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pope. The best pike -fishing is in the back river. FISHERMEN, R. Harris 

 and son, Edward Keene, John Keeue, George Keene. The INNS are 

 the King's Arms, the Queen's Head, the Ship, the Lincoln Arms (kept 

 by Harris the fisherman), and the Crown, the two last both by the 

 water-side. The Thames Angling Preservation Society have perhaps 

 done as much for Weybridge as any other part of the river. Here is 

 also the river WET, which rises in Hampshire, and passing through 

 FARNHAM, HARROW, GODALMING, GUILDFORD, and WOKING (in all which 

 places there is excellent fishing, especially at GODALMING, where there 

 are some good ponds, if you can get permission), falls into the Thames 

 below Weybridge. This river is well supplied with fish, especially 

 jack, pearch, pope, bream, and carp, the latter very fine, as the bed of 

 the river being chiefly clay they fatten well. In the neighbourhood of 

 GUILDFORD, the fishing is said to be very good; and in the Newark 

 mill stream, near WOKING, carp of eight and ten pounds weight have 

 been taken. There are no regular FISHERMEN at Weybridge, the 

 fishing being almost exclusively from the bank. 



CHERTSEY BRIDGE is 22 miles from London. There are two 

 deeps here; one 200 yards long, east of the weir; the other 140 

 yards west and east of the bridge. According to the official list, 

 the preserve is 445 yards, extending from the weir to 80 yards east of 

 the bridge. Fishing much the same as at Weybridge, perhaps better 

 for pike and pearch. There is a small stream which runs at the back of 

 Chertsey, called the ABBEY MILL EIVER (the property of T. B. La Coste, 

 Esq.), containing jack, pearch, chub, &c. FISHERMEN, E. Upjohn and 

 Wm. Galloway. INNS, the Cricketers (at the bridge,) Crown, and Swan. 



LALEHAM is rather more than a mile above Chertsey bridge. The 

 river is here narrow and shallow, and the fly-fisher may exercise his craft 

 with success, trout of large size being sometimes taken ; formerly 

 Skeggers, or small salmon, used to be taken, but not for some years 

 past. The COVERS is the residence of W. Keate Heseltine, Esq., one of 

 our most enthusiastic anglers, as well as piscatorial book-collectors 

 known to the readers of BeWs Life by his contributions, and to many 

 a, disciple of Walton by his readiness to oblige. INN, the Horse-Shoes. 



PENTON HOOK is immediately contiguous, and is one of the best 

 places on the river for fly-fishing and spinning. Some of the successful 

 doings here have been recorded in Bell's Life in London. The waters 

 are preserved for 1150 yards, extending from the guard piles eastward, 

 round the Hook, to the east end of the lock. FISHERMEN, John Harris, 

 Samuel Harris, and William Harris. INN, the Horse-Shoes, and lodgings 

 may be had at the lock -house, kept by Mr. Trotter. 



STAINES is 19 miles from London, and was formerly much frequented 

 for barbel -fishing, but since the removal of the old bridge the sport 

 Las somewhat declined. There is, however, still very good fishing, 

 not only for barbel, but also for roach, chub, and sometimes trout. 

 Ledger fishing is much practised here on account of the great depth of 

 the waters. The deep is 140 yards long, west and east of the bridge. 

 The preserve extends 720 yards, being from the City boundary stone 

 to 210 yards eastward of the bridge. INNS, the Swan, the Bush, and the 

 Angel. FISHERMEN, Thomas and James Fletcher, Wm. Vears, Robert 



