CHAPTEK V. 



THE UPPER RAPIDS. 



Pike-fishing- — The Pike-fly and Spinning-bait — Wiring 

 a Pike — The Erne of former days — Salmon Stepping- 

 stones — The Slob-weirs of Kildoney — Reasons why 

 these weirs are unpopular — Unguarded Remarks — 

 The Weirs of Killarney — Coming Events — The 

 Punch-kettle — The Double Hares — The Race — 

 Fairies and Egg-shells — Setting in of the Rain. 



While this conversation was going on, the 

 party was joined by the other boat, which 

 had been lying at the quay on the opposite 

 side ; and the men were soon busily occupied 

 in both of them, fitting the tackle for the 

 upper river. A spare salmon rod or two 

 was thrown into each of them ; but more 

 from the general order that no expedition 

 should go out unprepared for salmon, than 

 from any particular hope of catching them 

 on such a day as this. The only capture 

 they were at all likely to make was that of 



