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The sea fishing here, as well as for some miles 

 up the river Odet, is splendid, and there is also 

 most capital wild-fowl shooting off the coast. 

 The solan and barnacle goose, besides all kind 

 of ducks, abound here. There are a batch of 

 islands about fifteen miles from Bernaudet called 

 the Glenan. The duck shooting and fishing 

 here is veiy good. 



One day a friend of mine, a Mr. Gowland, 

 an Englishman, who has a nice estate near 

 Quimper, and a snug little house at Bernaudet, 

 took me out in one of his yachts, a Cowes built 

 boat of fifteen tons. There were three of us 

 fishing. The small boat that was towing behind 

 was literally filled. We were to pass the night 

 at the Glenan Islands, and set the long 'tram- 

 mells. There was only one place we could 

 anchor in, and this was a small deep pool, with 

 beautiful clear water, and a sandy bottom under- 

 neath us. "We took the larger boat, set the 

 nets, dined, and turned in. Coming on the 

 deck in the morning, and looking about, I 

 missed the small boat. I soon found she had 

 sunk from the weight of fish. This is no exag- 

 geration or fisherman's yarn, and will show the 



