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Barbel, pike, chub, ruffe, and dace are out of season, his being 

 their spawning time. 



MAY. In this month, perch, ruffe, bream, gudgeons, flounders, 

 dace, minnows, eels, and trout may be taken. Carp, barbel, tench, 

 chub, roach, and bleak spawn. 



JUNE. Roach, dace, minnows, bleak, gudgeons, eels, barbel, 

 ruffe, perch, pike, and trout are in season. Carp, tench, bream, 

 and gudgeon spawn about this time. 



JULY. The list is still tolerably comprehensive : trout, dace, 

 flounders, eels, bleak, minnows, pike, barbel, gudgeons, and roach 

 affording good sport. Bream and carp spawn. 



AUGUST. In this month, barbel, bream, gudgeons, roach, 

 flounders, chub, dace, eels, bleak, minnows, pike, ruffe, and perch 

 bite freely. 



SEPTEMBER. Roach, gudgeons, dace, chub, eels, tench, bleak, 

 minnows, barbel, bream, ruffe, pike, trout, and perch are in season. 



OCTOBER. Tench, gudgeons, roach, chub, dace, minnows, bleak, 

 pike, trout, and grayling are the principal fish in season this month ; 

 trolling or bottom fishing for chub and roach may be practised with 

 success ; fly-fishing is generally over about this time. 



NOVEMBER. This month's list is limited ; roach, pike, chub, trout, 

 and grayling being the only fish now in season. Roach and chub 

 get into deep waters and remain there till spring. 



DECEMBER. When the weather is propitious, pike, roach, and 

 chub may sometimes be taken, but nearly all other fish have retired to 

 their winter retreats, to screen themselves till the return of spring. 



The proper time of spawning, as well as that when fishes are in 

 season, are given more fully under the heading of every fish as we 

 have described them separately. Fishes do not, however, always 

 spawn in the same months, as a very cold spring will throw the 

 March spawners into April, and the latter very often into May. 



FISHING STATIONS NEAR LONDON. 



The river Thames contains a vast number and a great variety of 

 fish, and the angling stations upon it are very numerous. 



BATTERSEA BRIDGE was, a few years ago, a favourite spot of the 

 anglers, but the steamboats have nearly spoiled all fishing until 

 Putney Bridge is reached. 



At BRENTFORD there is a place called the Aits. 



RICHMOND is a spot much frequented, but the water is preserved 

 683 yards from the pier eastward. 



TWICKENHAM long deep preserved water extends 410 yards. 



TEDDINGTON LOCK, however, is only a mile and a half further 

 up, and here there are plenty of fish. 



KINGSTON is also a good spot for rod-fishing. 



THAMES DITTON is a good spot, but much of it is preserved. 



HAMPTON COURT and HAMPTON bear a good reputation, but here 

 the preserved waters again intervene. 



WALTON, on the Surrey side, has some splendid water here, only 

 a portion of which is preserved. 



