TOO WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



Ardara is near the mouths of the Owenea and 

 Owentocker rivers, and is a pretty and interesting 

 town. It is the centre of several industries, and, 

 while there, you may make useful purchases of lace, 

 hosiery, tweeds, or embroidered linens. It was at 

 Ardara that I bought the unique afternoon tea-cloth 

 which all my lady friends go into such raptures over 

 that I anticipate the worker of it has orders that 

 will last her lifetime. 



Mrs. McNelis, of the Nesbitt Arms, personally 

 superintends all that pertains to the comfort of the 

 visitors, and her sons are ever active in arranging 

 for their sport. The two youngest are great car 

 drivers, and are particularly proud of most of the 

 animals they drive, while the eldest son has a store 

 in which is collected a huge variety of cabin-manu- 

 factured goods. I think I am within the mark in 

 saying that I saw two waggon loads of tweeds. 

 My purchase of him was of a neat pattern, but 

 bigger men with large ideas could suit themselves 

 with elaborate designs and colours. 



The Owenea is the principal river, and gives 

 the best sport to salmon and sea-trout fishers, but 

 at times the Owentocker makes an effort to be 

 equal with its rival. 



There are two other smaller rivers up which 

 sea-trout run, and there are twelve lakes on which 

 the hotel has boats. I was unfortunate in having 

 quite low water during my week's stay, and so only 

 tried the salmon twice. 



