LONDON ANGLER'S BOOK, 



Mr. Western, and is a subscription water ; this piece 

 would certainly, if not so exposed to poachers, be one 

 of a superior character; the subscribers are mostly 

 veterans and good fishermen, but the sport has sadly 

 fallen off lately from the above circumstance ; and this 

 water is influenced in a great degree by the uncer- 

 tainty of the water, in consequence of the supply being 

 held back, or suffered to run down, as the navigation 

 may require ; it is generally a swift stream, and 

 adapted to fly fishing; there are Jack, Trout, and 

 most other fish ; the Barbel here may be said to live 

 without interruption, as they seldom or never are taken 

 by angling. Next above this fishery is the famous 

 Broxbourne water, lately belonging to Mrs. Scorer, 

 but now held by her sons, the Messrs. Wants ; they 

 are very civil and attentive to their customers, and 

 deserving of encouragement ; the entertainment at the 

 house is such as will give satisfaction to every bobber, 

 and the humble pedestrian will here find as kind a 

 welcome as the more wealthy one, with Prad and 

 Stanhope. You may fish this water by putting up at 

 the house ; the Roach fishers who frequent here may 

 challenge all others, the quantity taken during the 

 season is extraordinary. Fresh water fish of every 

 sort are to be met with here, and trolling is not parti- 

 cularly restricted ; to enumerate the many fine swims 

 would be almost impossible, suffice it to say they are 

 deep, steady, and very numerous. This water ends 

 at the pool, about half a mile above the house, called 

 Carthagenia weir; as you go up the river, there is a 



