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punt-fishing, close to the Duke of Buccleugh's lawn. 

 Good sport is often met with in angling here for 

 Roach, Dace, Perch, &c Barbel are also frequently 

 taken. — Brown, the boatman, of this town, is very 

 attentive to the lovers of angling, and reasonable in 

 his charges. 



Kew and Putney Bridges. 



Under the arches of both these bridges, very fine 

 Roach are taken : the proper time to angle here 

 is at or near, or say two hours before, low water. 

 From the bridges to London, there is but little bank- 

 fishing, from the strength of the tide and current. 

 Formerly, Anglers used to tie several large hooks to 

 the end of a strong line, and sink to the bottom, when 

 the tide was falling, and when Fish touched it they 

 struck ; — this was called scratching for Barbel. 



Battersea, Westminster, and Blackfriars Bridges. 



Under and about the starlings of all these bridges, 

 many large Roach, and also some Barbel and Dace, 

 are caught, at or near low water. Fishing in these 

 places, of course, can only be accomplished in a boat, 

 which you may hire for a shilling an hour. — Note. 

 Let your baited hook always touch the bottom, while 

 angling under these Bridges. 



As the rivers Thames and Lea are the chief sources 

 whence the London Anglers derive their amusement, 

 I shall state the seasons when the Fish feed best in 

 each river, and by attending to which the inexperi- 



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