Identifier: picturesquedoneg00shru (find matches)
Title: Picturesque Donegal: its mountains, rivers, and lakes. Being the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Company's illustrated guide to the sporting and touring grounds of the north of Ireland
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Shrubsole, Edgar S
Subjects: Donegal (Ireland : County) -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : W. Cate, Limited

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t intosome broad shallow, ending in a magnificent throw forsalmon, or the tail of a strong stream or edge of a glassy glide—the certain home of big brown-trout ; presently it passes underthe quaint bridge at Ballyshannon, tumbles and roars over thefalls, and thereafter eddies and hurries down to the sea. But, prolific angling water as this stretch of the Erne un-doubtedly is, it is no happy hunting ground for the duffer. Sportthere is, galore ; but it has to be worked for, and the job is noeasy one. And this especially applies to the capture of big trout ;there are no silly ones among them, and they have seen someflies in their time ! But when hooked in this strong-flowing riverthey provide most exciting sport. The centres to fish from areBelleek and Ballvshannon. At the former there is a capital hotel(Johnstones) and there is also accommodation at the Royal Hotel,Ballyshannon (Mr. Hendersons). .Applications for rods must bemade to John Swan, River Erne Fishery Ofiice, Ballyshannon.
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THE RllER ERNE. 137 The charges are as iollows :—For salmon (in addition to anordinary 20s. salmon rod license, which must be taken out in theBallyshannon district) £4 per week. The angler is entitled toretain two fish per week free, others captured must be deliveredto the fishery office of the head-keepers house at Cliff, Belleek,but arrangements can be made for their retention on payment ofcurrent price. The permission to fish is non-transferable, and isfor one salmon rod only. The artificial salmon fly only is per-

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