April 22, 1893] SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
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REPORTS FROM RIVERS, LOCHS, &c. 
River Reporters who want forms and envelopes 
should send a post card to the Manager of the Pishing 
Gazette, 8t. Dunstan’s House, Fetter-lane, London. 
Time of High Water in the Thames. 
To find the time of high water in the Thames at any 
the following places, to the time of high water at London 
Bridge given below. 
! 30 min. for Chelsea. /SS min. for Kew. 
40 ,, ,, Putney. \75 ,, ,, Eichmond. 
45 ,, ,, Hammer- Add^SO „ ,, Twicken- 
smith. / ham. 
50 „ ,, Barnes. '^85 „ ,, Teddington 
Example :—If it is high water at 2 o’clock at London 
Bridge, it will be high water at Teddington at 3.25 or 85 
minutes later. 
N.B.—A strong wind up-stream accelerates the tide 
very much, and one down-stream retards it. 
Time op High Water at London Bridge. 
Saturday, April 22 . 
Morning. 
. 5.47 . 
Bvening. 
. 6.15 
Sunday, ,, 23 . 
. 6.44 . 
. 7.18 
Monday, ,, 24 . 
. 7.57 . 
. 8.42 
Tuesday, ,, 25 . 
. 9.30 . 
. 10.15 
Wednesday, ,, 26 . 
. 10.52 . 
. 11.26 
Thursday, ,, 27 . 
. 11.57 . 
. 0.42 
Priday, ,, 28 . 
. 0.21 . 
English and Welsh Reports. 
Lower Thames.— General Remarks. —There are 
not many trout taken this week, and 1 think some of 
the principal trout anglers have kept away until there 
is a change iu the weather, which, as far as appearances 
look at the time I am writing, shows some indication 
of a disturbance, and that in addition to a falling baro¬ 
meter. I paid a visit to the Sundial Angling Society on 
Tuesday evening, to open the collecting box of the 
Thames Angling Preservation Society. It is one of those 
clubs composed altogether of bank anglers, and weighing 
in fish of a higher standard than that of the Thames 
Bye-Laws ; in fact, they assured me they would be glad 
if their standard was altogether adopted by the Con¬ 
servators. I may mention, for instance, that of the 
roach, which they weigh in as being Sin. The collect¬ 
ing box raised 10s., and was all in penny and halfpenny 
pieces, with the usual farthing. Mr. Harwood, 
one of the members I have known for many years as 
an old angler, told me he had weighed in this season 
fifteen perch in one take weighing 201b., and roach 
up to 11b. 12oz. He was associated in his day with 
the late Greville Pennell. I very much value the gift of 
the club as coming from such a class of men, as I am 
certain they did all they could. I have not yet heard 
anything about the perch as regards spawning, but 
anglers may rest assured, in the hands of the present 
head river-keeper, William Douglas, they will not be 
neglected. The Board of Thames Conservators have 
agreed as to the desirability of one rod only being used 
on the weir heads, as the space is too limited to admit of 
two as used in the river under the bye-laws. The weir 
heads are the private property of the board, and it does 
not require any bye-law to regulate the conditions they 
may attach to fishing thereon, indeed, they could close 
them altogether if they thought fit. The representations 
that have been made to them, upon strong evidence, of 
the unfair use that has been made of two rods at the 
weir head must leave them no alternative in the inte¬ 
rests of the body of permit-holders to make so desirable 
an alteration.—B. 
Upper Thames.—Por April the weather has been 
seorchingly hot in the day time, but the nights still 
have a touch of Jack Prost about them, and thus inter¬ 
fere with successful work amid the trout, which, from 
information received all round, are very much in evi¬ 
dence in all parts of the river. Mr. Jackson, in the 
Temple waters, has taken a pretty fish of SJlb., and on 
Priday last at Marlow, was successful with a well-con¬ 
ditioned trout of 4jlb. In the Medmenham district, 
Mr. Brown with Bob Young is on the warpath, but no 
scalp up to the first day’s nine-pounder is as yet to hand. 
—Barlow Buzz. 
