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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE 
[Mat 20, 1893 
REPORTS FROM RIVERS, LOCHS, &C. 
<9* River Reporters who want forms and envelopes 
should send a post card to the Manager of the Fishing 
Gazette, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter-lane, London. 
Time of 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. 
/55min. for Kew. 
\75 ,, ,, Richmond. 
Adds80 ,, ,, Twicken- 
/ ham. 
'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 
minntes later. 
N.B.—A strong wind np-stream accelerates the tide 
very much, and one down-stream retards it. 
fSO min. for Chelsea. 
\40 „ ,, Putney. 
Add'<45 ,, ,, Hammer- 
/ smith. 
'50 „ ,, Barnes. 
Time op High Water at London Bridge. 
Saturday, 
May 20 . 
Morning. 
. 4.48 . 
Evening. 
. .5.14 
Sunday, 
„ 21 . 
. 5.41 . 
. 6.10 
Monday, 
Tuesday, 
oo 
. 6.40 . 
. 7.12 
2 3 . 
. 7.4G . 
. 8.21 
Wednesday 
24 . 
. 8.58 . 
. 9.35 
Thursday, 
Friday, 
„ 25 . 
. 10.8 . 
. 10.40 
;; 2g. 
. 11.9 . 
. 11.37 
English and Welsh Reports. 
Lower Thames. — General Remarks. —It is to be 
hoped the desirable change in the weather has come at 
last, and, especially in the interest of the professional 
fishermen, inasmuch as most of the trout fishing has 
been done from the weir heads by gentlemen, fishing by 
themselves, and not requiring any attendant. The con¬ 
sequence has been that some of the fishermen have 
scarcely had any employment, but if the water gets 
higher and not so bright, the anglers will get out more 
in the stream, where they will, without doubt, get 
among the fish, as those taken by Mr. Dangerfield, and 
the largest fish of the [season, have not been caught at 
the weirs. Another consignment of rudd, the gift of 
Mr. R. B. Marston have been received for the Thames, 
but, owing to the hot weather on Saturday last, on their 
arrival at Kingston, some of them were found dead ; and 
although the others were in a sickly state when Mr. 
Alfred Nuttall placed them in the well of the punt, 
they soon recovered, and he decided it would 
be better under all the circumstances to distribute 
them in some of the quiet places in the river than 
taking them to the Sunbury ponds, where they would 
be exposed to the influences of the weather. Return¬ 
ing again to the question of trout, the season so far, in 
spite of the condition of the water, has been anything 
but a blank one—two or three of the anglers can record 
their captures to as many as half a dozen fish each. 
It has also been remarkable for the capture of so many 
trout of about 31b. each, and also for a goodly number 
of Clb. and especially GJlb. fish. It is to be hoped, as 
it is all hope now, that the names of all the anglers will 
find their way into the “ Blue Book ” of the Thames 
Angling Preservation Society, which I am now preparing 
for publication, so as to get them into circulation soon 
after the new Bye-laws have received the approval of 
Her Majesty in Council, in which those interesting to 
the anglers will appear, together with plenty of other 
useful information. Some of the copy is now in the 
hands of the printer. —B. 
Upper Thames.— Thursday Evening. —A grand 
and much needed downpour of rain has visited the 
Thames valley within the past twenty-four hours, and 
freshened the river surroundings into a delightful 
exuberance of colour and sweetness. For trout fishing 
the water is in the pink of trim, and anglers in the upper 
reaches of the Thames have been going in for rich con¬ 
fectionery, as evidenced by ihe wee sma’ fish detailed as 
follows : Mr. Brown, in the Hambledon and Medmen- 
ham districts, two fish of 5|lb. and 71b. respectively, 
Mr. R. F. Jackson, on Thursday, in the Harleyford 
water, opposite Sir William Clayton’s pretty mansion, a 
grand trout of 9;jlb., length 22in., and girth lOin., making 
Mr. Jackson the happy recipient of nine takeable trout 
since the Ist of April. Mr. Wm.Lunnon, of Bourne End, 
writes me as follows ;—“As you well know this water, I 
thought you would like to know of my good luck this 
week. After seven o’clock Tuesday evening I caught a 
spotted beauty off my grounds weighing Gib. less IJd. 
bronze coins, length 23i;in.; and on Wednesday another 
fish 231in. long, 14Jin. girth, 61b. less two penny coins, 
live baiting, and alone on each occasion, so you may 
imagine I had my work cut out. On Friday I took a 
small fish of lllb., which was of cour.se returned with 
orders to get its hair cut. Three fish to one rod in three 
days in these waters I think fairly “ takes the cake.’’ I 
am glad to hear of Mr. Lunnon’s success, for he is a 
thorough sportsman, and many and many a pleasant 
hour have I spent with him on the Thames. Weather 
delightfully fine, with breeze from the south-west.— 
Marlow Buzz. 
