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but in general I have seen them rushing up 

 through the falling current, which shows the 

 extraordinary strength they possess. I have 

 remarked that they always remain a day or 

 two in the first pool they come to after their 

 ascent, and in this they take the fly most 

 greedily, generally at the head of the leap. 



The fishermen sweep the river with nets 

 below the leap, and the enormous quantities 

 they take is most surprising, still there is 

 abundance in the river ; in summer in conse- 

 quence of the netting, of course the salmon 

 are not so plentiful up the river. The fish 

 house stands on an island, which may be seen 

 from the bridge of fourteen arches, and in the 

 distance the sea views are grand. 



There is capital fishing below the bridge, 

 and many fine salmon throws or haunts all the 

 way up to Belleek ; this towTi is finely situated 

 on the north of Lough Erne, where it begins 

 to discharge its waters into the channel which 

 conveys them into the bay of Donnegal. 



The river at this place has a fall of twenty 

 feet, forming a beautiful scene, enriched by 

 foliage and steep precipices. The trout fishing 

 here is good. 



