264 ANGLING 



Erne, the entire expanse of tlie water, which is about 

 two miles in breadth. There are interesting spots upon 

 it, characterised by bold and majestic scenery. Many 

 gentlemen's castles, seats, with rural and scattered 

 villages, ornament the borders of the lake. Flies of 

 deep orange, silk body, gold tinsel, and rich mixed 

 wings, are good for both the river and the lough. 



Lake Dulaoh is a nice piece of water, with beautiful 

 scenery about its banks. Lord Sligo has a fishing 

 station, or lodge, near it. There are plenty of salmon, 

 and rich and splendid trout. Lough Kylemore is about 

 three miles long, and lies at the foot of some precipitous 

 and picturesque mountains. There are fine salmon and 

 trout here. 



All the sheets of water in the locality of Ballynahinch 

 afford abundance of salmon and trout. The scenery is 

 grand, and of the most magnificent description. 



Lough Luggen is a most surprising place for the 

 quantity of trout which are taken from it : they may be 

 said to live in myriads of shoals. It is no uncommon 

 thing to kill eight or ten dozen in a couple of hours ; 

 in fact, the angler gets quite fatigued with hauling them 

 into his basket. The trout here are commonly large, 

 too ; and it is impossible for a pedestrian angler to carry 

 any distance the fruits of a few hours' sport. Almost 

 all kinds of flies will answer the purpose in this lough. 



The west coast of Ireland is particularly prolific of 

 salmon and trout. The great advantage which an 

 angler in this district possesses for the successful prose- 

 cution of his craft is, that every two or three miles from 

 the seaooast he finds a series of fine loughs, or streams, 

 which are swarming with fish. On the eastern coast of 

 the island these advantages do not present themselves 

 to the same extent. 



In the vicinity of Dingle and Bantry Bays the trout- 

 fishing is excellent. For twenty miles inland, the lakes 

 abound with immense swarms of fish. The scenery is 

 delightful, and chiefly of the bold and rugged kind. 



Few anglers ever traverse Ireland but hear very 

 strange and unaccountable stories about fish and fishing 



