VI PREFACE. 



So far as they relate to Fishing, those 

 connected with practical details are almost 

 entirely the result of my own experience, and 

 I may therefore hope that they will prove not 

 altogether useless to brother-fishermen, while 

 such as are not exclusively technical may per- 

 haps possess a more general interest. 



"With regard to those connected with Na- 

 tural History I feel that an apology is needed 

 especially in this eminently scientific age 

 for my presumption in venturing to deal with 

 the subject so superficially. There is, indeed, 

 nothing in these Notes which can commend 

 them to the man of science, they being merely 

 records of every-day matters, which, though 

 simple in themselves, have nevertheless yielded 

 me so much interest and pleasure, that they 

 may, it is hoped, even second-hand, be capable 

 of affording some amusement to others. 



The combination of the two subjects is 

 one which may be thought to require some 

 explanation. 



By those who take no interest in Field- 

 sports, Hunting, Shooting and Fishing will 



