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punts and boatmen to be obtained as at all the 

 other places we have named. We then pass on 

 to Wey bridge, Chertsey, Penton Hook, Staines, 

 &c., and at all these places the angler will 

 find excellent fishing, at Staines, in particular, 

 where there are a number of boatmen ever 

 ready to oblige. It may be remarked, that 

 the trout fishing is more excellent as you get 

 higher up the water; and the jack fishing 

 is very good. Roach and perch, too, are 

 frequently taken of a very large size, and a 

 great number of barbel. We may mention, 

 also, that at a number of places up the river, 

 the bank fishing becomes very good. In some 

 of the rivers, too, which we have named, which 

 run into the Thames about these places, there 

 is very good fishing for all the different kinds 

 of fish; but it would be useless to lengthen 

 our chapter with a description of them, as it 

 would be in a great measure the same thing 

 over again. We would recommend every 

 angler who wishes to be well acquainted 

 with the Thames, to purchase the map of 

 it, which is sold at the respectable tackle 

 shops in London, and is very beautifully got 

 up and coloured. There is no angling allowed 

 in the Thames during the months of March, 

 April, and May. '^{jtfit 



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