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THE PISHING GAZETTE 
[March 18, 1893 
THE THAMES RIVER-KEEPERS’ DINNER. 
The river-keepers, Conservancy men, &c., who have 
nnder their care the watching and preservation of the 
fish in the Thames, were entertained at dinner on Friday 
night by the Thames Angling Preservation Society, at 
the Castle Hotel, Hampton Court. The dinner, which 
is annually organised by Mr. W. H. Brougham, is 
always looked forward to with much pleasure by the 
men, as it gives them the opportunity of meeting each 
other once a year. That all have done their duty well 
may be gathered from the fact that no case of poaching 
or netting has been reported since the last gathering, 
and it is very evident that the Thames was never better 
protected than it is at the present time. Mr. Alfred 
Nuthall, .J.P. (chairman of the Thames Angling Pre¬ 
servation Society!, presided, and amongst those present 
were Dr. Coates, Messrs. C. H. Woodall (deputy- 
chairman of the society), G. H. Harrison, J.P., H. T. 
Tatham, Arthur Price, George Newson, N. H. Kennell, 
A. E. Armstrong, James Clapp, J. Ive, J. H. Gough 
(secretary Thames Conservancy), W. R. Lawes, &c. 
The keepers were headed by G. J. Rough (Thames 
Conservancy), Inspector Little, Sub-Inspector Drum¬ 
mond, Geo. Rosewell, W. Milburn, J. Johnson, &c. 
The dinner was served in excellent style by Host Mayo, 
and, after the good things had been disposed of, harmony 
prevailed, and in the course of the evening several 
toasts were proposed, opening, of course, with “ The 
Queen and Royal Family.” 
The Chaihman gave “The Thames Conservancy,” 
and said that, as they were aware, the Conservancy were 
only too anxious and glad to do whatever they could in 
the interests of angling and anglers. Just now the 
Conservancy’s new bye-laws were creating a great 
amount of discussion, hut in his opinion they were 
meeting the anglers in a very liberal spirit. He coupled 
with the toast the name of Mr. Gough, of the Thames 
Conservancy. (Applause.) 
Mr. Gough, in acknowledging the toast, said he 
appreciated, more than ever at the present time, the 
hearty wa.y in which they had received him, because the 
Board of Conservancy had been passing through a kind 
of crisis during the past few weeks. He referred to the 
drafting of the new bye-laws, and said that before Mr. 
Bund drew them up, the opinions of the anglers were 
obtained on the subject, and, whatever exceptions were 
taken to the draft, it had been drawn up to further 
the angling interests of the Thames. No body in the 
United Kingdom could have the interests of the public 
more at heart than the Thames Conservators, but un¬ 
fortunately certain points in the bye-laws did not 
recommend themselves to a large body of anglers. 
(Hear, hear.) To one influential association of anglers 
they did recommend themselves, but the conservators 
again placed the matter in Mr. Bund’s hands, and the 
modifications in the bye-laws had been published in the 
Oaz‘tte and the Times, and he thought that practical 
anglers would agree with him that the present bye-laws 
were eminently suited for the Thames. Mr. Gough then 
referred to the conservators having abolished trailing, 
live and dead gorge fishing, and having reserved the use 
of the cast-net to river-keepers. Upon urgent repre¬ 
sentation, the conservators were also going to allow 
night-fishing from the bank below Staines. It was 
impossible, however, for the conservators to satisfy 
every one, and gentlemen whom they knew very well, 
held certain views as to bye-law 33, which 
regulated the netting rights of the riparian owners. 
On Wednesday morning he (Mr. G lugh) had had the 
honour and pleasure of seeing the Editor of the Fishing 
Gazette on the subject, and he was sure that, from a 
letter he had since received from Mr. Marston, he felt 
that the intentions of the conservators were most sincere 
in their desire to reserve to the anglers in the Upper 
Thames all the rights they could possibly lay claim to. 
(Applause.) He wished to impress upon those present 
the desire the Conservators had to study the interests of 
■the public as representing the angling community ; and 
he could only say that the deputations which had 
attended before the Board had expressed themselves 
most satisfied with the attention, courtesy, and con¬ 
sideration which had been given to their views. Regard¬ 
ing the sizes of fish, one association had expressed 
themselves in favour of jack being increased from 18in. 
to 22in.; but, considering the representations made on 
the other side by another association, and that trailing 
was to be done away with, as also live and 
dead gorge fishing, it was felt that the jack 
would have plenty of opportunity to increase. He 
thought the river should be made a roach river, and 
not a jack river, for the roach was generally the poor 
man’s fish, and if they had increased its standard, it would 
not only have interfered with club anglers’ sport, but 
with that of people who had no connection with angling 
societies. The conservators were not persons who 
placed themselves above, and were independent of the 
angling community, but they wished sincerely and 
heartily to meet the views of that great body, and to 
see that the Thames was the field of enjoyment and 
the place of recreation for the great number of people 
who lived in the dense metropolis. (Applause.) 
