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Lulworth Castle. Of so little account were “ marks” when 
T was last there, that we used to let the boat drift along- 
shore and pick up pollack here, there, and everywhere. 
Bait is the great difficulty at Lulworth, far more so than 
‘at Dover. The worm from the shell of the hermit-crab 
is about the best, but it is not easy to get the men to set 
enough pots on the right ground (of the best.lobster- 
ground). Ragworms are also got by post from Wey- 
mouth, but they are not cheap, and arrive as often as not 
dying or dead, in which condition they are useless. 
Lulworth lies, like the Cornish hamlets, off the rail- 
road, the station being Wool (pronounced ’Ool), six 
miles distant, if I remember rightly. The most pleasant 
way, however, of reaching the place, save for those who 
‘desire a dusty and unpicturesque drive through Hardy's 
country, is by steamer from Bournemouth or Weymouth. 
‘Steamers run most frequently from the latter port. There 
is a good ground two or three miles out known as the 
“Shell Beach,” where bream are many and large. A 
good boat, with two men, is necessary for this, and a 
whole day‘s usually given up to it. Boatmen are almost 
more of a problem at Lulworth than even bait; for the 
men seem to prefer their regular occupation among the 
crabs and lobsters to the casual patronage of visitors 
‘from town, nor can it be said that they know very much 
about hook fishing ; 30s. a week satisfies them, however, 
though bait will be found an item, especially if it has to 
be got daily from Weymouth. I have seen small eels, 
rather above the elver stage, in the ditch that runs down 
the only street; these might possibly be caught in a 
small trap, and should make excellent pollack-baits for 
whiffing. 
About midway between Fowey and Falmouth is the 
harbour town of Mevagissey, at which are im- 
portant sardine-factories, under the management 
of that keen observer of fish life, Mr. Matthias 
Dunn, to whom Buckland, Couch, and Day, not to men- 
‘tion almost every living ichthyologist in this country, have 
acknowledged frequent indebtedness. Knowing Meva- 
-gissey well myself (I was fishing there a month ago) I shall 
describe one or two matters in detail as characteristic of 
Cornish sea-fishing (than which it may be doubted whether 
.these islands offer any better) generally. The coast here- 
Meva- 
gissey 
