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To reach these loughs the angler must go through 

 Enniskillen, by rail, to Belleek, which is now a good 

 place to put up at, but was very bad before the railway 

 opened. But better accommodation still can be obtained 

 at Gainson, on Lough Melvin, four miles from Belleek, but 

 which is not on the railway. Belleek is the property of 

 James Caldwell Bloomfield, and leave for fishing in his 

 bays about Castle Caldwell must be asked from him. 

 Belleek is also the head of the river Erne salmon fishing. 

 The first fall is at Belleek Bridge, and leave can be 

 obtained from Dr. Shiels, at Ballyshannon, who puts the 

 applicants on turn. The fishing is very good, but all the 

 fish have to be sent to Ballyshannon. Besides, it is very 

 expensive fishing, for the cost with keepers, boatman, and 

 often a car to drive from one occupied throw to another, 

 generally amounts to upwards of forty shillings per day. 

 The river in its course is about ten miles, and eight by 

 road, and one salmon fresh out of the weir is presented 

 to a successful angler on the day of his departure, he 

 paying the messenger, of course. The angler has some- 

 times to wait for a vacancy in the sixteen rods allowed. 

 No charge is made by Dr. Shiels, the owner or lessee of 

 the fishing weirs at Ballyshannon. The family of the 

 Scotts have good accommodation for anglers, better than 

 is usually found, and they live on the shore of Lough 

 Melvin. Leave for fishing was formerly readily obtained 

 from proprietors of shores round which are the throws, 

 but you had to fish from boats. The fish are long and 

 thin, unlike the Ballyshannon fish, which are thick built. 

 Although the Melvin river, the Bundrose, enters the sea 



