Holt — Siirvey of Fishing Grounds, West Coast of Ireland. 38S 



Station 46. 420 Hooks. Mackerel and Plaice Bait. Down IJ hour in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, uncertain : — Round Fish, 34 (viz. 1 Sapphirine 

 Gurnard, 4 G^-ey Gurnard, 4 Cod, 7 Ling, 18 Conger); Dogfish, many (same as 

 Station 15). 



Average per 100 hooks : — Round Fish, 8-f . 



Note. — The cod and the gurnard, and most of the dogfish, were caught on the 

 mackerel bait ; the conger and ling mostly on the plaice bait. 



Station 78. 420 Hooks. Plaice and Dogfish Bait. Down in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 50 : — Round Fish, 34 (viz. 1 Red Gurnard, 1 Cod, 

 13 Ling, 2 Torsk, 17 Conger) ; Flat-fish, 2, viz. 1 Halibut, 1 Turbot ; Dogfish, 14 (same 

 as Station 15). No Skate. 



Average per 100 hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 11 + ; Round Fish, 8 4- ; Flat-fish, 1 - ; 

 Dogfish, 3+. 



Station 80. 420 Hooks. Conger Bait. Down in day-time. 



Gross numlter of Fish caught, 46 : — Round Fish, 31 (viz. 1 Red Gurnard, 3 Cod, 

 1 Haddock, 3 Coal-fish, 23 Ling) ; Skate, 2 ; Dogfish, 13 (same as before). 



Average per 100 hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 10 +; Round Fish, 7 + ; Skate, 1 — ;, 

 Dogfish, 3. 



Station 113. 70 Hooks. Conger Bait. Down in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 10 : — Round Fish (Haddock), 1 ; Picked Dogs, 9. 

 Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 14; Haddock, 1 + ; Picked Dogs^ 

 12+. 



140 Hooks. Witch Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caxight, 10 : — Round Fish (Ling), 2 ; Skate, 1 ; Dogfish, &c., 

 7, viz. 1 Spinous Shark, 6 Picked Dogs. 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 7 + ; Ling, 1 +; Skate, 1- ; Dog- 

 fish, &c., 5+. 



210 Hooks. Conger and "Witch Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 16 : — Round Fish (Ling), 1 ; Skate, 6 ; Dogfish, 9 

 (Picked Dogs). 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 7 + ; Ling, 1 — ; Skate, 2 + ; Dog- 

 fish, 4 +. 