Mr. C. H. Woodall granted that the conservators 
had greatly assisted anglers to obtain sport in the 
’fhames ; but, speaking of the upper reaches of the river, 
he certainly thought that, unless the riparian owners 
really proved their rights, they ought to stop the netting 
wherever they could. The London anglers had sub¬ 
scribed to up-river associations, and he asked the Con¬ 
servancy to think of that in the drafting of the bye-laws. 
Mr. W. R. Lawks also made a few observations, after 
which 
The health of the chairman was submitted by Mr. 
Harrison, J.l’., who said he was sure they all wished 
Mr. Nuthall long life and prosperity. The toast was 
enthusiastically received, and 
'The Chairman, in replying, thanked them for the 
way in which they had received him, and expressed the 
interest he took in the Thames and the anglers who 
fished it. 
Rhsing again, the Chairman gave the health of Mr. 
AV. H. Brougham, which was drunk in a bumper, and 
the Secretary of the Thames Angling Preservation 
Society, in acknowledging the toast, soid his connection 
with the Thames ranged over a period of thirty-seven 
years. (Applause.) He could assure them that he was 
just as anxious about the society’s work as ever he was. 
(Applause.) The whole object of his life was to pro¬ 
mote the interests of angling; and whether it was for 
the bank or the punt angler, he hoped he should be 
found working for them with the same earnestness and 
the same zeal in the future as he had done in the past. 
(Applause.) 
Dr. Coates proposed “ The Thames River Keepers,” 
and said the anglers owed them a debt of gratitude for 
the way in which they looked after the Thames. (Ap¬ 
plause.) The river had been preserved in a most 
wonderful manner, and had been cleared of a most 
worthless class of men—poachers. (Applause.) 
River-keepers Douglas and Rough responded in 
suitable terms. 
In the course of the evening some capital songs were 
given by Messrs. Chiloot, Goodwin, Vicary, Brown, 
and Harrison, and a most enjoyable time was spent. 
Mr. Vicary ably presided at the pianoforte. On the 
keepers leaving each received packets of tobacco and tea, 
the latter being a present to their wives. The tobacco 
was the gilt of the chairman. 
LOCHLEVEN COMPETITIONS FOE 1893. 
The club fixtures on Lochleven for the coming season 
number 101, and will be held by thirty-seven clubs. 
Last year 105 competitions took place, which were held 
by a similar number of clubs. Twenty years ago only 
twenty-seven competitions were held during the course 
of the year. The following is a complete list of the club 
fixtures:— 
April. 
22. Pollokshields. 
2‘1. Wanderers (Glasgow). 
25. Perthshire. 
2f). Bridge of Allan. 
27. St. Mungo (Glasgow). 
May. 
3. Dundee West End. 
4. Kinross. 
5. Fifeshire. 
5. Breadalbane (Edin¬ 
burgh). 
G. St. Andrew (Edin¬ 
burgh). 
6. Bohemian (Glasgow). 
8. Cockburn (Edinburgh). 
8. Strathearn. 
9. Bothwell and Blantyre. 
10. Uddingston Waltonians 
11. Edina (Edinburgh). 
11. Coatbridge. 
12. Waverley (Edinburgh). 
13. Bridge of Allan. 
15. Glasgow Angling Club. 
16. St. Mungo (Glasgow). 
17. Dunfermline. 
19. Clackmannan. 
20. Dundee. 
22. Walton (Edinburgh). 
23. Stirling. 
24. Blairgowrie. 
25. Falkirk. 
26. Amateur (Edinburgh). 
27. Pollokshields. 
29. Glasgow Clydesdale. 
30. Wanderers (Glasgow). 
31. Perth. 
June. 
1. Kinross. 
2. West of Scotland. 
3 . , 
5. Strathearn. 
6. Rowbank (Paisley). 
7. National. 
8. Perthshire. 
9. United Edinburgh. 
10. Dundee. 
13. St. Mungo (Glasgow). 
14. Edina (Edinburgh). 
14. Dundee AVest End. 
15. Dunfermline. 
16. Western (Glasgow). 
17. 
