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on the water till the middle of May. In the 

 summer season especially, the large Trout 

 love to lie in deep holes and eddies, near mill- 

 tails, and pools ; sometimes close to the apron, 

 which is a good place to drop in a worm 

 bait. You cannot be too early or late in 

 fishing for Trout, as they seldom feed in the 

 day, unless after a flood, or in dark weather, 

 accompanied with a good breeze of wind. 



The London angler has seldom the pleasure 

 of bringing home a dish of Trout caught in 

 either the river Thames or Lea, for those rivers, 

 however famous they may have been, at pre- 

 sent contain but few : there are certainly many 

 good Trout streams within twenty miles of the 

 metropolis, but they are all private property. 

 The river Wandle, particularly at Cashalton 

 in Surrey, has numerous fine Trout ; and 

 again at Merton-mills, &c. till you arrive at 

 Wands worth. The little river called Ra- 

 vensbourn, running from or by Sydenham, 

 Lewisham, &c. to the Kent-road, Greenwich, 



