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