17. Bohemian (Glasgow). 
19. Stirling. 
20. Bridge of Allan. 
20. Backhand (Glasgow). 
21. Fifeshire. 
22. Clackmannan. 
23. Waverley (Edinburgh) 
24. Pollokshields. 
27. St. Miran (Paisley). 
28. Perth. 
OQ T?QllriT’lr 
sb; Walton‘(Edinburgh). 
July. 
4. St. Mungo (Glasgow). 
5. Perthshire. 
6. Dunfermline. 
7. AVanderers (Glasgow). 
8. St. Andrew (Edinburgh) 
13. Kinross. 
18. Stirling. 
31. Falkirk. 
August. 
3. AVestern (Glasgow). 
3. Glasgow Clydesdale. 
4. Rowbank (Paisley). 
4. Clackmannan. 
5. Bohemian (Glasgow). 
8. Stirling. 
9. Dundee West End. 
10. Dunfermline. 
10. Coatbridge. 
11. Cockburn (Edinburgh). 
11. Breadalbane (Edin¬ 
burgh). 
12. Uddingston Waltonians 
12. Bothwell and Blantyre. 
14. United Glasgow. 
15. Glasgow Angling Club. 
16. Perth. 
17. Perthshire. 
18. St. Miran (Paisley). 
19. Dundee. 
21. Fifeshire. 
21. Amateur (Edinburgh). 
22. St. Mungo (Glasgow). 
23. Falkirk. 
24 Kinross. 
25. Pollokshields. 
25. AA'^est of Scotland. 
26 . ,, ,, 
28. Bridge of Allan. 
29. Waverley (Edinburgh). 
,30. Western (Glasgow). 
31. Wanderers (Glasgow). 
September. 
1. Patron’s Prize. 
2. Championship. 
The Piscatorial Societt (President, Mr. J. R. 
Sachs).—A very fine male salmon of 311b. lOoz., caught 
by Mr. Arthur Baxter on the 14th inst. at Ring wood, 
was on view on the 15th at the Piscatorial Salon, Holborn 
Restaurant. Another of 22Jlb. was caught at the same 
place on the llth inst. by Mr. Reginald E. Booker. The 
12Jlb. salmon bass caught by Dr. Startin at Margate, in 
September, 1892, is now in a case, and preserved in 
Mr. Cooper’s best style ; this, and the large carp caught 
by Dr. Head, are .an excellent addition to the museum of 
the society. 
ESK AND LIDDLE FISHERIES ASSOCIATION. 
The Rules and Regulations for 1893. 
This association will be prepared to issue tickets for 
rod fishing in the Esk and Liddle and their tributaries, 
at the prices and in the different waters specified 
below; 
1. Season Ticket, .£4 43. — In the Esk—from its 
source to the Solway, except reserved as under : In the 
Liddle—commencing at Burnmouth and Lawston March 
on the west side to Kershopefoot; and thence on both 
sides to the Gullet Pool; and on the west side only from 
the Gullet Pool to AVhithaugh Scaur, thence on both 
sides to Sandholm Pool; and on west side only from 
Sandholm Pool to Manse Lynn ; thence on both sides to 
Dinlaybyre March ; and from Lauriston and Riccarton 
Mill March to its source. In the Hermitage—from the 
Ash and Birch Trees in Thirty Shilling Haugh on the 
farm of South Greenholm, on the east side only to the 
Cottage Pool; thence on both sides to I.eehaugh Bridge, 
and from Hermitage Castle to its source, and in all the 
other waters rented by the association. 
The waters specially reserved are : The Esk.—On 
Crurie Estate, AVatcarrick. and from Moodlaw Burnfoot 
to Raeburnfoot, Bentpath Burn to AA’arren Dyke, 
boundary between AVesterhall Estate and Hopsrig on 
the east side of water; Carlesgill Burn to Ford at 
Craig, Craig March to Ewesfoot, Crannelholm to Byre- 
burnfoot, and Scotch Dyke to Longtown Bridge. The 
Liddle.—From Mereburn Foot on both sides to March 
at Burnmouth and Lawston, on east side to Kershop- 
foot; on the Whithaugh Estate; on east side through 
Castleton Glebe lands, and on both sides from Dinlay¬ 
byre March to Lauriston and Riccarton Mill March. 
