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dipping, trolling, &c. that I cannot recollect half of 

 them : the principal are about 100 yards above the 

 bridge, and in many places on to Byfleet in the navi* 

 gable part of the river below the bridge, at the old 

 Iron mill, about half a mile up the road, on the 

 Basingstoke Canal, in the park of Lord Portmore, 

 and on to the mouth. I have had excellent Carp 

 fishing in the park, at the fall, and have taken many 

 Jack there with a gut line and a Minnow ; I 

 here take the opportunity of recommending to the 

 notice of my Brothers of the Angle who may visit this 

 place, the house of Mr. Todd, who formerly kept the 

 Ship inn at this place, but who now keeps a very 

 respectable retail beer shop, and to all those who are 

 satisfied with accommodation in a homely way, he is 

 a man well calculated to give satisfaction, besides 

 this he is an Angler in every sense of the word, and 

 has lived many years in the village, he possesses a 

 thorough knowledge of the water, and is an agreeable 

 companion. 



STILL WATERS & CANALS. 



I am not fond of pond fishing, and I believe the 

 London Anglers generally are of the same mind, but 

 as many may wish for some information, I will say 

 what I know, although I confess that my disposition 

 to see something move, has prevented me knowing 

 much of still water fishing. The Commercial, East, 



