

UNIv.. ' T ?ORNIA 



SANTA BARBARA 



CONTENTS. 



Introductory Essay . . . . xv 



Author's Dedication to John Oppley, Esq. lvii 

 Author's Address to his Readers . . lxi 



PART I. 



THE FIRST DAY. 



chap. i. A Conference betwixt an Angler, a 

 Hunter, and a Falconer ; each commending 

 his Recreation . . . . p. 1 



THE SECOND DAY. 

 chap. ii. Observations of the Otter and Chub . 47 



THE THIRD DAY. 



chap. hi. How to Fish for, and to dress, the 



Chavender or Chub .... 58 



chap. iv. Observations of the Nature and 

 Breeding of the Trout, and how to Fish 

 for him. And the Milk-maid's Song . . 66 



THE THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS. 



chap. v. More Directions how to Fish for, and 

 how to make for the Trout an Artificial 

 Minnow and Flies, with some merriment . 82 



