THE ANGLER'S GUIDE. Ill 



contains roach, dace, perch, &c., and a good 

 number of jack, and is free for angling. At 

 Woodford there are some good haunts for jack ; 

 and from thence to Abridge, where a good num- 

 ber of jack are to be taken by a diligent angler. 

 The last place we have to speak of is Dagen- 

 ham Breach, which has been long known in 

 the angling world ; it is a large piece of water, 

 made at first by the flowing of the Thames 

 through its bank. It is full of fish, among 

 which are roach, perch, carp, tench, jack, 

 eels, and bream in abundance. Some years 

 back the bream used to be taken of a very 

 large size, but of late they have run smaller : 

 there is no place round London where the 

 fish feed more freely than here; and very 

 frequently ten or twelve dozen may be taken 

 in an hour or two. It is a still water, and 

 requires, as hinted before, a long rod, and the 

 angler to keep out of sight. Several changes 

 have been made respecting the subscription 

 to fish in this water, but we believe now 

 tickets for the day can be obtained at the 

 house on the spot, the sign of the Checkers, 

 where every other accommodation can be 

 obtained. Some good jack and perch are 

 taken here in the season, and there will 



