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kins " — and you might fill a pail with, these small creatures 

 if so disposed. I did get a two-pound sea-trout in the 

 lower lake, on small quill gnat, but that was the only 

 exception to the small run of " Jenkins."" Trolling in 

 the upper lough is said to yield a salmon now and then, 

 but we verified this information, and the trout taken when 

 spinning were none over half a pound. Late autumn is 

 about the best of the time in which to visit Donegal, but 

 most anglers go there in the latter end of August and the 

 early part of September. There is another very pretty 

 lough not far fi'oni the Gweedore Hotel, where fishing can 

 be had fi'ee for the asking ; and as the trout there run to 

 a better size, it is a place worth visiting. The name 

 escapes my recollection at this moment. 



Leaving Gweedore and going westward, the wandering 

 angler can coast round on the mail cars and get somo 

 fishing at almost every village he comes to, with accom- 

 modation varying fi'om fair to very good. Yoiir journey, 

 to begin -u-ith will take you through the Rosses to Dun- 

 gloe, some fourteen miles, and there will be found a little 

 river, with a lough at its head, and a temperance hotel, 

 clean and comfortable. As there are sea-trout to be 

 caught here when the river is in tune, by all means break 

 your journey and try your luck. This little town stands 

 on the seashore, but here, as elsewhere around the coast, 

 the "harvest of the sea" is unreaped for the wont of boat 

 and nets. 



The next village where fishing is to be got is Gwee- 

 barra, with its long tidal estuary of soft sand : but the 

 accommodation here is shady, and a prolonged stay is not 

 desirable. The surroundings of this quaint little village 

 are of the wildest and most desolate character, and the 

 total absence of vegetation adds greatly to the rugged 

 desolation of the place. But there is a capital river, and 

 the sea-trouting is excellent therefore the angler will 

 not mind roughing it for the sake of sport. You must 

 obtain permission to fish from the agent in the village. 



The next halting place on the journey round the coast 

 is Glenties, where a fairly comfortable inn will afford you 