The Hermitage. — From the junction of the water on 
both sides to the middle of the Thirty Shilling Haugh 
on the farm of South Greenholm, whore an ash and a 
birch tree indicate the March, thence on west side only 
to the Cottage P ol, and on both sides from Leehaugh 
Bridge to Hermitage Castle. 
2. Short Period Ticket : 1 week, .£1; 1 day, 53.— 
The same waters as are open to season ticket holders. ■ 
3. Lower AVaters, from (a) Feb. 15, X3 33.; (b) j 
Aug. 1, £2 23.—In the Esk from Longtown Bridge t ■ | 
the Solway. _ , 
4. Upper AVaters : Season, £1 10s. ; 1 day, 23. 6d.—• 
From the head of Esk on both sides to Garwald water i 
foot; from Garwald water foot on the east side to j 
Moodlaw burn foot; and from Raeburnfoot to Allan- | 
gillfoot (except that part on the west side on the lands ■ | 
of AVatcarrick and Craighaugh); and in Garwald water; j 
and from King Pool to Bantpath Burn; Warren Dyke I 
to Carlesgill Burn; Ford at Craig to Craig March; | 
Ewesfoot to head of Crannelholm ; Byreburufoot to foot j 
of Glebe lands : and in the Liddle so far as not specially j 
reserved. _ . 
5. Canonbie Ticket : Season, £1 53 ; 1 day, 2s. 6J. j 
—In the Esk from Byreburufoot to the foot of Glebe j 
lands; and in Lidd e on Scotch side, from the Ford at t 
Moat Quarry to Mereburn. I 
6. Langholm Ticket ; Season, £1; 1 day, 23.— | 
In Esk from Ewesfoot to the head of Crannelholm, and | 
in the Ewes, AVauchope and Tarras waters, so far as i 
they belong to the Duke of Buceleuch. No fishing | 
allowed fifty yards above or below Wauchope Caul. 
7. AVesterkirk Ticket : Season, 10s.; 1 day. Is.— 
In the Esk from Euzieholm Bridge to Bentpath Burn ; 
from Warren Dyke to Carlesgill Burn ; Ford at Craig t 
to Craig March, and in the Meggat, Shielburn, and 
Stennish Waters. 
8. Eskdalemuir Ticket ; Season, 10a.; 1 day. Is.— 
From the head of Esk on both aides to Garwald Water 
foot, from Garwald AVater foot on the east side to 
Moodlaw Burn foot; and from Raeburnfoot to Allan- 
gillfoot (excepting that part on the west side of the 
water on the lands of Watcarrick and Craikhaugh) ; and 
in Garwald Water, both sides excepting the water oppo¬ 
site Craikhaugh and Johnstone Estate. 
9. Newcastleton Ticket : Season, 10s.; 1 day. Is. 
— In the Liddle commencing at Burnmouth and Lawston 
March on the west side to Kershopefoot; thence on both 
sides to the Gullet Pool; and on the west side only 
from the Gullet Pool to AVhithaugh Scaur ; thence on 
both sides to Sandholm Pool ; and on west side only 
from Sandholm Pool to Manse Lynn; thence on both 
sides to Dinlaybyre March; and from Lauriston and 
Riccarton Mill March to its source. In the Hermitage 
from the Ash and Birch Trees in Thirty Shilling Haugh 
on the farm of South Greenholm, on the east side only, 
to the Cottage Pool ; thence on both sides to Leehaugh 
Bridge, and from Hermitage Castle to its source. 
Note . — Special weekly tickets for Langholm, AVester¬ 
kirk, Eskdalemuir, or Castleton will be issued at the 
price of 53. for the waters in each parish, to natives of 
these parishes non-resident, but visiting their homes for 
a short period. 
Nos. 1, 2, and 3 (a) will be granted on and after 
Feb. 15, but only for fly-fishing, and only below Canon¬ 
bie Glebe lands until March 15. The remaining tickets 
(excepting No. 3 (b)) on and after March 15 next, and 
then only for fly-fishing until June 1. 
No bait or minnow fishing to be allowed before June 1 
or after Sept. 1, except in the Esk from the head of 
Crannelholm upwards, which will be open for bait¬ 
fishing until Oct. 1. 
The tickets will be granted for the time specified on 
each, and shall be held on the following conditions : 
'That the holders do not take or kill any salmon fry - 
that all yellow or burn trout caught of a size less than 
six inches must be retunied to the water with as little 
injury as possible — that they do not fish during the 
night (the night shall be considered and is hereby de¬ 
clared to commence at 10 p.m. except in the months of 
