April 22 , 1893 ] 
The Junior Fly-fishers inaugurated their season with 
a trout outing to West Drayton, on the IGth inet., 
which was attended by about thirty members. The 
weather was beautifully fine, and everything passed off 
most successfully except the fishing, not a single trout 
being taken. Several dace and chub were captured, 
and a number of trout were seen, including a 51b. fish, 
but. although things were favourable, they refused the 
fly. The members of the club dined at the Trout and 
Chequers Inn in the course of the day. 
The members of the Anglers’ Association voted .£21 
to the T.A.P.S. at their annual meeting on Monday 
night. 
The annual meeting of the New Albion Piscatorials 
has been postponed until Thursday next. 
The Horseferry Angling Society is the latest addition 
to piscatorial circles. It was enrolled on the Anglers 
Association on Monday night. 
I hear the G.E.E. will require anglers to produce 
their tackle before issuing them a ticket in future. 
The Anglers’ Association has expended X130 during 
the past year in the preservation and renting of waters. 
*** 
Many anglers could not find admittance to the 
Anchor and Hope club-house, the Eoyal George, Rother- 
Mthe New-road, on Wednesday night. Mr. A. Jardine 
read his paper. “ Angling Ways and Angling Means,” and 
the room was simply packed, the tail end of the audience 
being found on the stairs. Mr. Wheeldon took the 
chair. The club-room had been very tastefully 
decorated with flowers, ferns, and fairy lights by Host 
Turnham, who takes a great interest in the club, and a 
very pleasant evening was passed. 
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Two members of the Central Association were recently, 
detected fishing in the Anglers’ Association’s water at 
Langley. With one of the offending anglers it was his 
first outing, and it appeared that his companion had a-lso 
not had a very extensive knowledge of things piscatorial. 
However, a certain Sunday found them on their way to 
Langley, where the Anglers’ Association rent the water 
and in the same compartment there travelled one of the 
bailiffs of that association. Of course, the conversation 
was about fish and fishing, and the bailiff wound up by 
saying that, as it was the first outing with one of the 
anglers, he ought to “ wet it.” In the result they all 
wetted it, and the bailiff went his way and the two 
anglers went theirs. Afterwards the bailiff caught them 
fishing in the association’s water with Central tickets. 
Hence their appearance at the Foresters’ Hall on Monday 
night. The bailiff said he told the novice and his 
friend that the water belonged to the A. A,, and that they 
could not fish it. The two denied this. Mr, B. 
Abrahams: “What caused you to go to Langley.•" 
One of the men : “ Why we saw the report in Angling 
that there had been some nice jack taken down there. 
(Loud laughter.) “ There were plenty of notice boards 
up.” One of the men : “ Yes, but when you are out 
like that you don’t look for boards ” (laughter). ^ In the 
result the C. A. men were let oft’ with a caution, the 
chairman saying he did not think they intended any 
harm, and that they did not want to be hard on young 
fishermen. Mr, Goodwin: “You might caution them 
about treating the bailiffs any more, Mr. Chairman. 
(Laughter.) # ^ # 
Club anglers need not feel alarmed over the recent 
news from Boveney and Monkey Island. They w'ill be 
able to fish there as of yore. It appears that the 
Windsor Correspondent of the Fishing Gazette was lead 
to believe the water was closed, owing to the report of a 
Windsor fisherman, who, I hear, had gone up past 
Boveney to fish w'ith a member of the Friendly Anglers, 
and had been ordered to take his punt away. 
is not the first time that anglers have been told to 
depart from this water. However, I am assured t^re 
will be no interference with them in the future. The 
Duchess of Sutherland says she, on her part, has not the 
slightest idea of stopping anglers from fishing in the 
district, and Mr. Plummer’s landlord Mr. \an de 
Weyer—being a great sportsman himself, \vill be only 
too pleased to see anglers pursuing their favourite 
sport. By-the-way, I "walked by the river-side from 
Windsor to Maidenhead on Thursday, and, within 
100 yards of Monkey Island, I found a notice-board 
erected on the bank with the words “ Private hishery 
thereon. I should be glad if Mr. Plummer, or anyone 
else, could explain the cause of its appearance, the 
board, so I was told, having only been put up during 
the past w'eek or so. At Bray Eel, Bucks, I 
encountered another notice-board (“Private iishery 
again), but this, I heard, had been placed there by Mrs. 