Thames (Hatchet). —The river is still very low and 
bright, trout fishers scarce. I have only had one day out 
this season; that was last Sunday with Mr. Dowd. He 
had a nice little fish on but lost him spinning. It was 
the first time I had been down stream. The fish seem 
to move the last thing in the evening. Till rain comes 
that’s the time to catch them. I caught two fish last 
Priday evening up the Windsor weir stream; one 
weighed 31b., the other I was not quite sure of his 
length; turned him in again : over 21b. ; ran another.— 
G. Ldmsden. 
TEames (Hampton Court).— Mr. Lely, fishing by 
himself on the weir head at Moulsey, has taken a hand¬ 
some trout of 3|lb. 
Thames (OXonkey Island). —I saw on Wednesday 
four very good trout feeding, and I think with a change 
of weather there is every prospect of some good fish 
being taken, and I should be very pleased at any time 
if I knew wnere there was a good fish to tell any of my 
angling friends their whereabouts. Instead of threaten¬ 
ing to summon or warn off, I have been at Monkey 
Island just upon thirty years as proprietor of the hotel, 
I will defy any gentleman or any member of the angling 
clubs or societies to say that I ever did warn or threaten 
to summon, and I think the last Sunday in the season 
I gave every angler of any club permission to fish off 
my own private eyots and meadows, and I believe most 
of them had very good sport on that day, and as long 
as I am proprietor of the hotel and fishery they will 
never be debarred or interfered with, providing they 
fish fairly according to the Thames Conservancy Bye¬ 
laws, and I hope in future Mr. Bambridge will be more 
careful what he inserts about me without my autho¬ 
rity, as it may do me great injury in my trade. My 
landlord, Mr. Van de Weyer, I am sure would be the 
last gentleman to wdsh to deprive any angler of the 
sport.— R. Plummer, sen. 
Thames (Slieppertou). — Mr. C. H. Woodall, 
deputy chairmau of the T.A.P.S., fishing with George 
Rosewell, has caught atrout of about41b. 
Thames (Sunhury). —Mr. Lukyn has taken a 
small trout which he has returned to the river. 
Thames (Weybridge). —Mr. W. B. Leaf, fishing 
with Herbert Carr, has taken a nice trout of 4ilb. It 
is described by the fisherman as the best marked and 
the best shaped fish he has ever seen. On Tuesday, Mr. 
Taylor, out with the same fisherman, got hold of a good 
trout from 71b. to 91b. in weight, but had the misfortune 
to lose him just as the fish was nearly played out, the 
trout getting among the stones. On the same day Mr. 
Wheeley landed a pretty trout of 41b., being his second 
fish this season; and on Wednesday he took a jack 
weighing 51b., which he returned, pitching him in 
above the weir. N.B.—It is much the best plan to put 
jack in again above a weir, they are then out of the 
trout water. 
Windsor District. —As may be expected, the river 
is extremely low and very bright, and, though several 
trout have been seen moving, I can hear of none being 
caught. Years gone by anglers have been wont to visit 
these parts, but the prohibitive notices to be met with, 
deter the weak-hearted. It cannot be wondered at, as 
to come a distance, say London, and find such notices 
stuck up as I have seen to-day within one hundred yards 
of Monkey Island, and abont the same distance from the 
George Hotel, Bray, stating in seven inch deep letters 
'■ Private fishery,” is enough to deter anyone from 
visiting these parts a second time. Why fishermen 
should apply for licences to the Thames Conservancy 
when they cannot fish the water, is past my comprehen¬ 
sion. Perhaps someone will explain why these notices 
are stuck up. I have fished these parts tor many years, 
in fact, it is not so long ago that I took a trout, in com¬ 
pany with a well-known clergyman within a few feet of 
one of these boards, and certainly shall fish again if I 
feel so inclined. 
Ancholme District. —Some fine trout were seen 
rising in the upper reaches of the Ancholme by a friend 
of mine on Monday last. Waters are low in the trout 
becks, and but little is doing thereon. Weather magnifi¬ 
cent, and flies of the Dun tribe are coming out unusually 
early this season. The Freckled Dun is nowin, also 
Checkwing March Brown, &c. These and the Cowdung, 
with Blue Dun, will be ample for some time. Too much 
worm fishing is allowed on the brooks.— Thomas Ford. 
