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anglers ; a river more capable of producing and support- 

 ing coarse fish is not to be found in Great Britain or 

 Ireland. It would therefore be a great boon to every 

 Thames angler were the " greatest known enemies," or 

 the majority of them, housed during the spawning season. 



In chub- and barbel-.fishing with traveller float-tackle, 

 from the punt or from a weir, I have no Length 

 hesitation in stating that I frequently fish of 

 swims of fifty yards in length from rod-top swims 

 to float, and that I strike fish at the end of these 

 swims. This length of swim is not judged by guess- 

 work, but by actual measurement of line. A punt-swim 

 that I frequently fish takes forty-three yards, thirty-four 

 inches of line from rod-top to float to cover it, and I fish 

 longer distances than this in weirs where the swims are 

 suitable. A greased, floating line, enables the angler to 

 work such very long swims and to strike his fish properly, 

 the long throw-back of the rod also greatly assisting in 

 this. 



Diagrams of Useful Knots. 



Jam Hitch. 



Single Knot. 



