PREF ACE. 



MANY books have been written on the art of 

 fishing, some of which are very able pro- 

 ductions ; but too scientific, profuse, and costly, 

 for many persons who have neither time nor 

 inclination to study them, nor the means to pro- 

 cure them. 



This little treatise professes to give, in as 

 clear and concise a form as possible, and at a 

 price within the reach of all, the most approved 

 instructions in the whole art. 



The author having had a long practical expe- 

 rience in every branch of the art upon which he 

 treats, now offers, with confidence, the following 

 well considered pages. 



The young angler may be assured, that by 

 attentively studying this little work, or such 



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