Cornish Streams. —Trout fishers this week have 
been almost disheartened. Some rods went on to the 
moorland streams, and basketed a few trout, but the 
best take was only two dozen, and the fish were not in 
good condition. The stream at Mawgan, St. Columb, 
is unusually well stocked, but it is so overgrown that 
not one-third of it can be fisheo. It is a stream which 
should undoubtedly be looked after during the coming 
season, as peal run up it freely. The tributaries of the 
Tamar round Launceston, and the Tamar itself, have 
yielded fairly good baskets of trout since the opening 
of the 'season. Launceston is by no means bad head¬ 
quarters for the trout fisher. Nothing has been done 
on the Camel or the Fowey.— Bodmin. 
Darenth. (Parningham). —Although we are still 
badly off for rain and the weather is exceptionally 
brigtit, the few anglers who have been fishing here have 
been rewarded with six or eight fish of good size. Mr. 
Pine, stopping at the Lion Hotel, caught a fine basket of 
twelve trout on Saturday last weighing 131b. in his own 
water at Horton ; the specimen he took last week turns 
out to be a Tasmanian trout. On Wednesday the weather 
set in warmer, and there appears to be every chance of a 
change for the better. Mr. D. Bennett, fishing on the 
Lion water on Wednesday, recorded a capture of six 
nice trout. 
Eden (Carlisle). —The light rain of Sunday and Tues¬ 
day, though most welcome to farmers and gardeners, has 
not helped anglers much, the rivers being lower than 
ever. Still, the air is softer, and on Monday and Tuesday 
trout rose pretty well to the fly. Expert anglers with 
very fine tackle and small flies made very nice baskets. 
On Tuesday Mr. Clutterbuck killed a salmon 181b. in the 
Holme Eden water. Saa trout are now running in the 
Solway, but very few are taking the river, and no 
wonder, when below Carlisle it is simply an open sewer. 
—Silver-grey. 
Dze and Canal (Ezeter). —Anglers’ spirits, like 
the water, very low. The rain seems as far off as ever, 
and whilst the weather is a thorough treat in itself, it 
is, of course, anything but conducive to sport. The 
nights still continue cold, but the days are more like 
June than April, the sun shining with almost tropical 
fervour. With a water of gin-like clearness, trout are 
not to be had for the asking, and the angler who now 
makes his modest brace, has to work hard, and 
fish well. Of course the best sport has been had 
on the upper and preserved reaches of the river, 
from Dulverton downwards, some very decent 
trout being killed by a few of our local roisters on the 
Brampford and Thorverton waters, although few in 
number. I am glad to learn that friend Kelley of “ye 
ancient and loyal city,” has been waving his wand 
again, just in the old sweet way, several very fair trout, 
under its magic influence, having found themselves com¬ 
fortably reposing in the creel. The fish have mostly been 
killed just below Cowley Bridge, and the largest was a 
very pretty specimen of IJlb. plumping weight. To 
those “ notin the know,” I may say friend Kelley’s wand 
is of Castle Connell build, and in his hand is a regular 
“ trout beguiler.”— Red Palmer. 
Fen Waters (South Lincolnshire). —There is 
not much to he noted with respect to angling in this 
district. Persons complain of the streams being too 
low, and the cold winds are keeping the flies from 
hatching. To a large extent this is changed, and to-day 
(Wednesday) it has been very warm and fine. Anglers 
who are interested in the Welland and the Gwash will 
learn with some interest that the new pack of otter 
hounds organised by Mr. Bromley, of Ashwell, have 
commenced operations. Their first meet was at Nor- 
manton bridge on Saturday. A good attendance put in 
an appearance, and, though things at first were rather 
uninteresting, a good otter was vented near Shacklewell 
and run for a mile up the stream until it took refuge in 
a hollow willow on the bank. Being dislodged from this 
refuge it afforded sport for abont an hour and then 
escaped in the deep water.— Limpet. 
Isla. —Up to the end of last week the conditions were 
anything but favourable to sport. Since Sunday, when 
snow fell to the depth of several inches, it has been 
mild and cloudy, and the melting snow giving volume 
and colour. Sport has improved. Hares Lug and 
Hackles have been the most successful lures, the Red 
Spider occasionally doing good service. On Saturday, 
Mr. Duncan McKenzie landed a beanty of 11b. from 
Brewlands pool; Alexr. Sadler had 9Jib.; J Howie, 
6Jlb.; W. Anderson, fijlb.; and John Crockatt, 21b. 13oz. 
