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ting on a three-legged stool before the bright turf-fire 

 of a night, with my pipe and whisky and water, talk- 

 ing of my day's work, I was thoroughly happy. A 

 small boat would be requisite on all the lakes, and 

 a larger one for the big lake, by which I proposed 

 to build a cottage. I could have done all this 

 at very little expense, as there was plenty of 

 stone. 



There is no necessity for the fisherman to be 

 bothered with a lot of expensive and useless tackle ; 

 and as to flies, if I do not make them myself, I 

 always buy them of local men, who know what are 

 required. They tie them beautifully in Ireland, 

 and know the required colours. 



There is capital fishing in Lough Corrib, Galway. 

 I had a small yacht there of ten tons, and many a 

 fishing expedition I have had in her of a bright, 

 warm summer's day. I sometimes had great sport 

 with the perch, which run to three pounds. I have 

 hauled them in, when we have come across them, 

 sculling, as fast as I could let out line and pull it 

 in. There is a great deal of shooting and fishing to 

 be had in this way. 



There is also great fun with the lake trout, which 

 run very large ; so do the pike and eels. I always 

 used to set night lines for the latter. Great quan- 

 tities of ducks, too, are to be got on Lough Corrib. 



