such an enumeration of their fishing stations, 

 both public and private, as shall be serviceable 

 to the general bulk of metropolitan anglers. 



" Strong without rage, without o'erflowing, full." DENHAM. 



Of all the numerous rivers of England 

 which irrigate its soil, and embellish its land- 

 scapes, the Thames is the most important. It 

 has many claims upon our attention besides its 

 angling capabilities. It is the seat of the most 

 extended and valuable commerce the world ever 

 witnessed ; the scenery on its banks is adorned 

 with every thing that wealth and refinement 

 can impart; and its literary and historical 

 recollections are of the most interesting descrip- 

 tion. 



The Thames rises from the foot of the 

 Cotswold Hills, in Gloucestershire, and, under 

 the name of the Churne, runs in a south direc- 

 tion to Cricklade, in that county. From thence 

 its course is eastward, with a slight inclination 

 towards the north, as far as to where it receives 

 the Windrusli, from whence it takes its course 



