School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)
- Location:
- Cluain Meala, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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- (continued from previous page)line it is made to spin. It attracts the trout, salmon, or pike and when they snap at it they are caught by the hooks which hang at the tail or fins of the minnow.
Fly fishing is the chief way when the water is clear and is done by making artificial flies on hooks to float on the water. When the fish is feeding or hungry he will take the fly and the fisherman will strike or pull the line at the same time to drive the hook through his mouth. The chief object is to find the exact fly that the fish(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Helen Dillon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Dillon
- Gender
- Male