Smith, whose name is not unamiliar to Thames anglers. 
Gooseqdill. 
from Clubs 
ffoIlQtcav's Ointjneht (Uid Pills. —Rlieumalism, Neuralgia. It is 
someiimos fliflk’ult to deterniiue which of these diseases is 
afflictiug the sufferer, but this ignorance will not matter it Hollo¬ 
way's rriiiedies be used. Tbey allfc'''iate and cure all inupculai 
and nervous pains. In hereditary rheumatism, alter baihingtho 
affected parts with warm salt water, Holloway’s Ointment should 
lie well rubbed upon the spot, that it iijay penetrate aud exert its 
.soothing and regulating properties on the deeper vessels anil 
nerves which are unduly excited, and cause both the paiu ami 
swelling, Holloway s treatment has the merit of removing the 
disease without debilitating the constitution, which was the 
inevitable result of the bleeding, mercury, and colebicum practice 
formerly adopted in these complaints. 
Anglers’ Association.— The annual general meeting 
was held on Monday last. Mr. W. R. Beckett occupied 
the chair in the absence of Mr. 
unable to attend in consequence of ill-health. ihe 
balance-sheet was read by one of the auditors, and 
ordered to be printed and distributed to the members, 
and was generally considered to be very satisfactory. 
Mr. P. Geen. was re-elected president, and Mr. 
W. H. Beckett as vice-president; Mr. A. W. Parker 
treasurer, and Mr. Lawes delegate to the Thames 
Angling Preservation Society. The trustees, who have 
for so many years past served the society so well, were 
also re-elected, as were also the major portion of the 
committee. Two new angling societies were also en¬ 
rolled, and very much important work was transacted, 
so that the meeting closed at a very late hour. --Hon. 
I^eporteh 
Angliugf Association.— Central Visiting List. 
I beg to remind anglers and friends that the next visit on 
this list will be to that well-known club the Amicable 
Brothers, at the Bald-Paced Stag, Worship-square, E.C., 
on Wednesday next, the 26th inst., on which occasion our 
jovial old commander, Mr. President Medcalf, will 
occupy the chair, and may possibly tell how battles are 
won and lost. I hope to have the pleasure of eemng 
many old, familiar faces, also a host of new ones. The 
Amicables invariably produce some of the best talent. 
C. Watling. 
Anglers’ Association. — Southern District 
Visiting List. —A return visit on the above list will 
take place on Tuesday, May 2, at the Blackfriars 
Angling Society, Winchester Arms, Southwark-street, 
S.E. As this is a good visiting club, I hope brother 
anglers will give them a bumper.— G. W . Armstrong, 
district officer. 
Anglers’ Association.— Western District.— The 
next return visit will be paid to the Phoenix Angling 
Society, at the Crown, St. Pancras-road, N.W., on 
Tuesday next, the 25th inst., three minutes walk from 
King’s Cross Station, when I hope to see a good muster. 
— J. Jennings. _ , tt n 
Anglers’ Benevolent Society, Foresters Hall, 
Clerkenwell-road, E.C.—Since my last report I beg to 
acknowlsflg© with "tbRnks th© r6CGipu oi «^I 
collected on second day of the Bye House competition ; 
153 Marylehone; and Os. «'>d. Independent Brothers 
Angling Societies, from their donation boxes, and •£! H- 
from J. P. Connellan, Eagle Angling Society (life 
members). The next meeting of the committee will 
take place on Friday evening, April 28th, at 8.50.— 
E. Ghurnet, sec. ~ u 
Amicable Brothers’ Angling Society, Bald 
Faced Stag, Worship-square, Finsbury.—On Wednesday 
next the 26th, the next return visit on the Central Asso¬ 
ciation will take place at the above, when I hope it will 
be a success for our new host. On May 10th our annual 
distribution of prizes will take place. Prize donors will 
kindly send them in as soon as possible, W^, H. Potter, 
^'^Bermondsey Brothers Angling Society, Wool- 
pack Tavern, Bermondsey-street, S.E.—Thethird annual 
smoking concert in aid of the Anglers’ Benevo ent Society 
and Convalescent Home Fund will take place at the 
club-house as above on Tuesday next, the 2oth inst. 
