ANGLING IN THE THAMES.
The following paragraph appeared in a recent issue of the overseas Daily Mail:— Angling in the Thames is no doubt looked upon as very “small beer” by those who capture the noble fish of New Zealand and Canadian waters,, but we are promised good sport of sorts this summer. More than 90,000 fish have been recently tipped into the Thames between Twickenham and Staines in order that anglers may fish them out again* While the, number of Thames anglers is increasing the fish in the river are rapidly dwindling, and if it were not restocked often, the Thames Angling Preservation Society estimates that there would soon be no sport for the angler. In the past 10 years more than 1,500,000 fish have been put into the river. The building up of the banks, the increase in navigation, and the arrival of speed-boats are the causes of the gradual extinction of the fish. There are few quiet banks to protect the spawn and young fry.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10356, 17 April 1930, Page 6
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168ANGLING IN THE THAMES. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10356, 17 April 1930, Page 6
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