INTRODUCTION xi 



mind, is wanting ; therefore the two should go 

 hand in hand. 



There has been no attempt in these pages to 

 write anything more than the experiences and 

 ideas of an amateur fly-maker and fisherman, the 

 desire of the writer being to describe the details 

 of the art of salmon fly-making in such homely 

 language as would convey the several processes, 

 clearly, to the comprehension of all beginners 

 who care to approach it. 



