154 BEST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



ling for barbel, roach, dace, chub, gudgeons, and 

 skeggers ; and from the Aits, for trout and large 

 perch. 



Walton Deeps and Shepperton Pool abound 

 with large barbel and dace. 



At and about Windsor is a variety of all sorts 

 offish ; but if a man be found angling in ano- 

 ther's water, (without leave) he is fined very 

 high by the court of that town, if he only 

 catches a single gudgeon, Sec. 



Of the rivers that empty themselves in the 

 Thames, and of others which are not far from, 

 it, 1 shall begin with those on the north-side. 



1. II ford river, the upper part of which 

 abounds with roach, dace, and some perch, but 

 between Ilfordand the Thames, especially about 

 three miles from the town, ther? is pike. 



2. Wood ford-river, stored with perch, chub, 

 roach, and dace. 



3. Stratford-river affords the angler good di- 

 version for roach, dace, chub, perch, e. 



4. How-river, having the same fishing as 

 the Stratford-river. 



5. Hackney-river, having plenty of laige bar- 

 be/, chub, roach, dace, gudgeon, eels, and lampreys* 

 In this river the barbel, eeh, and .gudgeon, are 

 very fine. The river Lea runs here, and the 

 higher you go up it .the greater sport you will 

 have : The Rye-house, near Hoddeston (famous 

 for the plot) is an excellent part to go for diver- 

 sion. 



6. Waltham-river, besides large barbel, chub, 

 roach, dace, gudgeon, and eels, has good store of* 

 fine pike, and some carp. 



7 . The i\ ew-river, pretty well stored with chub, 

 roach, dace, gudgeon, and eels, 



8. Brentford-river, a good one formerly, but 



