Trout Fishing in Wicklow 171 



tied Palmer fashion this is a good killing 

 fly when the water is a clear porter colour 

 after a flood ; (5) a fly called locally " Grey 

 Coghlan," which is tied with a grizzle cock's 

 hackle, slate-coloured silk body, wing light 

 partridge feather. 



As I have previously mentioned, our first 

 week was somewhat uneventful. The 

 beginning of the second week saw us 

 established at a small town named Round- 

 wood, well up in the mountains, and 

 centrally situated for both Lough Dan and 

 the Anamoe River. The drive up to 

 Roundwood was simply glorious ; our route 

 taking us past Hollybrook and Kelly's Cross, 

 branching to the right just before reaching 

 Kilmacanogue, up the valley, with the Big 

 Sugar Loaf on the left and Coolagad on 

 the right, passing Ballinteskin ; on across 

 Calary Bog, leaving the Vartry Waterworks 

 on our left, and into Roundwood a drive 



