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principal river the Thames, up to its very head. Large 

 trout and carp are occasionally taken in the deep 

 pools above the lock, a~bout a mile to the west of 

 Dorchester. 



The "banks of the Thames, in the vicinity of Dor- 

 chester, afford better opportunities of fishing from 

 the shore than in the neighbourhood of Hampton, 

 Richmond, or Henley; and there the patient angler, 

 who combines the utile et dulce, by obtaining a two 

 days' supply of fish in following an amusement 

 which he loves, may be observed, seated on the 

 shore, committing havoc among the scaly fry; and 

 while eating by snatches a frugal dinner, brought him 

 by his little son, still keeping an eye to his rod. 



The village of Pangbourn, situated near a small 

 stream of the same name, a short distance from the 

 Thames, and about five miles above Beading, is a 

 good angling station. Here are two respectable inns ; 

 and a person of the name of Ford, who is well ac- 

 quainted with the best fishing-ground in the neigh- 

 bourhood, is always ready to lend his services, for 

 a small reward, to the angler who is a stranger to the 

 place. My-fishing may be pursued here with suc- 

 cess from .April to the end of August, in the stream 

 which runs past the village ; and, should the angler 

 be unsuccessful in this, he can take revenge on the 

 dace, roach, and perch of the Thames, of which there 

 is, near to Pangbourn, no scarcity. 



The Isis, as the main stream is called, and the 

 Cherwell, in the neighbourhood of Oxford, contain 



