g6 WHAT 1 HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



the fly comes round to meet the stream, you see 

 a boil that tells the fish has risen ; but please do not 

 strike ; he has missed or declined, and may come 

 again almost instantly. 



I must not omit mention of the Owenwee river, 

 which flows out of Lough Oona and joins the Glen 

 just as that river empties itself into the bay. It is 

 about five miles in length, and offers a splendid 

 day's fishing to those who like to fish upwards from 

 pool to pool until the river becomes a mere overflow 

 from a lake or lakes that are stocked with fish. 

 Both salmon and white trout run up this river, but 

 not in such numbers as up the Glen. I have not 

 fished all the lakes, but I saw fish that had been 

 taken from Loughs Aura, Oona, and Divna, and I 

 got, myself, quite a nice basket from Lough Agh, 

 which is up amongst the mountains that overlook 

 the sea. Be careful when intending a visit to this 

 lake to bring plenty of provisions, for it is hunger- 

 provoking in the extreme, and a day spent there will 

 ensure a night's dreamless sleep. 



My son gave his attention to fishing the lakes 

 and taking photos with a newly-made friend, who 

 had a rod and camera. I was not jealous, at least, 

 not very. 



That the fish, while in the Glen river, have a 

 prosperous time is shown by the wonderful records 

 of takes both by anglers and netsmen. 



It requires some knowledge of the wonderful 

 reproductiveness of the salmon to be able to credit 



