April 20, 1893] 
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
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ration at any rate to break the sewage by precipitation 
or some other means, and by some filtering and crushing 
process to render it less harmful to fish life and less 
noxious to the public. Now that sanitation has ad¬ 
vanced with such rapid strides, it is inconceivable that 
Shrewsbury, with its historic past, characterised by 
municipal advancement, has not arisen earlier to the 
vast importance of relieving its beautiful river of this 
objectionable and unsightly element. 
FROM IRELAND. 
To the Editor of the Fishing Gazette. 
DUBLIN.—“Hope springs eternal in the angler's 
breast. ’ Only a week ago and we were in a state of 
eestacy, when, after after a full month’s spell of parch¬ 
ing summer weather, the rain came in full force for a 
few days, and thus gave an impetus to everything—not 
the least of all, angling. 
The rivers of the Dublin and Kildare districts were 
largely fished after the rain, and on each of the rivers 
many good baskets of trout were made, whilst the reports 
from the country districts show that sport was then a 
remarkable success on all aides : but, alas for fishing, 
the brightness and drought has again returned, and left 
matter not what we would wish them to be by any 
means. 
Co. Wicklow still, however, continues to attract 
numbers of rods, especially from Saturday to Monday, 
but during the pass week their success was indifferent: 
the rivers are low, and in an unfishable state. 
Salmon angling is giving fair sport in the co. Wexford 
rivers, and the latest accounts are that the nets have 
been wonderfully successful this season, both in the 
Slaney and Barrow. 
The beautiful weather of the past month has naturally 
attracted numbers to the Lakes of Killarney, where, as 
a rule, the majority of visitors, whether disciples of 
Isaac Walton or not, try their luck with the line ; but. 
according to the reports with which I am favoured, sport 
is not just yet up to the mark. “ Trout fishing is very 
good, but salmon fishing is quiet.’’ 
Westmeath lakes are being fished extensively just now, 
and. considering the fine weather, boats are doing nicely. 
Great and just praise is bestowed by everyone having a 
knowledge of these waters uponMr. Thomas, the worthy 
secretary of the Westmeath Protection Association, for 
his energy and enterprise in all matters connected with 
the preservation of the Lakes of Westmeath. 
The Glentana Salmon Fishery, in the Aberdeenshire 
Dee, must indeed be a celebrated one. I see it stated in 
a contemporary here that it has been let to Sir William 
Cunliffe-Brooks for the months of April and May, at the 
extraordinary rent of ^£920 for fifty-two days’ angling. 
Its water, it is said, extends for six miles. 
Sir 'Thomas F. Brady, late Chief Inspector of Irish 
Fisheries, is again to the front in the cause of charity. 
His object this time is a most laudable one ; it is on 
behalf of one of the most industrious fishermen of Balti¬ 
more, co. Cork, named John Cottrell, whose fine fishing 
smack, with all her nets and gear, has been destroyed 
by fire, and just in the beginning of the mackerel fishing 
season, too. The boat was anchored at Church Strand 
for the night, and Cottrell, thinking all was right, went 
home, and knew nothing more till aroused next morning 
to behold only the ashes of his vessel, “ the work and 
energy of industrious years gone in one night.’’ Cottrell 
was one of the first pioneers of the mackerel industry in 
the south of Ireland, and the greatest sympathy is felt 
for him. 
Reports from the southern districts tell us that 
angling is not what it should be at this time of the 
season, and that most of the rivers are only at summer 
height. 
General Adams has been about the most successful, 
and the other day he was fortunate enough to hook and 
coax a salmon ■weighing 301b. into his boat. 
The City of Dublin Amateur Fishing Club (a new one 
started this year) held their weekly meeting on Monday, 
at their rooms, in Great Britain-street, Dublin. The 
chairman (Mr. T. Henshaw) presided, and fully forty 
members were present. The special object of this 
meeting was the distribution of prizes for their recent 
fishing contest at Howth. The first prize, presented by 
Mr. Andrew Murphy, Amiens-street, for whoever 
caught the largest fish between 11.30 a.m. aad9 p m. was 
awarded to Mr. B. Gorman ; the second prize, presented 
by Mr. J. Murphy, Verdon Hotel, Talbot, for the second 
largest fish, was won by Mr. W. Henshaw ; and the third 
prize, presented by Mr. Costello, Hotel, Howth. was 
f»r the capture of the smallest fish, and was won by Mr. 
Gwrge Dobson. A vote of thanks was passed to the 
prize givers, and Mr. Andrew Murphy presented a silver 
cup as a prize for the next contest, whilst other prizes 
were promised. An enjoyable evening was afterwards 
spent, and a vote of thanks to the chairman brought 
the meeting to a close. 
The mackerel fishing along the southern coast of Ire¬ 
land has been highly satisfactory since the commence¬ 
ment this season, and large consignments have been 
despatched to the English markets. 
