PART I. 

 DESCRIPTION OF FISH. 



ACCORDING to the plan we have ventured to lay down, 

 we shall commence with a description of the fish usually 

 sought after by the angler. At the head of this enumera- 

 tion, we place 



Jje Salmon He 



The SALMON is a noble fish, and most deservedly retains 

 the very highest rank in the angler's estimation. He is 

 the prince of fresh- water visitors ; and his title to prece- 

 dence has never yet been questioned. His magnitude, 

 his keen and lively eye, his muscular powers, his rapid 

 and graceful motions, his beautiful proportions, his shining 

 silvery scales, his intellectual instincts, and his superior, 

 rich, and delicate flavour, unite in establishing his decided 

 superiority over all other fish. Neither should it be for- 

 gotten that salmon-fishing is considered the angler's 

 highest sport, whilst it affords the best criterion of his 

 professional skill. Indeed, angling for this noble fish, 

 may be deemed the measure or standard of the angler's 



