II 



DEPRECATORY 



' Subsequent experience has convinced us, not 

 only as good, but better, sport may be had in 

 clear water than in coloured.' [P. A. Preface, 

 p. xii, 4th Ed.] 



FOR many years past we have refused to 

 6 flail ' with a two-handed rod from the bank 

 of a flooded water under conditions such as 

 the following. But there is, we believe, a 

 large majority of local anglers, and also of 

 itinerant anglers, whose chief object is to go 

 out and kill something, and whose apprecia- 

 tion of that little word yclept 'sport' con- 

 sists in the size of their ' take/ whether the 

 fish be in good condition or not. ' Sport ' 

 it no doubt is, but only, we maintain, in a 

 degree far below that obtained under the 

 different conditions we advocate. We do 



