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the general gossip of some neighbouring fishing- 

 club or association. All this has materially 

 widened the range of his operations, and greatly 

 multiplied the amount of his pleasurable 

 excitement. 



The Anglers in all the chief cities and towns 

 of England and Wales have railway-convey- 

 ances to first-rate fishing -waters in almost all 

 directions. The London fisher, if he wishes to 

 make a descent upon any of the waters in the 

 south-west of England, has a ready conveyance 

 from Paddington almost every hour of the day. 

 Here he can have the choice of many excellent 

 fly-streams, in a comparatively short space of 

 time. If he should prefer the south-eastern 

 section of the island, he has the Blackfriars 

 Station at hand. The rivers of Kent and 

 Surrey lie open to the Dover Railway. The 

 whole of the north of England is readily 

 accessible from Euston Square; and King's 

 Cross, and the Eastern Counties 7 , can take the 

 angler to a variety of rivers in the north-eastern 

 side of the country. The same ready access to 

 rivers and lakes is afforded to all the numerous 