Tbames (UatcKet). —Very little fishing going on 
here. I was out last Friday evening with a gentleman ; 
he missed a good fish nearly every time I have been 
out with anyone they have had a run or something 
similar from a trout. I had a day to myself to-day, the 
first time this season ; saw several rise mid-day ; one 
took a bait clean off. Soon after, I landed a beauty 81b. ; 
saw two rise while I was landing him, but I came home 
satisfied, and am actually asked if that was the only bite. 
—G. Lumsden. 
Thames (Hampton Court).— William Melbourne 
writes: “Mr.H.J. Walton,of Thames Litton, fishing at 
the back weir at Hampton Court, has taken a very hand¬ 
some trout, weighing Gib. I weighed it myself. Now 
that the gentlemen are taking to fish by themselves, we 
are not out one day a week.’’ 
Thames (Staines).— Mr. R. H. Head, fishing on 
Monday last with Charles Hone, has taken a fine trout 
of G.Vlb. 
Thames (Sunbury). —A gentleman fishing at the 
weir, hooked a large trout, which he estimated at 111b., 
but, unfortunately, did not manage to land him. Mr. 
Creswick has added two more trout to his former suc¬ 
cesses, one of lib. and the other of S^lb. 
Thames (Windsor). —Up to time of writing, a few 
insignificant showers have fallen in the Thames valley, 
just sufficient to give freshness to the atmosphere, but 
the river remains unchanged, flowing slowly, and hear¬ 
ing already evidence that the summer boating season 
has commenced. It was with an eye of real pity that I 
looked upon our once beautiful crystal stream two morn¬ 
ings back, being struck with the amount of rubbish 
floating on her surface—corks, champagne straw covers, 
paper, tins, and basket refuse, besides other indescrib¬ 
able matter. I noticed, too, the same day that worthy 
body, the Thames Conservators, go up in their huge 
launch—do they not notice these matters or those ugly 
boards at Bray warning off those in search of harmless, 
innocent, healthy recreation ? Under the above condi¬ 
tions, no wonder our river is deserted by the angler, and 
it surprises me that our aristocratic trout do not get sick 
at heart and die off, though this is, I think, but a ques¬ 
tion of a very few years if the conservators do not put 
a stop to the wholesale throwing in of rubbish from the 
innumerable launches, boathouses, &c. That pretty 
little Crustacea, the fresh-water crayfish, or lobster in 
miniature, which in our schoolboy days we used to catch 
in hundreds, is now quite extinct in the Thames, also its 
chief tributary the Colne, but to-day Mr. Hewlett, of 
Eton, acting for the local preservation society distri¬ 
buted in the Windsor weir stream sixty-three healthy in 
spawn fish, the gift to the society of Mr. Bambridge, of 
Eton. Mr. Bambridge, of Eton, had a fine specimen of 
the Thames trout on view at his establishment on the 
18th inst., caught by G. Lumsden, of Datchet, length 
24Jin., girth 15in., weight 81b.—B. R. B. 
Carnarvon Arms Hotel (Dulverton Station).— 
Fishing once more becomes practicable, the recent fine 
rains have raised the Exe and Barle and cleared a 
quantity of the weed. We still want rain to increase 
the rivers, but the glass is falling and the weather 
appears unsettled, so that good fishing may be expected 
forthwith. Farmers will get heart again.—C. W. 
Nelder. 
Cornish. Streams. —Professional fishermen have 
been the only rods out for the week, and their baskets 
of trout have not, of course, been large. Napier got 
three dozen on Tuesday and the same quantity on 
Thursday, dapping in a tributary of the Fowey, and 
Williams and Downing a dozen and a half each in the 
Camel. A fresh run salmon was taken in Crabb’s Pool. 
Heavy rain fell on Wednesday, and more is very likely, 
so that we may have a good Whit week after all.— 
Bodmin. 
Dee (Corweu). —After nine weeks of dry weather 
rain has come at last, and the river is beginning to 
freshen up. Fish has been doing very little this week. 
David Roberts, on Wednesday, had 5|lb. with fly ; Mr. 
