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a wide weir with a strong run in the centre ; at another and 

 smaller weir at the side I have taken some large Perch with 

 the spinning-bait. Some good Barbel may also be taken at 

 the edge of the run with the leger but the bottom is very 

 foul. Passing Harleyford and Hurley we come to 



TEMPLE LOCK AND WETR. 



At the foot of which some good Trout may be taken with 

 fine tackle ; and when there is no water running over the 

 weir (as sometimes ha' <~>ens when an extra supply is required 

 for the mills), the f ' -sher may have first-rate sport with 

 Chub, which find a harbour under the sill of the weir. 

 Below Temple Mills we come upon the fine beech groves of 

 Bisham and a curve in the river shows us the Abbey and 

 Church. As we approach the town of 



GREAT MARLOW, 



the Suspension Bridge has an exceedingly light and graceful 

 appearance, standing out as it does from a background of 

 dark trees and round-topped hills. The Inns at Marlow are 

 The Anglers, George and Dragon and Crown. The fishermen 

 are W. Rockell, White, Shaw and Jones. In the Lock Pool, 

 I have taken some good Trout and Perch with the spinning 

 bait. 



The best way to fish this water is to write to a Marlow 

 fisherman, a day or two previous to starting, directing him to 

 meet the angler at the Marlow Road station on the Great 

 Western Railway (which is 29 miles from London), close to 

 the water-side, the railway bridge crossing the river at this 

 point, and then fish the water well, up to Marlow. The 

 scenery about here is very fine, especially if seen from the 

 top of Quarry Wood, which overlooks the country for miles 

 round ; and the view of the Thames, with Marlow Church 

 and bridge, the mills, and the numerous aits with which the 

 river is studded, is extremely beautiful ; as are also the 

 views to be obtained for the next five or six miles past 

 Cookham, Hedsor, Cliefden and Taplow. The fishing from 

 Temple Mills to Marlow railway bridge is preserved by the 

 the Marlow Angling Club, but is free to anglers. The river 

 Wick joins the Thames near 



