PRINCIPAL niVERS IN ENGLAND. 153 



1 he proper hours for angling, are from tlietime 

 that tlie tide is half ebbed, to within two hours 

 of tlie high water, provided the land floods do 

 not come down. 



Always piteh your boat under the wind : that 

 is, if the wind be in south, then keep on the 

 Surry shore ; if north, on the London side. 



The be.-t places for pitching a boat to angle in 

 the Thames, are about one hundred and fifty 

 yards from York Stairs ; the Savoy, Somerset- 

 house, Dorset Stairs, Black-Friar's Stairs; the 

 Dung- Wharf near Water-Lane, Trig Stairs, and 

 Essex Stairs. On Surry side Falcon Stairs; Barge 

 Houses ; Cuper's, Tii/go Cupid's Stairs ; the 

 Wind-mill and Lambeth. 



There are very good roach and dace to be 

 caught at AVestminster Bridge, if the w^eather 

 is favourable jn the Autumn; the fifth arch on 

 the north-side is best to pitch the boat. 



When you go to angle at Chelsea, on a calm 

 fair day, the wind being in a right corner, 

 pitch your boat almost opposite to the church 

 and angle in the six or seven feet water, where> 

 as well as at Battersea Bridge, you will meet 

 with plenty of roach and dace. 



Mortlake Deeps is the next place where roach 

 principally resort, when the weeds are rotten ; 

 and here are good cai'p very often taken. 



From the sides of tlic Aits opposite to Brent- 

 ford, Islcworth, and Twickenham, there is very 

 good angling for roach, dace, gudgeons and perch ; 

 very often you will meet with trout and carp. 



Teddington Banks are remarkable for good 

 gudgeon, roach, Sec. 



Kingston-wick and Kingston, are famous for 

 harhcl, roach, and dace. 



At Hampton and Sanbury there is good ang- 



