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Looe. On the rocky grounds off the coast of Cornwall, from 

 two to six miles, the Pollack run very large, and are often 

 abundant. Between Plymouth and Looe, Whiting, Mackerel, 

 Dabs, &c. are caught the whole distance, according to the nature 

 of the ground ; numerous Whiting-Pollack are taken just out- 

 side the harbour's mouth, near Looe Island, and at other spots ; 

 Mussels are found in the river. Sand-Eels abundant here. 

 Above the reach of the tide, and in the back streams, Trout 

 may be taken. 



Polperro. Polperro is the next harbour, off which the 

 fishing is much the same as at Looe, which, with every other 

 small village or town on this coast, participates in the Pilchard 

 trade. 



The Udder Rock, a sunken danger half a mile off shore be- 

 tween Polperro and Fowey, is a noted place for Pollack, and has 

 sometimes shoals of Bass, which latter here rarely take a bait. 



Fowey, an excellent Station. Fowey is the best and most 

 extensive harbour on this coast, except Plymouth and Falmouth, 

 of the same character as Dartmouth, but with less depth of 

 water. 



The railway station at Par is only four miles from Fowey, 

 and an extension is now open to Fowey. 



The inner Whiting ground is not more than three miles off 

 the harbour, which is a great advantage. Mackerel and Whit- 

 ing-Pollack are often numerous both inside and outside the 

 harbour. Near the Cannis Rock, by Gribben Head on which 

 the sea-mark is erected the latter are often very fine. 



Trout are numerous in the streams tributary to the Fowey 

 River, and in the Leryn about six miles up : taken altogether, 

 I consider Fowey to be a very desirable station, ranking with 

 Plymouth and Slapton, without doubt the best of all in the 

 district, from the east end of the Isle of Wight to Falmouth. 



The result of one day's fishing off Fowey, in July 1862, 

 was as follows : one hundred red Gurnards, sixty Sea-Bream, 

 forty Whiting, and a large Pollack about ten pounds' weight. 

 On another occasion, about one hundred and twenty Whiting 

 and thirty Gurnards. There is special streaming fishing for 

 large Pollack in the offing. Fisherman, C. Pill, Polruan. 



