i8 SOUTH-WEST COAST FISHING STATIONS. 



White sand-worms for Pollack-fishing are obtained from the 

 beach and from Exmouth harbour, and small Mussels for Dab 

 and Pout-fishing on Dawlish rocks. A Sand-Eel seine is kept 

 here. The brook, in common with others on the coast, contains 

 Trout up the valley, and small Eels for Pollack. Leger-fishing 

 for Bass may be practised off the breakwater pier, at the mouth 

 of the brook, with Squid or Cuttle bait from the Mackerel nets. 



Teignmouth. Teignmouth is a bar-harbour, in common 

 with many others, the resort of numerous Bass, which formerly 

 afforded excellent sport by fly-fishing for them. Of late years, 

 however, they have not shown themselves so much on the sur- 

 face, and this method of taking them has been almost given up, 

 and has been replaced by drift line-fishing with the living 

 Sand- Eel, fully described, and illustrated in this work. Fisher- 

 man, John Cox. At the Ness at anchor fish at spring tides, 

 from two hours before until high water, outside east or west of 

 Teignmouth, on falling tide. Straight Point, near Exmouth, six 

 miles off Teignmouth, may be visited in a large boat, towing a 

 basket of living Sand-Eels, with much success, for fine Pollack, 

 with a northerly wind. Dawlish Pollack ground is only two 

 miles from Teignmouth. Pollack begin to be met with 150 

 yards from shore abreast East Teignmouth Church. 



A special article on ' Drift-Line Fishing for Bass in Bar- 

 Harbours ' has been added to this work, page 145, which see. 

 Pollack of moderate size are caught at the Ness, and larger fish 

 are met with nearer Hole Head, and towards Dawlish, and in 

 the deeper water at Maidencombe close under the cliffs, two 

 miles to the south-west, towards Babbacombe. 



Mackerel, Pollack, and Dab-fishing can be followed at 

 various spots in this neighbourhood ; but the Silver Whiting 

 proper are not to be obtained without going a great distance 

 seaward, with the exception of small fish to be taken a mile 

 outside the Ness. Late in autumn, during the Herring season, 

 good sized Whiting may, however, be caught, especially during 

 light evenings when drifting with Herring nets. 



Mussels can be dredged in the harbour. 



Nets are kept here for taking Sand-Eels, and much sport is 

 now had in using them alive for Pollack or Bass, which method 



