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standing all this, the generous renter of the 

 fishery at the Leap of Colerame, gives liberty 

 to all anglers visiting the Bann, from March to 

 August, and the courtesy and politeness which 

 he evinces towards gentlemen, causes him to 

 take no notice of their fishing with the salmon 

 fly till September. I have been informed by 

 Mr. Moore, the inn-keeper, at Portna, that 

 there is now a "Queen's Gap" made in the 

 '* cuts," on Sundays, to allow some of the 

 salmon to escape. This is a great boon to the 

 angler. 



The town of Kilrea is a mile from Portna, 

 where there is a good inn, kept by an English- 

 man, a Mr. Adcock. At the bridge, which is 

 half a mile from the town, there is a famous 

 throw for a salmon ; you let off the line, while 

 standing on the bridge, to where the fish lie, a 

 little lower down. There are capital streams 

 for salmon near '* Moor Lodge," a delightful 

 spot, down as far as " Bevanaher " ford. The 

 boatmen take you through the gorges in race- 

 horse style. The man brings the bow of the 

 boat to the very edge of the rapid, steadies her 

 by making you sit down with himself, and in a 

 minute or two she shoots down the gorge in 



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