OF THE ERNE. 13 



No. 13. The Captain's Throw. 



Beyond this rapid the river expands into 

 a deep pool, and receives on its right bank a 

 small tributary of dark water, which in rainy 

 weather tends to discolour the river. The 

 pool is nearly a mile in length, and from two 

 to three hundred yards in width ; it abounds 

 with pike, but is not calculated for fly-fishing. 

 On its left bank stands the house of Mr. 

 Tredennick, surrounded by timber trees, and 

 rather pretty, but so situated as to command 

 no view whatever of this splendid river. At 

 the lower part of the grounds belonging to 

 this house, and at the extremity of the pool, 

 is situated the Captain's Throw, which may 

 be fished from either bank of the river ; it 

 begins at the point where the river, being 

 again contracted, forms another rapid. In 

 one respect it differs from all the other 

 throws : as the width of the river here does 

 not exceed thirty yards, a fly, thrown from 

 the right bank by an expert arm, will strike 

 the ferns on the left bank; and ought to 

 be so thrown, as the best of the water is 

 close to the left bank. Notwithstanding the 



