Picturesque Donegal: its mountains, rivers, and lakesBeing the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Company's illustrated guide to the sporting and touring grounds of the north of Ireland . eit some partsare better than others. Places that can generally be dependedon for sport are : between the islands and the shore close toRosapenna; at the mouths of the several burns running into thebav between Rosapenna and Bunlin Bridge; along the shore fromBunlin Bridge to Milford Quay; at the mouth of the stream flow-ing from Carrowkeel; in the little bays north and south ofRosnakill and at the mouth of the
Picturesque Donegal: its mountains, rivers, and lakesBeing the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Company's illustrated guide to the sporting and touring grounds of the north of Ireland . eit some partsare better than others. Places that can generally be dependedon for sport are : between the islands and the shore close toRosapenna; at the mouths of the several burns running into thebav between Rosapenna and Bunlin Bridge; along the shore fromBunlin Bridge to Milford Quay; at the mouth of the stream flow-ing from Carrowkeel; in the little bays north and south ofRosnakill and at the mouth of the stream flowing from KindrumLough. The fishing, from boats, is, of course, free; but theshores are private in many places and permission to fish fromthem must be obtained : this is not a difficult matter. \isitorsat Rosapenna are permitted to fish from the greater part of theshores. The fishing commences in earnest about July and con-tiuues until end of October. The biggest baskets are made on afalling spring tide. Some very fine brown-trout are oftenbasketed at the mouths of the various streams, the neighbourhoodof Bunlin Bridge being especially good for these fish. It is advis-. CLIFFS AT Ml-;)Ul-: II KM). MULROY BAY. 41 able to put up a cast of flies now and again suitable for them,the chances are a few will be caught; and those captured willprovide capital sport and prove to be wonderfully well fed. Theearly spring and autumn are best times. Flies should be large,and as good a cast as any is : tail fly March Brown, first dropperHares Ear, second dropper Claret and Partridge. The bestfishing grounds in Mulroy Bay are very weedy, and the fish mustbe kept out of the weeds at any cost, so very fine tackle is nomore advisable than it is actually necessary. The cream of the brown-trout fishing (and it is really verygood) is obtained in Kixdrum Lolgh and Sii.\\x.\(;n Lough. The
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