" Every angler 1ms his own peculiar notion in regard to the 

 best fly ; and the difficulty of presenting a perfect catalogue will 

 be very apparent, when it is considered that the name of the fly 

 of one writer bears a different name and description from that of 

 another, and it is more than probable that the name and descrip- 

 tion of some of the flies in my list may not be in accordance with 

 the views and opinions of many old and experienced anglers." — 

 "Frank Forester." 



" After staying in a village parlor till the family had all retired, 

 I have returned to the woods, and partly with a view to the next 

 day's dinner, spent the hours of midnight fishing from a boat by 

 moonlight, serenaded by owls and foxes, and hearing, from time 

 to time, the croaking note of some unknown bird close at hand." 

 — Henry D. Thoreau. 



7. Ferguson. 8. Abbey. 



9. Royal Coachman. 10. Seth Green. 



11. Professor. 12. Montreal. 



" He sat down on a lump of granite, and took out his fly-book. 

 It is a sport, he added, as he was selecting the flies, that there is 

 less to be said against than shooting, I imagine. I don't like the 

 idea of shooting birds, especially after I have missed one or two. 

 Birds are such harmless creatures. But the fish is different — the 

 fish is making a murderous snap at an innocent fly, when a little 

 bit of steel catches him in the very act. It serves him right, from 

 the moral point of view." — William Black. 



" There is much diversity of opinion about the manner of fish- 

 ing, whether up or down the stream ; the great majority of ang- 

 lers, both in Europe and this country, favor the latter method, 

 and very few the former. " — John J. Brown. 



" ' Beautiful ! ' Well you may say so, for what is more beauti- 

 ful than a well-developed pound trout ? " — Charles W. Stevens. 



