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fishing ; and consequently great has been the expense 
to which the former have been put to obtain the neces- 
sary supplies, frequently from distant places. I know in 
this neighbourhood (Weybridge) one fisherman who alone 
was obliged to obtain during the past season 234 dozen of 
bait from Farlow and Bowness, of London, at an expense 
considerably exceeding a shilling the dozen ; and this too 
when the river is really swarming with small fish of every 
description. The plan I would propose is this (of course 
without interfering with the cast-nets now allowed) :—Let 
it be a portion of the duty of the wholly paid bailiffs to 
catch and keep a proper supply of bait; and let them 
supply them to the fishermen or other persons at, say, 6d. 
per dozen. This will obviate all fear of poaching, the 
fishermen will get a proper supply of bait, and the 
Thames Angling Protection Society will reap an income 
which will go far towards paying the cost of the staff of 
keepers. But this isa digression. To return to Trout- 
fishing. 
The rod, reel, and line recommended for Pike-spinning 
will answer every purpose in spinning for Thames 
Trout. . 
The trace and fligh’ _..ould also be similar 2 construc- 
tion ; the material of the trace, however, in all cases being 
_ single gut, and made up “ finer’ than when used for 
Pike. The lead should also be lighter, to correspond 
with the bait. 
In the engraving at p. 116, a diagram (Fig. 1) is given 
