TO THE 



ANGLING GUILD 



OF 



AMERICA, 



FROM THE URCHIN WITH PIN- HOOK AND WILLOW WAND — THE STILL- 

 FISHER WITH "peeled sapling" AND "cORk" — TO THE 

 ARTISTIC FLY-FISHER WITH ROD AND CREEL. 



THIS BOOK IS 



FRATERNALLY INSCRIBED 



BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



