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The back waters near Tottenham Mills abound 

 with fish. 



6. Walt ham river, besides large barbel, chub, 

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

 of fine pike, and some carp. 



7. The New River, pretty well stored with 

 chub, roach, dace, gudgeon, ami eels. 



8. Brentford river, a good one formerly, but 

 now much abused by poachers ; but the angler 

 may meet with some chub, roach, dace, and 

 perch. 



9. Hounslow river, well stored with roach, 

 dace, perch, pike., and gudgeons. 



11. Ux bridge river, excellent for its large and 

 fat trouts ; but as the weter is rented, not only 

 leave must be obtained to angle in it; but you 

 must pay so much per pound for what you kill. 

 Denham, near Ux bridge, is a very famous place. 



Having now done with the north side, I pro- 

 ceed to the south of the Thames. 



1. Deptford river, now very much decayed, 

 and has but a few fish in it, as roach, dace, and 

 flounders; though by chance you may meet with 

 a trout. 



2. Le wish am river, in which are some good 

 trouts, large roach, chub, gudgeon, perch, and 

 dace. 



3. Wandsworth river, well stored with gud- 

 geons, dace, flounders, perch, pike, and some 

 carp, and trouts ; very large silver eels are often 

 taken there. 



4. Mitcham river; its principal fish are trouts, 



5. Merton river, for trouts also. 



6. Carshalton river, abounding with trouts, 

 and -other white fishes. 



7. Mousley river, yielding perch, jack, roach, 



