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Twickenham is mostly practised in boats, 

 which are easily procured, with baits, lines, 

 and other requisites, by enquiring at your inn : 

 the lover of Roach and Dace fishing may here 

 find the best of sport : a few Barbel are occa- 

 sionally taken, but not large. The best part 

 of the season is in the autumn, when Roach 

 and Dace retire to the deeps, which are ex- 

 tensive off Twickenham. The next place is 



where Barbel, Roach, Dace, Perch, and Gud- 

 geons are caught from the banks as well as in 

 boats, and from hence to Isleworth, and its 

 vicinity, is good perch fishing. Roach arid 

 Dace are also taken off the opposite side, all 

 the way to Kew-bridge ; but it is necessary 

 that the angler should be apprised that the 

 tide flows up as high as Teddington, and that 

 during its ebb, and at high water, few fish are 

 taken of any kind. The tide certainly does 

 not affect the water much except at the full 



