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house. Near the Duke of Buccleugh's, the ex- 

 pert Angler is enabled to use a single hair line. 



KEW, PUTNEY, BATTERSEA, WEST- 

 MINSTER, & BLACKFRIARS BRIDGES, 

 from under which very heavy Roach are taken ; 

 the proper time to angle is about two hours 

 before low water. Plumb your depth frequently 

 as the tide falls, otherwise you may as well at- 

 tempt to angle for Roach in a cistern. 



If you angle in the Thames during the months 

 of March, April, and May, you are liable to 

 a heavy penalty, as the fish are then spawning. 

 Gudgeon fishing commences in June, and con- 

 tinues till August, during which time from ten 

 to sixty dozen may be taken in a day, besides 

 Perch and Dace. In July, Barbel are on the 

 feed and continue so till November. From 



