52 

 RIVERS, CANALS, ETC., 



IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF LONDON. 



THE New River is the place where the 

 London angler generally makes his d&but ; 

 it is free for any person to fish in, and has 

 many fine fish in it, from its source, near 

 Ware, in Hertfordshire, to Islington. Chub, 

 roach, dace, perch, gudgeons, eels, bleak, 

 and minnows, may be taken within a mile 

 of London. 



The Thames contains all kinds of fish. 

 The jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor of 

 London extends to Staines j up to that point 

 no one is allowed to fish in it during the 

 months of March, April, and May, under 

 penalty of twenty pounds ; during these 

 months most of the fresh-water fish cast 

 their spawn. 