Admission by programme, 3d. Ladies especially invited. 
—A. Conn, sec. . . j. a 
Blackfriars Angling Society, Winchester Arms, 
Southwark-street.—We had a good muster of members 
presentlastWednesday, when we decided to have our 
supper and distribution of prizes on May 23. We also 
decided to have our visit on the Anglers Association 
list on Tuesday, May 2, when I hope to see a good 
muster on that night. We elected two more new 
members last Wednesday, Mr. Burbury, and Mr. C. 
Aaron.— J. Foster, hon. sec. - a av. 
Bostonian Angling Society. — The sixteenth 
annual dinner and presentation of prizes will take place 
on Wednesday, May 10, and the secretary would be 
rdeased if those who have kindly promised prizes will 
forward them on as soon as possible. Our gross weight 
of fish taken during the past season is bOllb. bfoz., 
which is a most gratifying result, when taking into coa- 
.sideration that the society’s standard of measurement 
for all fish is above the one recognised by most societies, 
and were taken mostly from the bank. Eoach has been 
the principal fish taken, our standird for this class 
being Sin. Several handsome specimens have been 
shown by the member.s, among the heaviest being those 
of Mr. Halsell, one, 12'|oz. ; Mr Lawson one, 12oz. : Mr. 
Ward, one, lljoz., and one, T^oz. : Mr. West, one, 
ll"oz - Mr Taylor, one, 6.)oz., &c. At the commence¬ 
ment'of two seasons ago, when we were considering 
whether we should raise our sizes of fish or not, we were 
strongly advised not to do so, the argument being, 
“ You will not get the shows of fiffi in the room, and the 
society will go down in consequence. ’ Well, the result 
has been to the contrary, and we shall continue at our 
present standard, as it has been so successful and look 
forward to the time when other societies will sea the 
wisdom of raising their standard of roach to 8in., which 
must prove a benefit to the ever-iiicreasing body of 
anglers, who are causing a great dram on onr rivers. 
We consider it a fine form of preservation, and feel sure 
we have the commendation ot all true brother anglers in 
^"^Caithness Amateur Angling Club.— The Caith¬ 
ness Angling Club, consisting of the leading amateur 
I anglers in the Wick and Thurso districts, has just been 
formed, and the privileges of fishing in seven l^hs 
throughout the counties of Caithness and Sutherland 
have been obtained on behalf of the members of the 
club. The different proprietors have signified their 
entire approval of the aims of the club. Competitions 
are to be a feature of this latest piscatorial departure, 
and prizes have been already intimated. Mr. Cairnie, 
Thurso, is president, and Mr. Wm. Cumming, secretary 
and treasurer ^ 
Camden Angling Society, Eoyal Exchange, Hart- 
land-road, N.W.—Members are reminded that Wednes¬ 
day, May 3, is quarterly night, when I should be pleased 
to see all members clear the books. I should also like 
to see members turn np better on Wednesday nights, as 
we have some very important business to settle.—E. T. 
WHixE sec. 
Central Association of Iioudou Angling 
Clubs.— The monthly meeting of deleeates took place 
at the Bedford Head, Maiden-lane, W.C., Mr. C. A. 
Medcalf (president) in the chair. The Secretary stated 
that he had, by appointment, waited upon the traffic 
managers of the Metropolitan and London and North- 
Western Eailways, and succeeded in clearing np many 
points satisfactorily at each interview, and it was con¬ 
sidered very probable that these companies would shortly 
grant the concessions asked for.—A letter was read 
from the South-Eastern and South-Western Eailways. 
