140 WHAT I HAVE SEEN WHILE FISHING 



permission must be obtained from the estate office 

 before proceeding to fish them. From Glenties to 

 Port Noo the drive proved most interesting and 

 enjoyable. 



At Maas we came in sight of the Atlantic, and 

 at Narin, which is close to Port Noo, we were 

 much surprised to see quite a number of people 

 bathing from the sands, which extend for miles. 

 This sight made me doubtful of getting accom- 

 modation at Mrs. Cannon's, but, fortunately, she 

 was able to give us nice rooms and an excellent 

 dinner. 



We stayed only three days, two fishing the 

 lakes and one on the sea. The sport with the 

 trout was fairly good, and with the pollack, ex- 

 cellent. 



The trout in Lough Doon appeared to be 

 numerous though rather small, but, as they rose 

 freely, we were able to select a number of quite 

 fair size. The same may be said of Loughs Fad, 

 Pound, and Summy, and report says that there 

 are really good trout in more than one of these 

 lakes. 



Our pollack fishing was quite a slow affair at 

 first. There was scarcely a breath of wind, and 

 the sea was quite calm. After an hour or more of 

 rowing over dark ground we came to Inishkeel 

 Island, and, as we still remained fishless, I asked 

 the men to cease from rowing ; then, while the boat 

 gently drifted, we peered down to see if fish 



