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 . he Owenteskinny and Crove are capital brown-trout waters : inthe early season especially the angler has no diflficulty in fillinghis creel from them, and his sport is pursued amidst wondrouslywild surroundings. The trout run from four to the pound to half-a-pound each, with an occasional bigger fish. From CrookedBridge to Teelin Bay is about five miles, and this is the salmonwater. There are some very good pool
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 . he Owenteskinny and Crove are capital brown-trout waters : inthe early season especially the angler has no diflficulty in fillinghis creel from them, and his sport is pursued amidst wondrouslywild surroundings. The trout run from four to the pound to half-a-pound each, with an occasional bigger fish. From CrookedBridge to Teelin Bay is about five miles, and this is the salmonwater. There are some very good pools indeed. The river, forthe purpose of salmon fishing, is divided into beats which aredrawn for overnight at the hotel. With a decent push of waterand a consequent run of fish there is little to choose between thebeats: some of the upper reaches are more sluggish than thosebelow Carrick Bridge. In places the river is somewhat diflirultto fish, and below the village wading is necessary if the bestresults are to be obtained ; but nowhere is it impossible to coverthe water from the banks. The salmon range from 6 lbs. to15 lbs., most of the fish caught being seven or eight SLIEVE LEAGUE AND THE GLEN. 115 All fish caught ma\ be retaiiKd b} the angler. The sea-troutfishing on the Glen River is principally confined to the poolsimmediately above Teelin Bay. When the river is in good ply the sea-trout fishing on Tiii£OvvEXWEE River (or Yellow River) ranks among the best obtain-able in Co. Donegal, and even under adverse circumstances somesport can be got. It rises at the base of Leahan Mountain inLough Auva, and half a mile below receives a stream that comes
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