44 WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



CHAPTER V. 



CARRICK POLLACK FISHING AND POLLACK TACKLE. 



IT is of Carrick that I shall have much to say, of 

 both river and sea fishing, as it was there I had great 

 fun and pleasure from both pursuits. You will be 

 pleased with the Glencolumbkille Hotel, its genial 

 host and painstaking hostess, with the large and 

 pleasant reception rooms, and the abundant pro- 

 vision for the Donegal appetite, which it is expected 

 will always be with you. 



The town lies at the base of Slieve League, and 

 immediately beyond the topmost point there is an 

 almost upright fall into the Atlantic. The moun- 

 tain must be climbed to the One Man's Pass, where 

 the huge cliffs that fringe this coast may be seen in 

 all their grandeur, and where mighty waves come 

 thundering in against the highest sea cliff I have 

 ever seen. The Pass is a narrow ridge with a steep 

 slope seawards. It is safe enough for any one sure- 

 footed, but the nervous should retreat long before 

 they feel the swimming in the head that comes on 

 many at such heights. 



The hotel is at times much frequented by anglers, 

 as, in addition to the Glen and Owenwee rivers, 