Brandreth, jnn., had half a dozen very good fish with 
minnow. To-day (Thursday) nothing doing ; close and 
heavy weather, with very heavy showers. After a good 
wash out of the river fishing ought to be good.— Alwen. 
Derwent (Ambergate).— Rain fell neavily for nine 
hours on Wednesday, and has caused the Derwent and 
Amber to rise several feet, and are much discoloured at 
time of writing. Aquatic flies are not yet numerous, 
the Drake has just shown itself, but is not fully out yet. 
Land flies are plentiful, and prospects are very promis¬ 
ing indeed for Whitsuntide.— Amber Dun. 
Dove and Tributaries.— Wet weather has at 
length set in, and the brooks have been coloured and 
are clearing down again. The May-fly is coming out on 
the lower part of the river, i.e., below Norbury, and in 
a week should be killing in Dove Dale, i.e., a week from 
time this is in print. Some good sport has been had since 
last night's heavy rain. Particulars in our next. In 
haste for mail.—D. W. H. Fisher, Ashbourne. 
Dast and ’West Cleddau (Pembrokeshire).— 
The rivers continue so low that fly-fishing is quite in 
abeyance. No rain to speak of as yet, but with the 
first good fresh we shall doubtless have a run of sewin. 
—H. 
Exe and Canal (Exeter). —The long protracted 
drought has at last broken up, rain having fallen pretty 
generally throughout this district during the last day 
or two. The River Greedy, which for several weeks 
has been a mere rivulet, has been transformed into a 
raging torrent. Prior to the rise, Messrs. Moore, 
Theenwissen, and Roberts, in two or three hours’ fish¬ 
ing, made a very pretty bag of sixteen trout, all taken 
on the worm fished fine up stream. On the Exwick 
water, Mr. Kelly has taken several nice eels, and a brace 
or two of trout; whilst on the Brampford Reach, Mr. 
Snell has had takes of ten eels and a brace of trout, 
eight eels and one trout, and five eels and three trout 
respectively. Mr. Taylor has also killed a few nice eels 
and eight trout in the same water, and Capt. Cooke, on 
the Culm, several good trout, running from iTb. to lib. 
each. One of those trout met his fate on Monday 
evening last, in the form of a “ Devon,’’ spun by Mr. 
Sanders. The fish, which weighed 3^16., was a very 
pretty specimen, measuring 20in. in length and llin. 
in girth. There are plenty of “big ’uns’’worthy of 
the angler's steel in this reach. — Red Palmer. 
Pen Waters (South Liucolnshire). —Angling 
has been very tame these last weeks, owing to the very 
bright and dry weather. A change, however, seems to 
have come over the scene this week, and, should the 
rains be heavy enough to flush the streams, there will 
be a chance of sport during the holidays. The most 
interesting business for anglers of late has been the otter 
hunting by the Buckinghamshire hounds. Saturday was 
their last day, and they went to Tickencote, where they 
had a good morning’s sport. One of the best bits of 
sport last week was had at Brentingby on Wednesday. 
Work started on the Eye rivulet, between there and 
Melton, but the find was at Bedehouse, near Stapleford. 
Carrying on a slow drag up to Stapleford Park, they had 
to leave it, and, going on up the river, they were 
rewarded by an otter jumping out in full view near 
Cottage plantation. Then some excellent sport ensued 
for upwards of an hour and three quarters, when the 
quarry—a fine dog of 221b.—was killed. The mask was 
presented to Mrs. Hornsby, of Stapleford Park.— 
Limpet. 
Idle (North Notts). —The rain • this week has 
cheered the spirits of the anglers of this district con¬ 
siderably. On the early days of the week the rain was 
very light, but on Wednesday a heavy thundeMtorm 
covered the district, and this, it is expected, will put 
both volume and colour into the water. It is a long 
time since the Idle and its tributaries had got so low, 
and last week it was practically useless trying to fish 
except in the deep holes. There are plenty of flies 
hatching out now, and though the rain will have 
douched the land flies, there is sure to be a good rise 
when the stream has steadied itself. It is probable the 
bottom fishers in the fore waters may have a chance 
now in the holidays, and if things go on all right there 
may be a lot of visitors down. 'There are a number of 
Sheffield people with trout licences, and not a few of 
these will give these waters a turn. Either worm or 
gentle is to be recommended. — L. 
