88 Sporting Notes in the Far East. 



BARRACOUTTA HARBOUR. 



The finest of the many magnificent and comparatively useless 

 anchorages, situated in these bleak latitudes. 



The harbour is split up ; but South Bay contains all the sport 

 which consists principally in the slaying of duck, snipe, and goosan- 

 ders ; the latter being splendid birds, but quite unfitted for the table. 



For duck, pull up to the mouth of the big river flowing into 

 the Bay (the less water the boat draws the better). The creeks 

 around the islands at its mouth, are full of mallard, teal, and 

 widgeon ; and if your sport is not spoilt, by a superfluity of shooting 

 parties, some very pretty stalking can be done from these islands ; 

 besides the many rocketing shots to be got at birds " flying the 

 river " overhead. 



The snipe are all on the islands at the mouth of both rivers ; the 

 big river is the best, and the most likely island can be distinguished 

 by a peculiar small isolated pine growing at its farthest corner, 

 looking up stream. Snipe were in, but not in large numbers, in 

 the early part of September, '86. 



Most of the creeks are quite unfordable ; and beware of staving 

 the boat on one of the innumerable snags, laying half hidden on 

 the bottom. 



Bag. 



2 Guns, September yth, 1886. 

 15 Duck. 20 Snipe. 2 Various. 



