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is good sea-trout fishing to be had not far away, at Doohulla^ 

 and Mr. Maclagan, of Clifden, is the man to apply to for 

 particulars as to terms. There are also several lakes within, 

 easy reach of this little town, and of these Lake Ballinaboy 

 is the best, as it contains both sea-trout and salmon, in addi- 

 tion to brown trout and pike. It will thus be seen that 

 this cheap 8s. car ride from Galway to Oughterard, will pro- 

 vide some excellent sport before passing on to that angler's 

 paradise, Ballinahinch. There you have the choice of 

 three hotels, the " Eecess," "Anglers," and " Glendalough " 

 — all three good, and all three somewhat expensive ; in f act,- 

 this is a somewhat costly angler's paradise, in which £12 

 or £'15 per week will be the veiy lowest sum you may rely 

 upon having to pay, exclusive of drinks. But the fishings 

 is exceedingly good, and it is well worth all the money which 

 it costs. The lowest charge for fishing some of the lakes 

 is 15s. per day, or £3 15s. per week, plus man and boat, and 

 the usual extras. The " Recess " hotel tariff is 10s. 6d. per 

 day for bed and board, and I believe the other hotels charjje 

 the same. As will be seen by our illustration of the Ballina- 

 hinch river, it is a pretty piece of fly-water, but it is not of 

 any great extent, the run from the lough to the sea being 

 only four Irish miles. This stream flows through an exceed- 

 ingly wild and picturesque district, which cannot fail to 

 impress the English visitor with a sense of waste and 

 desolation. 



In addition to the four miles of river, the fishing extends 

 through a chain of loughs, extending for a distance of six- 

 teen miles. There is a limit of twenty-one rods on the best 

 length of the fishing, and intending visitors would do well 

 to write to Mr. Blackadder, the manager of the Ballinahinch 

 fisheries, and ascertain particulars. 



The sea-trout fishing in these loughs is real good sport, 

 especially as it is no uncommon thing to rise a salmon to 

 your trout flies ; but I do not care much for lough-fishing. 

 The monotony of the thing palls upon me, no matter how- 

 good the sport may be, after a few hours. One of the many 

 points in favour of this place is the fact that 3-ou can fish 

 it, with the certainty of getting sport, at any part of the 



