Trout Fishing in Wicklow 181 



On returning to our quarters at Roundwood 

 we found a note from a worthy baronet most 

 kindly giving us permission to fish two loughs 

 close to a shooting-box of his, situated high 

 up the Glencree Valley. The " Laird " and I 

 held a council of war, for my other friend 

 had been obliged to forego any further par- 

 ticipation in the trip owing to his rebel molar, 

 and we decided to devote our remaining 

 week to these two loughs ; one day on the 

 following march across the mountains to 

 Sally Gap, and fish down the Liffey to 

 Ballysmutton Bridge, thence by road to 

 Blessington for the night, and finish up next 

 day on the King's River, which was reputed 

 to hold very heavy fish. The first part of 

 the programme was carried out ; of the latter 

 portion I will have something to say anon. 



We drove over to the pretty little lodge 

 nestling amidst superb mountain scenery, 

 and surrounded by heather-clad highlands, 