—Iasgair. 
Lake Coron (Bouorgan, Anglesey).— The rain, 
though it did not affect the lake, infused new life to 
the trout. Mr. Edwards, Holyhead, on Monday, had a 
fine basket of a dozen, with fly and minnow, and on 
Tuesday, ten with a fly, and two with a minnow; Dr. 
Hughes, Holyheai, getting two, one very fine fish, with 
a fly. Others had fair sport. Very stranare for this 
lake, the fish took well in the afternoons. There is ne 
doubt that, owing to the favourable spawning seasons 
the last three years, and the falling off in bottom fish¬ 
ing, the fish have increased immensely, and consequently 
come more to the surface to feed. The small trout 
feeding near the shore seem innumerable. This lake, 
I sincerely hope, is retrieving its former fine character. 
—W. H. 
Lake Vyrn-wy (North. Wales).— Fishing has 
greatly improved in above water since last report. On 
Thursday, April 18, Capt. Hayhurst France took his 
limit of twenty fish ; Mrs. Hayhurst France, ten ; Mr. 
Glazebrook, ten ; Messrs. Collins and Potts, eight; Mr. 
Burd seven, best fish lib. 7oz. On Friday, a very cold, 
bright day, Capt. Hayhurst France again caught his 
limit; Mrs. Hayhurst France, five; Mr. Burd, five ; Mr. 
Glazebrook, two. On Saturday Capt. Hayhurst France 
brought in another limit, best fish lib. 2oz.; Mr. Burd 
took his limit, best fish lib. 6oz. ; Mr. T. Coster 
Edwards, twelve ; Mr. C. E. Wilson, six ; Mr. Glaze¬ 
brook, three. On Monday Capt. Hayhurst France once 
more brought in his limit of twenty fish, weighing 
121b 4oz., making a fourth consecutive limit; Mrs. Hay¬ 
hurst France, seven; Messrs. Ward and Gedney, four¬ 
teen ; Mr. Glazebrook, eleven ; Rev. H. Roberts, two. 
On Tuesday, after nice soft rain, Capt. Hayhurst France 
took fifteen fish; Mrs. Hayhurst France, nine, best fish 
lib. 14oz. ; Mr. Glazebrook, seventeen, weighing 
121b. 4oz., best fish Ho. 6oz.; Messrs. Ward and Gedney, 
fifteen ; Messrs. Pierce, seven : Rev. H. Roberts, five, 
best fish lib. 7oz. ; Messrs. Hawes and Henty, six, 
best fish lib. ; Messrs. Pierce and Dobson, three; 
Mr. Winterbottom, two. Captain Hayhurst France, in 
five days, took ninetv-five fish. Since the opening, on 
March 30, 1040 fish have been tak;n from the late.— 
Long Drift. 
Lea. —Everybody seems now to be wondering how 
much longer the dry weather will last. We have had 
threatening evenings and an occasional shower in the 
mornings, but the middle of the day has been much 
more like July than April weather. Another wonder to 
mo is where the river Lea water supply comes from; 
only to-day (Thursday), at Tottenham. I found a good 
stream flowing into the old river from the overflow of 
the water belonging to the East London Waterworks, 
and at this spot I don’t remember in my long experience 
to have ever seen such vast shoals of roach, dace, and 
perch as were congregated there. I saw one gentleman 
fly fishing, and I believe, if he had wished, he could 
have taken any number. Both roach and dace were 
taking the fly freely, and in a somewhat unusual 
style for the Lea, which was by sinking the fly. 
The dace were in splendid condition, the roach 
getting very rough, and one perch he had foul 
hooked, which 1 landed for him, was almost 
bursting with spawn. At Games’s, Higham Hill, 
both roach and dace have been rising well. I saw one 
angler to-day who had taken, but returned, a lot of 
them ; he had also two nice eels, and had taken a jack 
of about 41b. which he duly returned. At Cook’s Ferry 
similar sport has been had, and fish are wonderfully 
plentiful there. I have heard of a few trout having 
been seen, but cannot report the capture of any, as, until 
May 1, Broxbourne is the only place where they may be 
