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7/07726 Park, Hampton Court. The ponds (three in num- 

 ber), and the long canal contain some very fine fish. Orders 

 to be obtained at the office of the Master of the Horse. 



Richmond Park. The Penn Ponds contain some good 

 Pike and Perch, but are very weedy. Orders to fish are to 

 be obtained from the Deputy Ranger, Col. Liddell. 



Ruislip Reservoir, between the Pinner and Uxbridge 

 Stations, contains some good Jack and Perch. It belongs to 

 the Grand Junction Canal. 



Godstone, Surrey. There is a lake near this place con- 

 taining some good fish, and here I have had some excellent 

 sport with Pike, both with the live bait and with spinning. 

 There is also good Perch-fishing in some parts of the lake. 



E gleam. There is a good piece of water here, where there 

 is good fishing, especially for Perch. 



Dagenham Breach. This lake, which is situated in the 

 Essex Marshes, has a good supply of Pike, Bream, and large 

 Perch ', the latter have been taken over 4 J pounds in weight. 

 This is a subscription water, day tickets are two shillings, 

 and season tickets one guinea each, and is situated between 

 the Rainham and Barking Stations on the Tilbury Line. 



Wanttead Park. The fishing in the large ponds in this 

 park is excellent; large Pike and Perch are taken. 



ti/aj>t<>n. Lea. This lake, situated near Dartmouth, in 

 Devonshire, contains a great quantity of large Pike and 

 Perch ; permission to fish is obtained from Mr. Pollard, of 

 the Sand's Hotel, which is at the side of the water. The 

 Like is only separated from the sea by the beach, so that sea- 

 bathing is easily attainable. The largest fish are taken in 

 this lake with the spinning-bait, to work which properly a 

 punt is required, for which, including the man, the charge is 

 3s. 6d. per day, The best route is by the Great Western 

 Railway to Totness, thence to Dartmouth, by steamer, and 

 from Dartmouth to Slapton Lea by fly. 



FrencJiam Ponds, near Farnham, in Surrey.- These con- 

 tain immense quantities of Perch, which I think are taken 

 best with the Paternoster, using a live minnow for the bait. 

 If the angler intends doing any execution at all here, he 

 should be provided with, certainly, not less than a hundred 



