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have met with more success in his favorite amuse- 

 ment. 



Mr. Cox, of Bermondsey, is another first-rate 

 angler. He is however, I believe, only a bait- 

 fisher, although a very good one. He will enter 

 his boat at Maidenhead or Windsor, and moving 

 gently along with the stream, will troll down to 

 Hampton. On the 20th of May 1S34, Mr. Cox 

 landed at Hampton, after such an expedition, with 

 fourteen trout, some of them of a large size. The 

 gentlemen I have mentioned, are of the old school 

 of anglers. The best among the new, are Sir Hyde 

 Parker, William Whitbread, and Edward Mills, 

 Esquires, each of them capable of appreciating the 

 difficulties and pleasure of Thames trout falling. 

 I should not forget to add Mr. Bachelor, of Wind- 

 sor, and Mr. Goodman, of Hampton Court, to the 

 list. There are few better or more persevering 

 anglers to be met with. 



I must not at the same time omit to make honor- 

 able mention of John Tagg. This worthy fisher- 

 man lets out boats and punts at Hampton Court, 

 provides rods, lines, and baits, and waits upon 

 those anglers who employ him, with equal civility 

 and attention. He is moreover one of the king's 

 watermen, and manages a punt better than most 

 men on the river. His skill is confined, I believe, 

 to boat fishing, as I never heard him mentioned as 

 a troller. He is a great favorite in the neighbour- 



