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and perch just below the bridge on the Surrey side for 

 winter fishing when the water is thick. Bank-swims of 

 all sorts abound between Chertsey and Shepperton Lock, 

 and fair sport is to be had by spinning for jack when the 

 water is low. There are also some good punt swims for 

 chub and barbel. A brace of good carp were taken 

 from the water above Shepperton Lock in 1896, both by 

 bank anglers. There is an overflow of the Thames into 

 the Bourne just below Haslett's cottage, which is much 

 fished ; but I understand that anglers are trespassing and 

 are liable to be ordered off. Fishing from any part of 

 the towing-path, at any time of day or night, below the 

 City Stone, is entirely free, but not more than two rods 

 may be used. There are two weirs at Shepper- „, 

 ton, and they are both fished terribly hard, j^n 

 Between the two weirs are Ham Haw, or Hard, 

 Deeps (the Bourne enters the river here) ; then come 

 Halliday's Hole and the waste water from the River 

 Wey ; then the mouth of the Wey. Both Ham Haw 

 and Halliday's Hole contain bream, but the fish are 

 most uncertain feeders. The lower weir at Shepperton is 

 very deep, and has a great rush of water when the gates 

 are up ; the bottom is also very foul in places, full of 

 great concrete blocks. As, moreover, some barges were 

 lately sunk in the weir by the Thames Conservancy, 

 anglers who try legering there may expect to lose much 

 tackle. The Wey joins the Thames close to the weir, 

 the two streams forming a tremendous eddy when the 

 water is high. Curr, Poulter, House, and Haslett, are the 

 fishermen near Shepperton Weirs, Haslett's cottage 

 lying some little distance upstream, adjoining Harrod's 

 Grazing and Fruit Farm. The water from Shepperton to 

 the waterworks at Walton affords good sport with chub 

 and barbel, but requires a punt to fish it properly. 

 Edward and George Rosewell and Purdue are the 

 Shepperton fishermen. " Lindsay's lawn " is a lovely 

 sweep of the greenest grass imaginable, sloping down to 

 the river side, most beautifully kept ; there is a small 

 backwater at Shepperton, full of springs, very clear 

 indeed, and very cold. Although the water is cold, I 

 have caught nice roach in the backwater. There is a great 

 " deep " at Halliford, where I have had good sport with 

 barbel and chub, long-corking in fifteen feet of water, or 



