116 ANECDOTES OF FISHES 



Mr. Warren^ perfumer, of Mary-le-bone-street, 

 angled in Walton Deeps, and before noon caught 

 280 Ibs. of large-sized barbel. 



Brookes' Art of Angling. 



Mr. Waring 's new mode of catching barbel, 

 simply consists in providing yourself with good 

 tackle, and a large quantity of clay ; when you find 

 the fish shy, put a ball of this clay, sufficiently 

 heavy not to be carried away with the stream, 

 about four or five inches above the hook, and 

 leaving the bait to move about by the flow of the 

 river, place the float rather above the water. 

 When you have a bite, which is easily perceived, 

 strike quickly. This way has enabled Mr. Waring 

 to have good sport when his fellow anglers have 

 entirely failed. Sporting Mag. June, 1835. 



Stations for bar be I Jls king. Barbel fishing has 

 been, and always will be a favourite recreation for 

 elderly anglers. Of all the waters the Thames is the 

 best, from Kew upward. Though Putney bridge 

 has afforded sport. Brentford Ait, and the adjoin- 

 ing island, which once bore the name of Barbel 

 Island ; Twickenham andTeddington ; and wooden 

 bridges, not stone; Walton, Hampton Court, and 

 the Gallery-bridge deeps ; Shepperton, &c. &c. 

 are good stations. Great quantities of barbel 

 are also taken about Lea-bridge ; the potatoe 

 hole; in Snowden's water ; Hughes and Shurry's 



