158 ANGLING. 



his route to visit these streams. Trolling is often successfully 

 employed in these Irish streams. With the exception of ^the 

 Upper Bairn, all the rivers of Down discharge their waters into 

 the Irish Channel. The navigable river Lagan, which throughout 

 near half its course, has a direction nearly parallel to the Bann, 

 turns eastward at Magheralin ; four miles north-east of which it 

 becomes the county boundary, and passing by Lisborrie, falls into 

 the Bay of Belfast, after a course of about thirty miles. The 

 Ballvnahinch or Annacloy river brings down the waters of several 

 small lakes south-east of Hillsborough, and widens into the 

 Guvile river, which is navigable for vessels of 200 tons, a mile 

 below Downpatrick, where it forms an extensive arm of Strangford 

 Loch. The Guvile is covered with numerous islands, and its 

 windings present much beautiful scenery. The Newry river rises 

 near Kathfriland, and flowing westward by the northern declivities 

 of the Mourne range, turns south a little above Newry, and after a 

 short course falls into the head of Carlingford Loch. Numerous 

 streams descend from the district of Mourne immediately to the 

 sea, and there is no part of the county deficient in a good supply of 

 running water. 



The following rivers fall into Lough Neagh, in Antrim, the Ravil, 

 the Braid, the Crumlia, the Gknevy, the Carey, and the Glenshesh, 

 all of which are full of fine trout. 



In the county of Armagh, the following are good angling 

 streams, the Callan, the Cambin, the Cusliier, the Fleury, the 

 Fano, the Newton Hamilton, the Talwater, the Tan, and the 



Lough Neigh is not more than twenty miles from the town of 

 Belfast ; and here fine lake fishing may be enjoyed. There are 

 trout and salmon in this lake ; and very large pike, though by no 

 means numerous. When the waters are in gooa order, and curl is 

 favourable, the fly is very successfully enjoyed on Lough Neagh ; 

 but the largest trouts are commonly captured by trolling. 



The Bann is a good trout and salmon river. It enters the sea at 

 Coleraine. The higher the angler ascends the river the fly-fishing 

 improves. It is no uncommon feat for an angler to take ten or 

 twelve good sized salmon, and a creel full of fine trout in a day ; 

 nay, it sometimes happens in a few hours. Good large flies may be 

 used in the louver parts of the Bann, but as the water diminishes, 

 smaller must be adopted. Trolling in this river is often successful. 

 Large trout are taken after a fresh in summer by this plan. The 

 angler will find a good supply of flies of all kinds, at Coleraine, and 

 in almost every village on the banks of this river. 



The BolHnderry, which flows from the west, and fell into Lough 

 Neagh, is a good angling river. Large trout are frequently caught 

 in it ; and they are of a very rich flavour. The best station on it, 

 is about three miles below its source. It here becomes a beautiful 

 fly stream. 



The river Foyle, which divides the counties of Londonderry and 



