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ton Court has its terminus close to the Ait; and 

 there are some excellent fishermen at Moulsey, close 

 to Hampton Court Bridge. 



Sunbury, Walton, Weybridge, and Chertsey Bridge 

 Fisheries are all at considerable distances from the 

 respective railway stations ; though there are always 

 conveyances to be had on very reasonable terms. 

 The landlord of the inn at Chertsey Bridge has 

 generally a fly ready to convey anglers from the 

 station of the railway to the river, and to take them 

 back. 



Punts, fishermen, baits, and every accommodation 

 can be obtained at all the principal villages and 

 towns on the banks of the Thames ; and it is more 

 pleasant to have a companion for barbel fishing, 

 which is a great source of amusement [at the proper 

 season. For gudgeon fishing, a punt will very con 

 veniently accommodate two gentlemen and a lady, 

 or two ladies^and a gentleman. The panoramic map 

 of the Thames, by Reynolds, 174, Strand ; and the two 

 maps, for anglers, from Richmond to Henley, and 

 from Henley to Oxford, by ETetherclift, will be found 

 most valuable guides for sportsmen on our noble 

 river. 



I have been informed, that in the neighbourhood 

 of Ashton Keynes, a little above Cricklade, there are 

 trout from six to eight pounds each ; the water is 