Lake ’Vyrnwy (Northi'Wales, via Oswestry).— 
Rain has, 1 am glad to report, come at last, and very 
welcome it is here on account of our breeding ponds, 
where thousands of fish are making ready for their 
ultimate fate. It has not yet much affected the sport, 
but I hope next week to send reports of large baskets, 
as the phenomenal rise of fly still continues. On Thurs¬ 
day, May 11, Gen. and the Hon. Mrs. Tower took eleven 
fish; Mrs. Townshend, seven; !Mr. and Miss Wickham, 
ten; the Hon. C. Hill Trevor, ten : Mr. Farthing, 
six; Messrs. Robinson, twelve. Friday, May 12 : 
Messrs. Robinson, nineteen; Gen. Tower and Col. 
Wardrop,two ; Messrs. Armitage and Starkey, thirteen; 
Mr. and Miss Wickham, twelve ; Mr. Besant, twelve; 
Mr. Townshend, four. Saturday, May 13 : Gen. and the 
Hon. Mrs. Tower, ten; Col. Wardrop, six : Messrs. 
Robinson, eleven; Mr. D’Arcy Hartley, five; Mr. Wick¬ 
ham, four ; Messrs. Armitage and Starkey, eight; Mr. 
Besant, seven; best, a beautifulLoch Leven trout, weigh¬ 
ing 21b. 12oz. Monday, May 15, dull, thunder weather; 
Gen. and the Hon. Mrs. Tower, nineteen lovely fish ; 
Col. Wardrop, fourteen ; Messrs. Robinson, seven : Mr. 
Besant, six ; Messrs. Armitage and Starkey, eighteen ; 
Messrs. Grover and Hillman, nine; Mr. Frere, eight; 
Mr. D’Arcy Hartley, four ; Mr. Gillard, five. Tuesday, 
May 16, Gen. and the Hon. Mrs. Tower, twelve; Col. 
Wardrop, eight; Mr. Frere, nine; Messrs. Robinson, 
thirteen; Mr. Grover, sixteen ; Mr. Besant, eleven : best 
fish, 11b. 8oz.; Messrs. Armitage and Starkey, twentv- 
one; best, lib. 4oz. Wednesday, 17th, Mr. Hollingsworth, 
eight; Col. Wardrop, nine; Mr. Coulthurst, five; 
Messrs. Robinson, twenty-one ; Mr. Besant, thirteen ; 
Rev. Jenkyn Jones, two; Messrs. Frere and Blackden, 
four. Best flies, Hofland’s Fancy, Red Spinner, Black, 
and Mallard, and Lee’s Favourite.— Long Drift. 
Lea.—The heavy showers of Wednesday will have a 
good effect in freshening up the water, although there 
has not been enough to cause a fresh. Dace have been 
rising freely to the artificial fly, and some good speci¬ 
mens have been taken. On Sunday last Mr. Stephens 
had some half-pounders at Cook’s Ferry, at the Ferry 
Boat, Tottenham, both roach and dace have been caught 
by sinking and drawing the Caddis baits, which are now 
very plentiful: there has been a good rise of the May-fly 
both Green and Grey Drakes were abundant. Mr. Hall, 
of Edmonton, had a curious experience on Tuesday, when 
whipping for dace, he hooked and landed a bream of over 
41b. weight, and lost a very large chub, these fish were 
taking his flies below the surface. Mr. H. Smith has 
had a few nice eels by sniggling; they have not been 
running well, but a little more rain and hot weather 
will put them on the move. The seventeenth annual con- 
certof the Edmonton and Tottenham Angling Society held 
on Tuesday night at the Globe, Fore-street, Edmonton, 
was a great success ; thirty-three prizes were distri¬ 
buted, comprising six club money prizes, of from ill to 
7s. 6d., twelve half guineas given by friends and 
members, a silver watch given by Mr. George Burberry, 
two silver cups given by Mr. Tom Burberry, and a half 
dozen other prizes of useful articles. The harmony 
was contributed to by Mr. and Mrs. Rochester, Messrs. T. 
Hadkiss, H. West, W. Ames, J.Hadkiss, Reitz, J. Rice, 
George Letch, W. West, F. A. Gray, &c.: the visitors 
were Messrs. Gray and Wade, of the Good Intent, and 
Payne and Hawkins of the Park Angling Societies. On 
the same evening the Hounsfield Otters held their 
seventh annual dinner at the Cross Keys, Edmonton 
Green. The prizes were on this occasion distributed by 
the chairman, Mr. T. Bass, the principal winners being 
