23 



river to Staines, being one long and complete preserve. There is 

 good fishing at Teddington for fine barbel aud dace, and the weir 

 often gives up a good trout or two. 



Above the lock is the new deep a longish piece of water, con- 

 taining good harbours for pike, perch, and chub ; and the Angling 

 Preservation Society have been at great expense in staking and 

 sinking numerous punts, iron waggons, and all sorts of things in 

 this deep. In high water there is always good roach and barbel 

 fishing here. 



Kingston comes next, and here the barbel fishing is, at times, 

 good, and a few pike are taken, but the deep is short. 



Thames Ditton comes next, and there was a time when this was 

 a grand preserve, well stocked with all kinds of fish, particularly 

 barbel and jack, and many a good trout. A trout or two is still 

 taken on the shallows from here to Kingston, and sometimes a jack 

 or so ; but its glories have been largely shorn. At Hampton Court 

 is a deep hole, opposite the embouchure of the Mole, called the 

 Gallery Hole ; it holds a few pike, perch, and other fish, which 

 come constantly from the Mole. From Hampton Court Bridge to 

 the weir many good trout are taken, and occasionally barbel. From 

 the weir the branch of the river on the Middlesex side is one long- 

 deep, up to Hampton, and here jack, perch, chub, bream, and roach 

 are plentiful, and wi re, a lew years since, still more so. Here is Har- 

 vey's Ait, where a patient bank fisher can hire a stand and a seat at Is. 

 per diem. Opposite Hampton is a good shallow for trout, which 

 are often taken of fine size there. From here, all the way to 

 Sunbury, is as fine a fishing reach, as any on the Thames fish of 

 all kinds abounding in profusion, from the lowly gudgeon to the 

 lordly trout. Sunbury weir, with the long shallow below it, is famous 

 for trout. The barbel fishing also, is at times very good. The river 

 has been much altered and deepened by the dredging machines, &c., 

 employed here at the new lock. 



Walton comes next. There are two deeps here, and a good 

 variety of fish jack, perch, chub, bream, barbel, and roach; but 

 few Irout. The bank fishing is tolerable. 



Halliford has good fishing for barbel, jack, and perch. 



Shepperton was in high repute, having three good deeps. It 

 has been rather overdone by the nets about here however. Still it 

 holds some good barbel, chub, roach, dace, perch, and jack ; and 

 the bank fishing is good. 



Weybridge has a large and excellent deep, and very good trout 

 fishing perhaps as good as any under the charge of the Thames 

 Preservation Society. There are also plenty of pike, perch, barbel, 

 chub, roach, dace, and bream ; and, as the Wey falls in here, it 

 constantly feeds the preserve. The bank fishing is good. 



Chertsey has a good deep, and a weir ; and the fishing for jack, 

 perch, chub, and roach, is very good. There is the Abbey River, 

 in which is fair fishing. 