announcing that in the ensuing season it would be 
necessary for anglers travelling on their lines to hand 
to the booking clerk a voucher, signed by the secretary, 
showiu'T the station travelling to, and amount ot tare 
paid on each occasion. It was generally agreed that an 
arrangement of this kind was impracticable and un¬ 
workable, and the secretary was instructed to use every 
available means of obtaining the withdrawal of these 
proposals.—A letter was also reoeivedfrom the T.A.E.b., 
asking for a renewal of our annual donation of ten guineas, 
and it was referred to the annual meeting. It was agreed, 
on the motion of Mr. Beesley, to inquire into the truthful¬ 
ness of the report that an important stretch ot the river 
Thames, hitherto accessible to anglers, had been closed 
by the riparian owner. Messrs. Goodwins and Elsmore 
were appointed auditors to go through the past season s 
accounts. Messrs. Beesley and Franklin intimated 
their desire to retire from committee work, owing to 
pressure of business. Messrs. T. Goodwins, J. bmith, 
and C. Eoberts were nominated to serve on committee, 
the ballot to take place at the next meeting. Mr. L. 
Watling visiting officer, reported that a most success¬ 
ful visit’had been paid to the Alma Angling Society, 
twenty clubs being represented, the next visit going to 
the Amicable Brothers' Angling Society, Bald-taced 
Stag, Worship-square, E.C. on Monday, the 24th inst. 
All communications should be addressed to the secretary, 
W. J. Wade, 6, Priter-r ad, Bermondsey, S.E. 
Cliftonville Angling Society, Cliftonville 
Hotel, llderton-road. South Bermondsey.—Members are 
requested to attend for important business next Wednes¬ 
day night to arrange for supper and distribution ot 
prizes Gentlemen who kindly promised prizes will 
ureatly facilitate business by forwarding them at their 
earliest convenience. Members in arrears please settle 
up as soon as possible. P. Gardner, sec. 
Cobden Angling Society, Cobden Club. Kensal- 
road W.—We had some nice trout weighed in, on the 
leth’inst., by Messrs. E. Bourne, one fish, 21b , loz. ; 
F Hannabus, one. 11b. 7oz. ; A. Tucker, one, lib. 6joz.; 
E Baxter, one, Hb. loz. The supper takes place on 
May 10 tickets for which are now ready.—A. bMi'M, sec. 
Dalston Angling Society, Brownlow Arms, Brown- 
bw-street, Dalston.—On Tuesday, the 18th, the general 
meeting was continued. The balance sheet was p^- 
sented and accepted, the auditors congratulating the 
society on its financial position. A hearty vote ot 
thanks was accorded to the auditors for their services, 
also to the secretary for the manner in wmeh the 
accounts were rendered. It was decided that the 
annual distribution of prizes should ta,ke place on 
Tuesday, May 2ad, and the annual dinner on the 
16tti Members who wish to be present must ma,ke 
themselves eligible according to rule 19. I have a prize 
for competitiou, and I should like to see many absent 
friends, as some of them have prizes to take, and must 
clear the books according to rule. -S. see. 
Duns Merchants’ Angling Club.— Tbe a-nnual 
business meeting of the above club was held in the 
Working Men's Institute on Wednesday. Ihe chair 
was occupied by Mr. Eobert Cowe, president, and there 
was a good attendance Df members. The treasurer s 
accounts were submitted and found correct. The 
meeting then proceeded to elect office-bearers for the 
season, and the following were n. viz. : . J. 
Hay Esq., of Duns Castle, patron ; Mr. Eobert Cowe, 
president; Mr. James Young, vice-president; Mr. 
James E. Williamson, secretary: aud Mr James D. 
Lawrie, treasurer, all re-elected: committee-Messrs, 
James H. Wilson, Thomas Stephenson, John Thompson, 
A. S. Eankin, James Davidson, John Newbigging, John 
Aitchison, jnn., James Kirkaldy, and John Middiemass- 
The annual competitiou was agreed to be held on the 
first Wednesday of May on the Whitadder and the 
following tributaries, viz , Fasney, Bothwell, and 
^Eclipse Angling Society, Ledbury Arms, Led- 
bury-road. Netting .tlill.-A smoking concert will be 
held at the above house on Saturday, April 2., when the 
prizes taken by members will be distributed. We shall 
be pleased to see as many friends as can make it con¬ 
venient.— F. Eeynold.s, sec. . 
ti-reat Northern Brothers Angling Society, 
Eobin Hood. Southampton - street, Pentoiiville, N. 
Members are specially requested to attend on Monday 
1 next, April 24 (.annual night), when all arrears must be 