Some fishermen from Bere Island recently succeeded 
in capturing a large haddock in Bantry Bay, which, on 
being opened, contained a French coin about the size of 
a crown, and bearing the date of 1721. I am informed 
the coin is in the possession of a man named John 
Dwyer, of Bere Island, who intends to exhibit it at 
the World’s Fair, in Chicago. Sea angling in Dublin 
Bay has commenced, and every evening numbers of 
boats are out and doing well around Kingston, Dalkey, 
and Howth. 
KERRY. — Sport has improved throughout the 
county, and anglers have been very successful among 
brown trout. Salmon angling has been bettsr, and a 
few' heavy fish have been landed in the North Kerry 
district. The heaviest I have heard of weighed lOJlb. 
On Waterville lake sport continues below the average 
for the season, but a few anglers on this water have had 
mir sport. Among those I may mention Major 
Cresswell, Mr. Mason, Mr. D. O’Leary, and Mr. 
Breman. The trout fishing on this water has been poor 
for the week. Bock fishers, however, had fair luck, and 
one angler—Mr. P. Sullivan—caught four fine brown 
trout weighing 7Hb. on Friday last. 
On Coppal lake sport has declined, hut only a few 
anglers have been out. A brown trout of 3jlb. was had 
water by Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald on Saturday. 
White trout are now coming up, and good sport is 
anticipated on this water from this forth. 
On Cummeravanig lake the hrown trout angling has 
been of a first-class kind, but only a few heavy trout 
were had. On this water Mr. J. O’Connell landed four 
dozen trout on Saturday, all taken with the fly of local 
pattern. 
Coppal lake has yielded fair sport during the week, 
XT successful anglers being Mr. Fitzgerald and 
Mr. O’Connor, who had, on an average, two dozen trout 
each day. 
The inny has been in fine trim on Tuesday and 
Wednesday, and fair baskets have been had by brown 
trout anglers. A few white trout have come up this 
water, but nothing can tempt them to rise to the fly. 
On Waterville river brown trout anglers have had 
good sport. Mr. Stapleton. Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Shea, 
Mr. Abraham, and a few others, had baskets varying 
from a dozen to two dozen during the week on the free 
portion. On the preserved portion the Rev. T. 
O’Halloran caught four dozen fine trout on Friday, and 
several other privileged anglers had baskets of two 
dozen and over. 
The Reenroe river has been running very low, and 
sport has been at a low ebb. A brown trout of 31b. was 
caught here on Monday by Mr. J. Fitzpatrick. 
On Lough Drenane sport continues good, and several 
local anglers have been very successful during the past 
week. The best basket I have heard of on this water 
for the week contained twenty-seven trout, heaviest 
lilb.; average Jib. 
From Killarney I learn that sport has been very poor, 
and only a few salmon have been had. On Lough 
Guitane, however, the brown trout angling has been of 
a good description, and one angler had on Saturday 
■three dozen nice brown trout, six of the biggest weigh¬ 
ing a little over 11b. each. 
In the South Kerry waters very little appears to be 
doing. No salmon have been had, and the angling is 
apparently confined to brown trout, which have only 
afforded poor sport. 
In North Kerry a few salmon have been had on the 
rivers Teale, Gale, Emerlagh, and Ashan, but, from the 
latest accounts to hand, the run of salmon on those 
waters has been very small. 
The sea fishing has been good for the past week. At 
Waterville Bay whiting anglers had very good sport, the 
average take being about forty to each hand line in an 
evening’s fishing. 
At Portmagee the line fishery has been very successful, 
and one boat had 130 ling on Monday. 
At Westcove pollack have been taken in very large 
numbers during the week by trammels. Trawling has 
commenced on the Kerry Seaboard, but the results up 
to the present have been poor. 
ULST ER.—Angling seems to be doing comparatively 
well, considering the rather unfavourable weather, the 
prevailing characteristics of which are bright days, with 
northerly breezes and pretty sharp frost at night. This 
sort of weather is telling against the eel fisheries of 
Lough Neagh—I mean night lining by the fishers. Last 
year eels were taking at this time, but from the 
above cause, it is said, they have not commenced biting 
yet. 
Favourable reports reach me as to the opening of the 
sea fishing on our northern coasts. This is in a great 
measure due to the new and improved fishing tackle and 
boats used now in lieu of the old and obsolete nets, and 
cockle-shell craft in which the fishers plied their 
calling. 
At the last Coagh Petty Sessions—Colonel J. Douglas 
Stewart, R.M., in the chair—William Duff, an Inspector 
of Fisheries, charged a fisherman named Quin, and his 
two sons, with a breach of the Pollen Fisheries (Ireland) 
Act, 1892. Briefly the case stood thus : Duff and his 
bailiffs the morning of March 11 last, surprised a boat 
on Lough Neagh coming to its qoay. The younger de¬ 
fendants were in the boat, and on the approach of the 
bailiffs they leaped into the water, but were caught. A 
large quantity of pollen, 615 of which the inspector 
swore were under eight inches in length, were found in 
the boat, which was owned by Quin. The inspector 
only measured six of the fish, and guessed the re¬ 
mainder. Neither the inspector or the bailiffs were 
able to identify the younger defendants in Court, and 
the case against them was dismissed, and old Quin was 
fined in 6a. for the six fish that the inspector measured. 
