PREFACE. XV 



and rapid. There is no river of any note for- 

 gotten or passed over in the wide range which 

 our subject includes. 



The plan of our book differs from that of any 

 other we have met with on a kindred subject ; 

 but we hope it will be looked upon as founded 

 on good logic, and the very nature of things. 

 We have four leading parts the first treats of 

 fish and their natures and instincts ; the second 

 of the kinds of tackle and baits used in catching 

 them ; and the third and fourth of those countries, 

 rivers, and streams within the scope of our work 

 where they are to be found. 



Our object has been to make our treatise 

 useful, both as a common fishing-book, and also 

 as a partial guide to the districts and countries 

 to which we desire to direct the views of the 

 British angler. 



No excuse need be made, we hope, for thte 

 slight notice we have sometimes taken of subjects 

 not closely allied to the art of angling. We have 

 glanced at them from an idea, that the angler in 

 France or Belgium would be more or less a 

 lively, well-taught, thinking person, with a mind 



