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such as bream, conger, hake, gurnet, and flat fish, are very 

 plentiful. It was near here, off the Seven Stones, that Lord 

 St. Levan caught a record pollack, 3 ft. long and weighing 

 24^ Ibs. The fish was presented to Mr. T. Cornish, town 

 clerk of Penzance, who fortunately had it set up. From 

 Marazion and Porthleven in this district there is much fishing. 



At Falmouth sport is reputed somewhat uncertain, and 

 boat hire does not usually err on the side of moderation. 

 Both here and all along the Cornwall coast, from almost the 

 end of July to the end of December, pilchards can be obtained 

 for bait. Round the rocky headlands, outside the harbour, 

 there is very fair pollack fishing, and, occasionally, whiting 

 fishing in Carrick Roads and in the deep water about two miles 

 out. At the back of the Castle there is often excellent chad 

 fishing in August. For fishing in the Falmouth district some 

 people prefer to stop at the smaller and quieter St. Mawes, on 

 the opposite side of the harbour. Bass in season are commonly 

 plentiful near the Manacle Rocks, some ten miles distant. 



A place I have not visited, but which is very highly spoken 

 of by my friends of the British Sea Anglers' Society, is Meva- 

 gissey. A great deal of pilchard fishing is to be had here. Over 

 the lobster grounds there is good fishing for pollack with drift 

 lines, railing or whiffing being impossible on account of the 

 lines of lobster pots. A great variety of fish is caught here, and 

 on the whole it seems as good a place as the angler could wish 

 to visit. 



Fowey, close to Mevagissey, is another noted sea-fishing 

 station, and has the advantage of an excellent natural harbour. 

 Fishing is good here for mackerel, whiting, pollack, gurnard, 

 bream, and other fish. Hard by is Polperro, a charming little 

 place with a small harbour. The nearest railway station is 

 Liskeard, eleven miles. Both here and in many other Cornish 

 villages, boats and men can be hired for moderate sums. The 