The chairman said he had no dount of the guilt of the 
parties, but that the case was badly brought, and “ the 
evidence w'as not given with that certainty which he 
should like in a witness.’’ 
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NOTES FOR CLUB ANGLERS. 
The London Anglers’ Association are about to net a 
well-stocked reservoir and expect to capture a large 
number of fine roach, carp, bream, tench, and jack, all 
of which will be turned into the public waters of the 
Lea. The netting takes place on Wednesday next, and 
I hope to be able to give some particulars of it in the 
following Saturday’s issue of the Fishing Gazette. 
* * * * 
A NUMBER of fossil fish have been discovered within 
the past few days at Hampton-on-Thames in connection 
with the building of some new waterworks there. 
*** 
During the past fifteen years it is said that the 
Thames Angling Preservation Society has placed 10 tons 
of fish into different parts of the Thames 
** * 
The annual dinner of the Walworth Waltonians is 
announced for Wednesday next, at the St. Paul’s 
Tavern, Westmoreland-road, Walworth. 
*** 
On the following Wednesday the Anchor and Hope 
Clubites will meet round the festive board at the Royal 
George, Rotherhithe New-road, near canal bridge. Old 
Kent-road. ^ 
* # * 
'The Lea is looking very bright, and at the time of 
writing needs freshening up very much. On Monday 
trout fishing opens, but the water is not at all favour¬ 
able. ^ ^ 
# 
I HEAR of a plumping trout at Rye House, and if an 
angler pays a visit to the Watercress Swim he might 
possibly see him and—catch him ! There are also one or 
two nice fish at Broxbourne weir, and Ware and Hert¬ 
ford are likewise very trouty spots. 
*# * 
The S.P.R.P.A.C. stands adjourned until September. 
In the interim any communication relating to it should be 
made to the hon. secretary, at 92, Avondale-square, Oil 
Kent-read, S.E. ^ 
Mb. G. W. Ellis has taken a grand trout of Illb. at 
Shepperton. In the same waters Mr. Stockwin has 
captured a second fish weighing 3Jlb. George Rosewell, 
the local professional fisherman, was in attendance upon 
both gentlemen. I believe Mr. Ellis’s trout is the 
largest fish caught this season in the Thames between 
Teddington and Staines. * 
I have not heard from Bures lately, but I have no 
doubt the honorary water bailiffs (Baker and Bainbridge) 
are on the qiii five for the poaching fraternity and the 
netting bargees. ^ 
# 
The Thames Angling Preservation Society has 
appointed two new river keepers this week, namely, 
Herbert Curr, of Weybridge, and L. Hackett, of 
Chertsey. ^ ^ 
The perch are reported to be spawning very freely in 
various parts of the Thames. At Chertsey an unusually 
large quantity of ova has been discovered. There were 
marked signs last season of an improvement in Thames 
perch fishing, and tbe above news—which was imparted 
to me by Mr. W. H. BrongPam—is very encouraging. 
I note in a copy of the Echo of Dec. 13, 1884, that at 
Bray a Mr. Johnson took "thirty odd dozen of perch.’’ 
Say, say. Mr. Editor, will those times ever return.'' 
*** 
In future only one rod will be allowed to be used from 
the Thames Conservancy weir head.s. I am glad to find 
that Mr. J. P. Wheeldon’s agitation in the Sportsman 
and the protests of other anglers have at last borne 
good fruit in this direction. An angler who desired to 
use two rods within such confined limits would, in my 
estimation, be nothing more than a pot-hunter of the 
lowest degree, * * 
# 
A ■well known angler, with an office in the City, 
keeps a T.A P.S. collecting-box there. On Tuesday, 
Mr. Brougham opened it in his official capacity and 
found that it contained ^13j. Mr. Brougham’s address 
is Pownall-gurdens, Hounslow, in case any other duty 
man wishes to follow in such excellent footsteps. His 
supply of T.A. P.S. boxes is inexhaustible. 
*** 
The Silver Trouts’ collecting-box, opened on Tuesday, 
contained lOs. 8d. Mr. Brougham performed the open¬ 
ing ceremony, and afterwards addressed the members 
on “The Work of the T.A.P.S.,’’ and a most interest¬ 
ing address it was. Mr. ITletoher presided, and moved 
a vote of thanks to Mr. Brougham. 
V 
Mr. Wade has, I hear, also been busy with the col¬ 
lecting-boxes this week. I have reason to think that 
the London anglers have been contributing much mor* 
freely to the T.A.P.S. funds than hitherto. 
* * 
# 
An angling society has been started at Brixton and 
another at Chiswick. The well-known Mr. Albert 
Chevalier is president of the former club. 
*** 
The Thames is getting into a very “dirty’’ and 
unhealthy state, which is not pleasant to know now the 
house-boat season is close upon us. The surface in 
many parts is covered with a nasty decayed-looking 
scum, and a good heavy storm is much wanted. 
At the same time, in angling parlance, the water is gin- 
bright, and the trout anglers have had to come empty 
