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for a week or two's quiet fishing, as well from its rural situation, as the 

 number of well-stored streams in its vicinity. 



The principal tributary streams in the neighbourhood of Oxford are 

 the Clierwell (which empties itself into the Thames at Oxford), the 

 Thame, the Windrush, and the Gly-m, all good fishing streams ; but their 

 banks, for the most part, being private property, some difficulty may 

 be experienced in obtaining permission for a day's angling. 



There used to be an Oxford Angling Society (numbering nearly two 

 hundred members), but in consequence of the water in the immediate 

 neighbourhood being free, and there being none which could be rented, 

 the society soon died a natural death. 



CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 



THE CAM is the chief river in this county, and has two sources ; the 

 one giving its name springs near Ashwell, and the other, the classic 

 QUANTA, rising near Newport, in Essex, flows through LINTON (where 

 the fishing belongs to the Master and Fellows of Pembroke, and there 

 are good trout), AUDLEY END (the seat of Lord Braybrooke, where there 

 are also good trout), SHELFORD (trout, pike, pearch), and, after receiving 

 several small tributary streams, unites with the Cam near Cam- 

 bridge, above and below which there is excellent trolling for pike and 

 pearch. The Cam, soon after it leaves Cambridge, sinks into the fens 

 at ELY ; and near HARRIMERE its junction with the OUSE takes place, 

 and thence passing through a dreary tract of marsh to Downham, in 

 Norfolk, the exit of these rivers is at the flourishing town of Lynn : 

 they all furnish excellent pike and pearch, carp, and abundance of 

 bream and common fish, but, excepting in the preserves, very few 

 trout. There are also some fine meres and lakes near this river, famous 

 for their tench, eels, &c. 



At CAMBRIDGE there has of late years been established a Society for 

 the preservation of the fisheries on the Cam, entitled the CAM ANGLING 

 SOCIETY. The preserved waters commence at Ditton Dock, and ter- 

 minate a mile south of Upware. Subscription One Guinea to include 

 trolling, Half a Guinea without, commencing annually on the 1st of 

 January. Free tickets are granted to youths under 16 years of age, for 

 summer fishing, without trolling. Subscribers have the privilege of 

 being accompanied by two friends, and are allowed 12 transferable 

 tickets. Application to be made to Messrs. Matthew & Gent, Trinity 

 Street, Cambridge. 



At WATERBEACH, 6 miles from Cambridge, the river is also pre- 

 served by a Society, and there is excellent fishing. The subscription is 

 much the same as at Cambridge. 



M GRANTCHESTER there is an abundance of pike and pearch. The 

 fishing belongs to Mrs. Pemberton, of Trumpington, and to King's 

 College. 



In most parts of the Cam, from Cambridge to ELY and LYNN, there 

 is excellent pike and pearch fishing. 



