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cess to the arms of our brave countrymen in 

 the East. 



Lough Con will be found also good, but the 

 trout fishing is best in it — fly fish the river 

 for salmon. It is about ten miles up to the 

 southwest, and in it may be caught with 

 the fly, the gilla-roe trout that have gizzards, 

 the same as in Lough Derg on the Shannon. 

 From the town of Ballyna up to Foxford, eight 

 miles distant, is all capital water for salmon ; 

 there are plenty of boats to be had, and those 

 who do not like a boat may fish from the 

 shore ; the salmon will rise and take the fly in 

 every part of this water, so that the angler 

 cannot go astray. 



The flies in use here are rather plain than 

 gaudy, except in the spring, like all other rivers, 

 they must be larger and more of a gaudy hue. 



A claret body, claret hackle and gold rib, 

 tail a small topping, an orange tag rather 

 tapered to the shoulder, jay at head, mallard 

 wings mixed with blue and yellow macaw, neck 

 feather of the golden pheasant, a topping over 

 all, guinea hen, teal, and blue macaw feelers 

 each side with a kingfisher, hook C C, 9, or 

 BB. 



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